Re: ogo task reminder

Hi,


> 
> I just wonder if, for the sake of getting something sooner, if a simpler
> solution wouldn't work. 
> 
> In my understanding tasks have a due *DATE* and not a start *TIME* like
> an appointment.  Would it be sufficient to simply store a "reminder"
> property on the task, and to process the tasks for the day?  Early in
I prefer it not to change the way how it works right now, in my eyes it is 
the cleanest way to go. 

> the day an e-mail could be sent to user(s) concerning what tasks they
> have due in DAY + 1 (Mon - Thu) or TODAY + 3 (Fri).
ah, yes, I see now, I removed the labels from the webui to select reminder 
values smaller than a day ;) 


> 
> Or make the property an int, number of days 1, 2, 3, or 4.  Then you'd
> only need to scan the tasks due in the next 4 days - even at large sites
> that shouldn't be more than a few hundred.
the database field is an int, but stores the reminder value in minutes.


> 
> In the morning the user could have an e-mail "Your due tasks" or some
> such.
> 
yes, good idea, maybe the user should be able to configure whether he wants 
to have an e-mail for each due job, or a summary of all in one.


> I do something like this with SQL, but with no OGo/WebUI integration,
> you just get the message for all your tasks.  Just making that optional
> would be a huge improvement.
> 
> > > Makes sense to me.  I'd image than the adding of the logic command and
> > > the adding of the tool should be separate patches.  
Maybe "skyjobnotify"
> > > should be "ogojobnotify".
renamed it, and splitted the patch into the logic, and the ogojobnotify tool 
including the webui patches. 

> That would break people's existing crontabs, etc...  so probably not.
yeah, makes sense.


> > > > - In the webui, a default reminder preference can be defined by the 
user 
> > > >in the jobs preferences page
> > > What is the name of the default created?
job_defnotifytime
> > > > - when creating a job, the user can choose the reminder time from a 
> > > > popup, same
> > > > as for  appointment reminders
> > > > - when a reminder is set, and not yet sent out, then it shows up in 
the 
> > > > webui most likely there are bugs in it, but as far as i tested for 
now, it 
> > > > works, despite still some quirks in the webui, where the reminder 
time is not 
> > > > shown correctly. maybe improvements:
> > > > - reminder could be sent to the creator, if he is not one of the 
> > > > executors
> > > Hmmm, I don't know.  Doesn't seem very useful.  I *assume* the creator
> > > has an interest and keeps a better eye on things than the executant. :
;)

> > > > - improved template for the notification, e.g. including the url 
link to 
> > the
> > > > task in ogo.
> > > I think including the link is imperative.
> > well I need to find out, how to generate the link, and make it available 
in 
skyaptnotify does not include a link to the appointment too, so it's not a 
big deal in not having a link included yet. When I get an idea on how to add 
it, then I think it might be easy to add it there too.

> > the e-mail...
> > > > - maybe more...
> > > What happens if the executant is a team?
> > I have not tested, but I think the same will happen, as when a team is 
an 
> > appointment participant. I only copied it from skyaptnotify.
I checked again, and found out that teams as executants would not work at 
all. Now I changed it, to send to the team email, if set, or to resolve all 
team members, and send individual email to each team member.

kind regards
Sebastian


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