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    MMM-CalendarExt3 BST Timezone issue

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      shall_ @sdetweil
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      @sdetweil
      Ok that makes sense. I have found the generated ics file, however it has a 0 file size and when I open it with text editor it is just an empty file. The file type is listed as “Outlook.File.ics.15”

      I am using google calendar urls, not sure if that makes any difference? i have tried 3 different urls that I use with the module.

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        sdetweil @shall_
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        @shall_ weird. are using the same url in mm config?

        you might also try it in a browser on your pc. it should download the ics (downloads folder)

        Sam

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          shall_ @sdetweil
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          @sdetweil yes i copied each url straight from my config file.
          I tried opening them in the browser, it downloaded as described but is still an empty file.

          I found a work around by just downloading the ics right from google calendar, this is an example of one of the events. with the timezone tied in.

          RPi timezone is set to GMT +1 Europe/London (BST)

          BEGIN:VCALENDAR
          PRODID:-//Google Inc//Google Calendar 70.9054//EN
          VERSION:2.0
          CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
          METHOD:PUBLISH
          X-WR-CALNAME:Work
          X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London
          BEGIN:VEVENT
          DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170626
          DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170701
          RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;WKST=MO;UNTIL=20190331T235959Z;INTERVAL=2;BYDAY=MO
          DTSTAMP:20240403T224236Z
          UID:15dcXXXXXXujb@google.com
          CREATED:20171216T163405Z
          LAST-MODIFIED:20190330T214112Z
          SEQUENCE:0
          STATUS:CONFIRMED
          SUMMARY:Earlies
          TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
          END:VEVENT
          
          
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            shall_ @sdetweil
            last edited by

            @sdetweil this is another entry added this week with the issue.

            BEGIN:VEVENT
            DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240402
            DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240403
            DTSTAMP:20240403T224236Z
            UID:70rjap1gXXXXX6oo68db56o@google.com
            CREATED:20240402T105500Z
            LAST-MODIFIED:20240402T105500Z
            SEQUENCE:0
            STATUS:CONFIRMED
            SUMMARY:12 hours 
            TRANSP:OPAQUE
            END:VEVENT
            
            
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              sdetweil @shall_
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              @shall_ ok. weird. anyhow

              we dont process anything other than vevents. so the garbage at the top which has the x-wr timezone, we dont see.

              so the calendar will be processed in the current system timezone.

              if you want to see the debug of processing, add the ,“DEBUG” to the end of the logLevel property in config.js

              and then start mm like this

              npm start >somefile.txt 2>&1
              

              wait til the cal is up, then ctrl-q quit mm and examine the somefile.txt

              Sam

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                sdetweil @shall_
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                @shall_ because there is no timezone specified on the entry, it will be processed in the current system timezone

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                  shall_ @shall_
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                  @sdetweil

                  I will have to pick this up again tomorrow. i will run the debug when i get home from work.
                  is there anything I am looking for in particular?

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                    sdetweil @shall_
                    last edited by sdetweil

                    @shall_ because there is a rrule
                    the string
                    dates: …
                    documents the dates returned from the rrule.between function… yesterday plus 1 year
                    is the window we create to get recurring events

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                      MMRIZE
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                      @shall_
                      CX3 doesn’t parse ics file directly, so probably the default calendar app (or any event provider) must have responsibility.

                      But for an instant solution, you can use preProcessor or event payload to make a hotfix by force.

                      BEFORE
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                      /* in your CX3 module config */
                      preProcessor: (event) => {
                      	if (["SomeCalendarName", "AnotherCalendarName"].includes(event.calendarName)) {
                      		event.startDate = Number(event.startDate) - 1000 * 60 * 60
                      		event.endDate = Number(event.endDate) - 1000 * 60 * 60
                      	}
                      	return event
                      }
                      

                      AFTER
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                      If all your calendar has that issue, you can omit if statement.

                      preProcessor: (event) => {
                      	event.startDate = Number(event.startDate) - 1000 * 60 * 60
                      	event.endDate = Number(event.endDate) - 1000 * 60 * 60
                      	return event
                      }
                      
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                        shall_ @MMRIZE
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                        @MMRIZE Thanks for your reply.
                        The timed calendar events with a start/finish time show the correct time with no issue.

                        The issue solely lies with all-day and multi-day events.
                        All of these events during DST showed correctly, as soon as the timezone changed to BST. They now all rollover into the following day, so my 5 day events are now 6 days, 2 days are now 3, single days 2.

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