nextcloud / nextcloud/contacts

"Relationship to you" field is not compliant with "RELATED" property of RFC 6350

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

In the "Relationship to you" property, you currently have the following options:

  • Spouse
  • Child
  • Mother
  • Father
  • Parent
  • Brother
  • Sister
  • Relative
  • Friend
  • Colleague
  • Manager
  • Assistant

However, RFC 6350 specifies in Table 2 of Section 10.3.4 that the RELATED property should have the following values:

  • contact
  • acquaintance
  • friend
  • met
  • co-worker
  • colleague
  • co-resident
  • neighbour
  • child
  • parent
  • sibling
  • spouse
  • kin
  • muse
  • crush
  • date
  • sweetheart
  • me
  • agent
  • emergency
Describe the solution you'd like

Nextcloud Contacts should be compliant with RFC 6350.

Describe alternatives you've considered

No response

Additional context

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Research direction

The issue identifies the “Relationship to you” field and RFC 6350 Table 2 in Section 10.3.4, but names no files or tests. Start by locating the field's option definitions and checking how its values are written to vCards. Done means the available relationship values comply with the RFC while preserving the field's intended behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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