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      sdetweil @WallysWellies
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      @WallysWellies cool, i will submit as a change for next release

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        @WallysWellies you will need to use my upgrade script and reply no to keeping the changed files
        see https://github.com/sdetweil/MagicMirror_scripts

        note upgrade is a two part process
        test, do nothing (highlight exposed files, if any)
        do upgrade

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          sdetweil @WallysWellies
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          @WallysWellies I opened issue 3781
          https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/issues/3781
          and pushed the fix and testcase for next release

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            WallysWellies @sdetweil
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            @sdetweil Thank you!

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              sdetweil @WallysWellies
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              @WallysWellies this was accepted and added to the next release

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                WallysWellies
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                Hi Sam,

                I’m afraid this issue has reoccurred on an event that is not full day but instead is supposed to be the last in a series. I believe it’s the same issue though where the timezone / BST is causing the problem.

                Sample ICS data below:

                BEGIN:VCALENDAR
                METHOD:PUBLISH
                PRODID:Microsoft Exchange Server 2010
                VERSION:2.0
                X-WR-CALNAME:Test Calendar
                BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
                TZID:GMT Standard Time
                BEGIN:STANDARD
                DTSTART:16010101T020000
                TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
                TZOFFSETTO:+0000
                RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=10
                END:STANDARD
                BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
                DTSTART:16010101T010000
                TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
                TZOFFSETTO:+0100
                RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=3
                END:DAYLIGHT
                END:VTIMEZONE
                BEGIN:VEVENT
                RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;UNTIL=20250630T173000Z;INTERVAL=1;BYDAY=MO;WKST=MO
                UID:040000008200E00074C5B7101A82E00800000000E05582F27408DB01000000000000000
                 010000000E892CDFA6C0E4E4298E1C987B4791120
                SUMMARY:Calendar Event
                DTSTART;TZID=GMT Standard Time:20250331T183000
                DTEND;TZID=GMT Standard Time:20250331T200000
                CLASS:PUBLIC
                PRIORITY:5
                DTSTAMP:20250630T164141Z
                TRANSP:OPAQUE
                STATUS:CONFIRMED
                SEQUENCE:0
                LOCATION:
                X-MICROSOFT-CDO-APPT-SEQUENCE:0
                X-MICROSOFT-CDO-BUSYSTATUS:BUSY
                X-MICROSOFT-CDO-INTENDEDSTATUS:BUSY
                X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE
                X-MICROSOFT-CDO-IMPORTANCE:1
                X-MICROSOFT-CDO-INSTTYPE:1
                X-MICROSOFT-DONOTFORWARDMEETING:FALSE
                X-MICROSOFT-DISALLOW-COUNTER:FALSE
                X-MICROSOFT-REQUESTEDATTENDANCEMODE:DEFAULT
                X-MICROSOFT-ISRESPONSEREQUESTED:FALSE
                END:VEVENT
                END:VCALENDAR
                

                I’ve stripped out most of the content other than the event in question and the timezone info.

                You’ll see that the DTSTART and DTEND data shows the correct start and end time but the RRULE shows the UNTIL as an hour before the event so the event does not show on the MM calendar module.

                The event in Outlook shows the series being every Monday until 1st July.

                I’m not sure if this “bug” is a problem with Outlook or MagicMirror.

                Happy to start a new thread, or log a bug on GitHub if either of those is preferrable.

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                  sdetweil @WallysWellies
                  last edited by sdetweil

                  @WallysWellies there is a rewrite of the calendar event handler coming in tomorrow’s release .

                  please check there

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                    WallysWellies
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                    I’m back with more calendar woes.

                    I’m apparently still having an issue where events in my Outlook calendar can under certain circumstances not appear on my MM. This is again a symptom of the event’s rrule ending prior to the last event in the series. Some ICS code below:

                    BEGIN:VCALENDAR
                    METHOD:PUBLISH
                    PRODID:Microsoft Exchange Server 2010
                    VERSION:2.0
                    X-WR-CALNAME:My Calendar
                    BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
                    TZID:GMT Standard Time
                    BEGIN:STANDARD
                    DTSTART:16010101T020000
                    TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
                    TZOFFSETTO:+0000
                    RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=10
                    END:STANDARD
                    BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
                    DTSTART:16010101T010000
                    TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
                    TZOFFSETTO:+0100
                    RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=3
                    END:DAYLIGHT
                    END:VTIMEZONE
                    BEGIN:VEVENT
                    RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;UNTIL=20251007T164500Z;INTERVAL=1;BYDAY=TU;WKST=MO
                    EXDATE;TZID=GMT Standard Time:20250930T174500
                    UID:040000008200E00074C5B7101A82E008000000004ECDB12BC10FDC01000000000000000
                     010000000012DADF723AF8140B35A2E374506E8D9
                    SUMMARY:My Event
                    DTSTART;TZID=GMT Standard Time:20250826T174500
                    DTEND;TZID=GMT Standard Time:20250826T183000
                    CLASS:PUBLIC
                    PRIORITY:5
                    DTSTAMP:20251006T181942Z
                    TRANSP:OPAQUE
                    STATUS:CONFIRMED
                    SEQUENCE:0
                    LOCATION:
                    X-MICROSOFT-CDO-APPT-SEQUENCE:0
                    X-MICROSOFT-CDO-BUSYSTATUS:BUSY
                    X-MICROSOFT-CDO-INTENDEDSTATUS:BUSY
                    X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE
                    X-MICROSOFT-CDO-IMPORTANCE:1
                    X-MICROSOFT-CDO-INSTTYPE:1
                    X-MICROSOFT-DONOTFORWARDMEETING:FALSE
                    X-MICROSOFT-DISALLOW-COUNTER:FALSE
                    X-MICROSOFT-REQUESTEDATTENDANCEMODE:DEFAULT
                    X-MICROSOFT-ISRESPONSEREQUESTED:FALSE
                    END:VEVENT
                    END:VCALENDAR
                    

                    I’m not sure if this is something that can be resolved, or why it happens but I suspect some timezone issue as I’m based in the UK and we have to endure changing the clocks twice a year.

                    Having said that, the ICS file does not reflect the settings in the calendar for that event:

                    be808da3-ff4d-4103-9307-66550f6a2838-image.png

                    Anyone got any suggestions? Sorry to be a pest with this one!

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                      sdetweil @WallysWellies
                      last edited by sdetweil

                      @WallysWellies the event looks correct according to the start/end and rrule
                      But

                      We do not use the custom timezone configuration in the iCal data
                      We use the worldwide standard IANA tz names
                      (Why one needs custom timezones is beyond me)

                      Because so many users use MS products , I wrote a lookup table 5 years ago for the calendar parser we use, node-iCal

                      But

                      GMT Standard Time

                      Is not in that table (GMT has long been replaced by UTC)

                      UTC Standard Time

                      Is in the table

                      If the tz lookup fails, we use the local system timezone

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                        sdetweil @sdetweil
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                        The calendar automatically adjusts for STD/DST time changes

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