pimutils / pimutils/khal

custom recurrence support for the CLI

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Description

When booking an event with new command it would be useful to define custom recurrence; Example - bi-weekly events are quite prevalent. I currently book these kind of events via a python script; But don't have the benefit of managing these events as a single entity.

Existing functionality:
-r, –repeat=RRULE specify if and how this event should be recurring. Valid values for RRULE are daily, weekly, monthly and yearly
-u, –until=UNTIL specify until when a recurring event should run

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-e, -every=FREQUENCY specify 'repeat every' frequency for a recurring event; Ex: every two weeks (bi-weekly).

Usage:
khal new -a work 26.07. Great Event -g meeting -r weekly -e 2

EDIT: Looks like this feature is supported in interactive mode; If you could add it to CLI as well, would be much appreciated.

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Research direction

Start at the khal new CLI command and compare its recurrence handling with the interactive mode, where custom recurrence is already supported. Verify the requested -e/--every option with the bi-weekly example and confirm that the resulting event is managed as one recurring entity.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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