Functional specifications
At the moment recurrence isn't handled at all. Its not clear whether the ical4j library supports this fully at the moment aswell.
update: Recurrence is supported in the application.
Resources
Technical interpretation
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Check if the ical4j lib can parse all recurrence properies
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Create a RecurrenceRule object as attribute from the Event
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Create a hibernate mapping file for the RecurrenceRule
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Adapt the WebDavSynchronisation so that recurrence is taken into the RecurrenceRule attribute from the account
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Adapt the EventDao so that the getEventsForPeriod method returns the recurrence items aswell.
- Property RRULE: Iterate the RecurrenceRule table and check if there is an event in the past with recurrence witch is valid for the given date.
- Property EXDATE: Remove the events from the list witch have a matching date with the given date and the date in de exclusion table.
- Property EXRULE: Remove all the event from exrule
Budget/Hours
| task |
hours |
todo |
spent |
developer |
| Check ical4j |
4 |
0 |
2 |
Paul |
| Event |
2 |
0 |
4 |
Paul |
| EventDao |
8 |
0 |
10 |
Paul |
| RecurrenceRule |
3 |
0 |
2 |
Paul |
| WebDavSynchronisation |
4 |
0 |
1 |
Paul |
| Total |
21 |
0 |
19 |
Discussion
To include recurrence a couple of things must be figured out:
- How to store the recurrence attributes in our Domain object
- How to use this information in hibernate queries
The following proerties are involved in recurrence:
- EXDATE - This property defines the list of date/time exceptions for a recurring calendar component.
- EXRULE - This property defines a rule or repeating pattern for an exception to a recurrence set.
- RDATE - This property defines the list of date/times for a recurrence set.
- RRULE - This property defines a rule or repeating pattern for recurring events, to-dos, or time zone definitions.
Seeing that the rules ar indefinate its not possible to transform them in a given set of dates. The rules must thus be represented in our model and some utilities must be added to extract the events occurrence for a given daterange. The patch listed above has added this possibility to ical4j, but because we don't directly use their classes as our models the functionality has to be copied for our domain.
Rfc excerpt
4.8.5 Recurrence Component Properties
The following properties specify recurrence information in calendar
components.
4.8.5.1 Exception Date/Times
Property Name: EXDATE
Purpose: This property defines the list of date/time exceptions for a
recurring calendar component.
Value Type: The default value type for this property is DATE-TIME.
The value type can be set to DATE.
Property Parameters: Non-standard, value data type and time zone
identifier property parameters can be specified on this property.
Conformance: This property can be specified in an iCalendar object
that includes a recurring calendar component.
Description: The exception dates, if specified, are used in computing
the recurrence set. The recurrence set is the complete set of
recurrence instances for a calendar component. The recurrence set is
generated by considering the initial "DTSTART" property along with
the "RRULE", "RDATE", "EXDATE" and "EXRULE" properties contained
within the iCalendar object. The "DTSTART" property defines the first
instance in the recurrence set. Multiple instances of the "RRULE" and
"EXRULE" properties can also be specified to define more
sophisticated recurrence sets. The final recurrence set is generated
by gathering all of the start date-times generated by any of the
specified "RRULE" and "RDATE" properties, and then excluding any
start date and times which fall within the union of start date and
times generated by any specified "EXRULE" and "EXDATE" properties.
This implies that start date and times within exclusion related
properties (i.e., "EXDATE" and "EXRULE") take precedence over those
specified by inclusion properties (i.e., "RDATE" and "RRULE"). Where
duplicate instances are generated by the "RRULE" and "RDATE"
properties, only one recurrence is considered. Duplicate instances
are ignored.
The "EXDATE" property can be used to exclude the value specified in
"DTSTART". However, in such cases the original "DTSTART" date MUST
still be maintained by the calendaring and scheduling system because
the original "DTSTART" value has inherent usage dependencies by other
properties such as the "RECURRENCE-ID".
Format Definition: The property is defined by the following notation:
exdate = "EXDATE" exdtparam ":" exdtval *("," exdtval) CRLF
exdtparam = *(
; the following are optional,
; but MUST NOT occur more than once
(";" "VALUE" "=" ("DATE-TIME" / "DATE")) /
(";" tzidparam) /
; the following is optional,
; and MAY occur more than once
(";" xparam)
)
exdtval = date-time / date
;Value MUST match value type
Example: The following is an example of this property:
EXDATE:19960402T010000Z,19960403T010000Z,19960404T010000Z
4.8.5.2 Exception Rule
Property Name: EXRULE
Purpose: This property defines a rule or repeating pattern for an
exception to a recurrence set.
Value Type: RECUR
Property Parameters: Non-standard property parameters can be
specified on this property.
Conformance: This property can be specified in "VEVENT", "VTODO" or
"VJOURNAL" calendar components.
Description: The exception rule, if specified, is used in computing
the recurrence set. The recurrence set is the complete set of
recurrence instances for a calendar component. The recurrence set is
generated by considering the initial "DTSTART" property along with
the "RRULE", "RDATE", "EXDATE" and "EXRULE" properties contained
within the iCalendar object. The "DTSTART" defines the first instance
in the recurrence set. Multiple instances of the "RRULE" and "EXRULE"
properties can also be specified to define more sophisticated
recurrence sets. The final recurrence set is generated by gathering
all of the start date-times generated by any of the specified "RRULE"
and "RDATE" properties, and excluding any start date and times which
fall within the union of start date and times generated by any
specified "EXRULE" and "EXDATE" properties. This implies that start
date and times within exclusion related properties (i.e., "EXDATE"
and "EXRULE") take precedence over those specified by inclusion
properties (i.e., "RDATE" and "RRULE"). Where duplicate instances are
generated by the "RRULE" and "RDATE" properties, only one recurrence
is considered. Duplicate instances are ignored.
The "EXRULE" property can be used to exclude the value specified in
"DTSTART". However, in such cases the original "DTSTART" date MUST
still be maintained by the calendaring and scheduling system because
the original "DTSTART" value has inherent usage dependencies by other
properties such as the "RECURRENCE-ID".
Format Definition: The property is defined by the following notation:
exrule = "EXRULE" exrparam ":" recur CRLF
exrparam = *(";" xparam)
Example: The following are examples of this property. Except every
other week, on Tuesday and Thursday for 4 occurrences:
EXRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;COUNT=4;INTERVAL=2;BYDAY=TU,TH
Except daily for 10 occurrences:
EXRULE:FREQ=DAILY;COUNT=10
Except yearly in June and July for 8 occurrences:
EXRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;COUNT=8;BYMONTH=6,7
4.8.5.3 Recurrence Date/Times
Property Name: RDATE
Purpose: This property defines the list of date/times for a
recurrence set.
Value Type: The default value type for this property is DATE-TIME.
The value type can be set to DATE or PERIOD.
Property Parameters: Non-standard, value data type and time zone
identifier property parameters can be specified on this property.
Conformance: The property can be specified in "VEVENT", "VTODO",
"VJOURNAL" or "VTIMEZONE" calendar components.
Description: This property can appear along with the "RRULE" property
to define an aggregate set of repeating occurrences. When they both
appear in an iCalendar object, the recurring events are defined by
the union of occurrences defined by both the "RDATE" and "RRULE".
The recurrence dates, if specified, are used in computing the
recurrence set. The recurrence set is the complete set of recurrence
instances for a calendar component. The recurrence set is generated
by considering the initial "DTSTART" property along with the "RRULE",
"RDATE", "EXDATE" and "EXRULE" properties contained within the
iCalendar object. The "DTSTART" property defines the first instance
in the recurrence set. Multiple instances of the "RRULE" and "EXRULE"
properties can also be specified to define more sophisticated
recurrence sets. The final recurrence set is generated by gathering
all of the start date/times generated by any of the specified "RRULE"
and "RDATE" properties, and excluding any start date/times which fall
within the union of start date/times generated by any specified
"EXRULE" and "EXDATE" properties. This implies that start date/times
within exclusion related properties (i.e., "EXDATE" and "EXRULE")
take precedence over those specified by inclusion properties (i.e.,
"RDATE" and "RRULE"). Where duplicate instances are generated by the
"RRULE" and "RDATE" properties, only one recurrence is considered.
Duplicate instances are ignored.
Format Definition: The property is defined by the following notation:
rdate = "RDATE" rdtparam ":" rdtval *("," rdtval) CRLF
rdtparam = *(
; the following are optional,
; but MUST NOT occur more than once
(";" "VALUE" "=" ("DATE-TIME" / "DATE" / "PERIOD")) /
(";" tzidparam) /
; the following is optional,
; and MAY occur more than once
(";" xparam)
)
rdtval = date-time / date / period
;Value MUST match value type
Example: The following are examples of this property:
RDATE:19970714T123000Z
RDATE;TZID=US-EASTERN:19970714T083000
RDATE;VALUE=PERIOD:19960403T020000Z/19960403T040000Z,
19960404T010000Z/PT3H
RDATE;VALUE=DATE:19970101,19970120,19970217,19970421
19970526,19970704,19970901,19971014,19971128,19971129,19971225
4.8.5.4 Recurrence Rule
Property Name: RRULE
Purpose: This property defines a rule or repeating pattern for
recurring events, to-dos, or time zone definitions.
Value Type: RECUR
Property Parameters: Non-standard property parameters can be
specified on this property.
Conformance: This property can be specified one or more times in
recurring "VEVENT", "VTODO" and "VJOURNAL" calendar components. It
can also be specified once in each STANDARD or DAYLIGHT sub-component
of the "VTIMEZONE" calendar component.
Description: The recurrence rule, if specified, is used in computing
the recurrence set. The recurrence set is the complete set of
recurrence instances for a calendar component. The recurrence set is
generated by considering the initial "DTSTART" property along with
the "RRULE", "RDATE", "EXDATE" and "EXRULE" properties contained
within the iCalendar object. The "DTSTART" property defines the first
instance in the recurrence set. Multiple instances of the "RRULE" and
"EXRULE" properties can also be specified to define more
sophisticated recurrence sets. The final recurrence set is generated
by gathering all of the start date/times generated by any of the
specified "RRULE" and "RDATE" properties, and excluding any start
date/times which fall within the union of start date/times generated
by any specified "EXRULE" and "EXDATE" properties. This implies that
start date/times within exclusion related properties (i.e., "EXDATE"
and "EXRULE") take precedence over those specified by inclusion
properties (i.e., "RDATE" and "RRULE"). Where duplicate instances are
generated by the "RRULE" and "RDATE" properties, only one recurrence
is considered. Duplicate instances are ignored.
The "DTSTART" and "DTEND" property pair or "DTSTART" and "DURATION"
property pair, specified within the iCalendar object defines the
first instance of the recurrence. When used with a recurrence rule,
the "DTSTART" and "DTEND" properties MUST be specified in local time
and the appropriate set of "VTIMEZONE" calendar components MUST be
included. For detail on the usage of the "VTIMEZONE" calendar
component, see the "VTIMEZONE" calendar component definition.
Any duration associated with the iCalendar object applies to all
members of the generated recurrence set. Any modified duration for
specific recurrences MUST be explicitly specified using the "RDATE"
property.
Format Definition: This property is defined by the following
notation:
rrule = "RRULE" rrulparam ":" recur CRLF
rrulparam = *(";" xparam)
Example: All examples assume the Eastern United States time zone.
Daily for 10 occurrences:
DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:19970902T090000
RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;COUNT=10
==> (1997 9:00 AM EDT)September 2-11
Daily until December 24, 1997:
DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:19970902T090000
RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;UNTIL=19971224T000000Z
==> (1997 9:00 AM EDT)September 2-30;October 1-25
(1997 9:00 AM EST)October 26-31;November 1-30;December 1-23
Every other day - forever:
DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:19970902T090000
RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=2
==> (1997 9:00 AM EDT)September2,4,6,8...24,26,28,30;
October 2,4,6...20,22,24
(1997 9:00 AM EST)October 26,28,30;November 1,3,5,7...25,27,29;
Dec 1,3,...
Every 10 days, 5 occurrences:
DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:19970902T090000
RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=10;COUNT=5
==> (1997 9:00 AM EDT)September 2,12,22;October 2,12
Everyday in January, for 3 years:
DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:19980101T090000
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;UNTIL=20000131T090000Z;
BYMONTH=1;BYDAY=SU,MO,TU,WE,TH,FR,SA
or
RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;UNTIL=20000131T090000Z;BYMONTH=1
==> (1998 9:00 AM EDT)January 1-31
(1999 9:00 AM EDT)January 1-31
(2000 9:00 AM EDT)January 1-31
Weekly for 10 occurrences
DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:19970902T090000
RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;COUNT=10
==> (1997 9:00 AM EDT)September 2,9,16,23,30;October 7,14,21
(1997 9:00 AM EST)October 28;November 4
Weekly until December 24, 1997
DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:19970902T090000
RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;UNTIL=19971224T000000Z
==> (1997 9:00 AM EDT)September 2,9,16,23,30;October 7,14,21
(1997 9:00 AM EST)October 28;November 4,11,18,25;
December 2,9,16,23
Every other week - forever:
DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:19970902T090000
RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;INTERVAL=2;WKST=SU
==> (1997 9:00 AM EDT)September 2,16,30;October 14
(1997 9:00 AM EST)October 28;November 11,25;December 9,23
(1998 9:00 AM EST)January 6,20;February
...
Weekly on Tuesday and Thursday for 5 weeks:
DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:19970902T090000
RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;UNTIL=19971007T000000Z;WKST=SU;BYDAY=TU,TH
or
RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;COUNT=10;WKST=SU;BYDAY=TU,TH
==> (1997 9:00 AM EDT)September 2,4,9,11,16,18,23,25,30;October 2
Every other week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday until December 24,
1997, but starting on Tuesday, September 2, 1997:
DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:19970902T090000
RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;INTERVAL=2;UNTIL=19971224T000000Z;WKST=SU;
BYDAY=MO,WE,FR
==> (1997 9:00 AM EDT)September 2,3,5,15,17,19,29;October
1,3,13,15,17
(1997 9:00 AM EST)October 27,29,31;November 10,12,14,24,26,28;
December 8,10,12,22
Every other week on Tuesday and Thursday, for 8 occurrences:
DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:19970902T090000
RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;INTERVAL=2;COUNT=8;WKST=SU;BYDAY=TU,TH
==> (1997 9:00 AM EDT)September 2,4,16,18,30;October 2,14,16
Monthly on the 1st Friday for ten occurrences:
DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:19970905T090000
RRULE:FREQ=MONTHLY;COUNT=10;BYDAY=1FR
==> (1997 9:00 AM EDT)September 5;October 3
(1997 9:00 AM EST)November 7;Dec 5
(1998 9:00 AM EST)January 2;February 6;March 6;April 3
(1998 9:00 AM EDT)May 1;June 5
Monthly on the 1st Friday until December 24, 1997:
DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:19970905T090000
RRULE:FREQ=MONTHLY;UNTIL=19971224T000000Z;BYDAY=1FR
==> (1997 9:00 AM EDT)September 5;October 3
(1997 9:00 AM EST)November 7;December 5
Every other month on the 1st and last Sunday of the month for 10
occurrences:
DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:19970907T090000
RRULE:FREQ=MONTHLY;INTERVAL=2;COUNT=10;BYDAY=1SU,-1SU
==> (1997 9:00 AM EDT)September 7,28
(1997 9:00 AM EST)November 2,30
(1998 9:00 AM EST)January 4,25;March 1,29
(1998 9:00 AM EDT)May 3,31
Monthly on the second to last Monday of the month for 6 months:
DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:19970922T090000
RRULE:FREQ=MONTHLY;COUNT=6;BYDAY=-2MO
==> (1997 9:00 AM EDT)September 22;October 20
(1997 9:00 AM EST)November 17;December 22
(1998 9:00 AM EST)January 19;February 16
Monthly on the third to the last day of the month, forever:
DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:19970928T090000
RRULE:FREQ=MONTHLY;BYMONTHDAY=-3
==> (1997 9:00 AM EDT)September 28
(1997 9:00 AM EST)October 29;November 28;December 29
(1998 9:00 AM EST)January 29;February 26
...
Monthly on the 2nd and 15th of the month for 10 occurrences:
DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:19970902T090000
RRULE:FREQ=MONTHLY;COUNT=10;BYMONTHDAY=2,15
==> (1997 9:00 AM EDT)September 2,15;October 2,15
(1997 9:00 AM EST)November 2,15;December 2,15
(1998 9:00 AM EST)January 2,15
Monthly on the first and last day of the month for 10 occurrences:
DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:19970930T090000
RRULE:FREQ=MONTHLY;COUNT=10;BYMONTHDAY=1,-1
==> (1997 9:00 AM EDT)September 30;October 1
(1997 9:00 AM EST)October 31;November 1,30;December 1,31
(1998 9:00 AM EST)January 1,31;February 1
Every 18 months on the 10th thru 15th of the month for 10
occurrences:
DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:19970910T090000
RRULE:FREQ=MONTHLY;INTERVAL=18;COUNT=10;BYMONTHDAY=10,11,12,13,14,
15
==> (1997 9:00 AM EDT)September 10,11,12,13,14,15
(1999 9:00 AM EST)March 10,11,12,13
Every Tuesday, every other month:
DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:19970902T090000
RRULE:FREQ=MONTHLY;INTERVAL=2;BYDAY=TU
==> (1997 9:00 AM EDT)September 2,9,16,23,30
(1997 9:00 AM EST)November 4,11,18,25
(1998 9:00 AM EST)January 6,13,20,27;March 3,10,17,24,31
...
Yearly in June and July for 10 occurrences:
DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:19970610T090000
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;COUNT=10;BYMONTH=6,7
==> (1997 9:00 AM EDT)June 10;July 10
(1998 9:00 AM EDT)June 10;July 10
(1999 9:00 AM EDT)June 10;July 10
(2000 9:00 AM EDT)June 10;July 10
(2001 9:00 AM EDT)June 10;July 10
Note: Since none of the BYDAY, BYMONTHDAY or BYYEARDAY components
are specified, the day is gotten from DTSTART
Every other year on January, February, and March for 10 occurrences:
DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:19970310T090000
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=2;COUNT=10;BYMONTH=1,2,3
==> (1997 9:00 AM EST)March 10
(1999 9:00 AM EST)January 10;February 10;March 10
(2001 9:00 AM EST)January 10;February 10;March 10
(2003 9:00 AM EST)January 10;February 10;March 10
Every 3rd year on the 1st, 100th and 200th day for 10 occurrences:
DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:19970101T090000
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=3;COUNT=10;BYYEARDAY=1,100,200
==> (1997 9:00 AM EST)January 1
(1997 9:00 AM EDT)April 10;July 19
(2000 9:00 AM EST)January 1
(2000 9:00 AM EDT)April 9;July 18
(2003 9:00 AM EST)January 1
(2003 9:00 AM EDT)April 10;July 19
(2006 9:00 AM EST)January 1
Every 20th Monday of the year, forever:
DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:19970519T090000
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=20MO
==> (1997 9:00 AM EDT)May 19
(1998 9:00 AM EDT)May 18
(1999 9:00 AM EDT)May 17
...
Monday of week number 20 (where the default start of the week is
Monday), forever:
DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:19970512T090000
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYWEEKNO=20;BYDAY=MO
==> (1997 9:00 AM EDT)May 12
(1998 9:00 AM EDT)May 11
(1999 9:00 AM EDT)May 17
...
Every Thursday in March, forever:
DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:19970313T090000
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=TH
==> (1997 9:00 AM EST)March 13,20,27
(1998 9:00 AM EST)March 5,12,19,26
(1999 9:00 AM EST)March 4,11,18,25
...
Every Thursday, but only during June, July, and August, forever:
DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:19970605T090000
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=TH;BYMONTH=6,7,8
==> (1997 9:00 AM EDT)June 5,12,19,26;July 3,10,17,24,31;
August 7,14,21,28
(1998 9:00 AM EDT)June 4,11,18,25;July 2,9,16,23,30;
August 6,13,20,27
(1999 9:00 AM EDT)June 3,10,17,24;July 1,8,15,22,29;
August 5,12,19,26
...
Every Friday the 13th, forever:
DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:19970902T090000
EXDATE;TZID=US-Eastern:19970902T090000
RRULE:FREQ=MONTHLY;BYDAY=FR;BYMONTHDAY=13
==> (1998 9:00 AM EST)February 13;March 13;November 13
(1999 9:00 AM EDT)August 13
(2000 9:00 AM EDT)October 13
...
The first Saturday that follows the first Sunday of the month,
forever:
DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:19970913T090000
RRULE:FREQ=MONTHLY;BYDAY=SA;BYMONTHDAY=7,8,9,10,11,12,13
==> (1997 9:00 AM EDT)September 13;October 11
(1997 9:00 AM EST)November 8;December 13
(1998 9:00 AM EST)January 10;February 7;March 7
(1998 9:00 AM EDT)April 11;May 9;June 13...
...
Every four years, the first Tuesday after a Monday in November,
forever (U.S. Presidential Election day):
DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:19961105T090000
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=4;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=TU;BYMONTHDAY=2,3,4,
5,6,7,8
==> (1996 9:00 AM EST)November 5
(2000 9:00 AM EST)November 7
(2004 9:00 AM EST)November 2
...
The 3rd instance into the month of one of Tuesday, Wednesday or
Thursday, for the next 3 months:
DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:19970904T090000
RRULE:FREQ=MONTHLY;COUNT=3;BYDAY=TU,WE,TH;BYSETPOS=3
==> (1997 9:00 AM EDT)September 4;October 7
(1997 9:00 AM EST)November 6
The 2nd to last weekday of the month:
DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:19970929T090000
RRULE:FREQ=MONTHLY;BYDAY=MO,TU,WE,TH,FR;BYSETPOS=-2
==> (1997 9:00 AM EDT)September 29
(1997 9:00 AM EST)October 30;November 27;December 30
(1998 9:00 AM EST)January 29;February 26;March 30
...
Every 3 hours from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM on a specific day:
DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:19970902T090000
RRULE:FREQ=HOURLY;INTERVAL=3;UNTIL=19970902T170000Z
==> (September 2, 1997 EDT)09:00,12:00,15:00
Every 15 minutes for 6 occurrences:
DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:19970902T090000
RRULE:FREQ=MINUTELY;INTERVAL=15;COUNT=6
==> (September 2, 1997 EDT)09:00,09:15,09:30,09:45,10:00,10:15
Every hour and a half for 4 occurrences:
DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:19970902T090000
RRULE:FREQ=MINUTELY;INTERVAL=90;COUNT=4
==> (September 2, 1997 EDT)09:00,10:30;12:00;13:30
Every 20 minutes from 9:00 AM to 4:40 PM every day:
DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:19970902T090000
RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;BYHOUR=9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16;BYMINUTE=0,20,40
or
RRULE:FREQ=MINUTELY;INTERVAL=20;BYHOUR=9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16
==> (September 2, 1997 EDT)9:00,9:20,9:40,10:00,10:20,
... 16:00,16:20,16:40
(September 3, 1997 EDT)9:00,9:20,9:40,10:00,10:20,
...16:00,16:20,16:40
...
An example where the days generated makes a difference because of
WKST:
DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:19970805T090000
RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;INTERVAL=2;COUNT=4;BYDAY=TU,SU;WKST=MO
==> (1997 EDT)Aug 5,10,19,24
changing only WKST from MO to SU, yields different results...
DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:19970805T090000
RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;INTERVAL=2;COUNT=4;BYDAY=TU,SU;WKST=SU
==> (1997 EDT)August 5,17,19,31
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IvoVanDongen - 21 Oct 2006