pimutils/khal

Feature request: make at command more intelligent

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#332 opened on Feb 9, 2016

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help wantedtype: enhancement

Description

Hi,

The current at command is relatively strict in what it accepts as a parameter. I think it would be nice if it could accept things like this - maybe with a new command "on":

khal on 11 - where it guesses the day is the 11th khal on tomorrow - self-explanatory khal on tomorrow+1, +2, +3, - day after tomorrow, day after that, etc.

Or maybe also:

khal in mar - show events in March etc.

I realise creating this software means a lot of work for the developer - so, first of all, many thanks for doing this. It really helps me in day-to-day's work. Second, I am happy to take a stab at this myself soonish if you're OK with it?

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Tech stack
python
Domain
cli
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Pythonkhal setup
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
60
Research direction
Investigate the current implementation of the `at` command in the khal codebase, likely in the main CLI module. Look at how date strings are currently parsed and consider extending that logic. The issue suggests supporting natural language date expressions like 'tomorrow' and 'mar' (March). No linked PRs or maintainer comments exist, so the contributor has freedom to propose an implementation.