thunderbird / thunderbird/appointment

Watch for updates about events that we create

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Description

We can request that google sends us webhook updates about specific calendar events.
https://developers.google.com/calendar/api/v3/reference/events/watch

If we use import instead of insert (https://github.com/thunderbird/appointment/issues/341) we might want to watch for deletion events and notify the user.

For CalDav we'll need to manually poll on regular intervals to check for this.

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Research direction

Start by reading the Google Calendar events.watch documentation and the related issue #341, then inspect how created events are imported or inserted. Define how Google webhook updates and CalDav polling should detect deletions and notify users; done should cover the intended behavior for both calendar providers.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
api, backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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