More precise settings for the recurrence of a task

[Hativ]

Description

I would like to have more precise settings for the recurrence of a task.

I miss:

• Quarterly repetition
• Semi-annual repetition
• Annual repetition
• Repetition "every X months" (not just "every X weeks")
• Repetition on a fixed day at a fixed interval (e.g., always on the 1st of the month, the 15th of the month, etc.)

And when I hover the mouse over the repeat icon, the repetition should be displayed in the tooltip.

Which alternatives did you consider using instead?

No response

[andreymal]

I suspect it would be better to simply implement CalDAV/iCalendar recurrence rules, which would not only implement all these features, but also ensure full compatibility with CalDAV clients without weird conversions

(But this would be a breaking change)

[kolaente]

This has been discussed in various places in the past as well:

• https://community.vikunja.io/t/repeat-intervals-set-weekdays/1570
• https://community.vikunja.io/t/vikunja-and-tasks-org-not-working-with-recurring-tasks/2151
• https://community.vikunja.io/t/self-replicating-repeating-tasks/2122

And one PR was proposed: https://kolaente.dev/vikunja/vikunja/pulls/2642

[Hativ]

Is there anything I can do to ensure that the feature is implemented soon (e.g., donate)?

[kolaente]

Happy to take donations for it.

I estimate this to be ~5h of work, at my current hourly rate that would be 600 € to sponsor the whole thing.

It will probably happen anyway at some point, just not a priority right now.