Auto-refresh

[georgehrke]

We should implement this in two steps:

• periodically check for updates of event in known calendars
• periodically check for new or updated calendars

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[georgehrke]

requires #209

[georgehrke]

Let's implement #40 first.

Otherwise stuff like keeping events being edited locked will be a huge pain.

[cl4x]

no news on this features? in 1.7.0 the autorefresh do not work

[georgehrke]

in 1.7.0 the autorefresh do not work

Not surprising, since this issue is still open 😉

Please check the information on the right. It contains all the information you need:

[cl4x]

ok sorry, i have see this

[vchrizz]

using following workaround until this issue is fixed:
in file core/templates/layout.user.php add after <title>

                <?php
			// if loaded app is calendar, add html meta tag to refresh page every 60 seconds
			if ($_['appid']=='calendar') {
				print '<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="60">';
			}
		?>

[georgehrke]

I would strongly advise anyone against using that workaround, because it just reloads the calendar app every 60 seconds, no matter whether you are just creating / editing an event or not. Definitely not a solution.

[vchrizz]

correct, thanks for pointing that out, i should have mentioned that!
as i do not use the app via webbrowser, but manage my events via smartphone (synced from another calendar app), this is not a problem in my case.
for explanation: i use a tablet on a wall to display the nextcloud calendar (in a webbrowser) and for that it is not practical to be forced to manually refresh the page to see the recent calendar status.
(if 60 seconds is too fast, you may also set it to some higher value like 300 seconds for a refresh every 5 minutes)

[dev-zero]

Will the tasks app automatically profit from the implementation in the calendar app or should I open a separate feature request there if I would like to see automatically refreshed task lists?

[georgehrke]

@dev-zero No, this issue is only about the calendar app. The tasks app will need to implement this separately.