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Recur task by prefering the current then next occurrence
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🔖 Feature description
There are two current options for recurring tasks. They are described here. In short, the choice is either to repeat relative to the original due date or the completion date. This request proposes using both based on whether the task is completed early or overdue as described:
A recurrence option to handle the following cases.
- If early, calculate next due date wrt current due date.
- If on day, calculate next due date wrt today (same as 1 or 2)
- If overdue, calculate next due date wrt completion date.
Examples
Modified from @claremacrae in https://github.com/obsidian-tasks-group/obsidian-tasks/issues/1924#issuecomment-1529408752
every day from next
| completion date | original due date | next due date |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-17 (early) | 2022-05-20 | 2022-05-21 |
| 2022-05-18 (early) | 2022-05-20 | 2022-05-21 |
| 2022-05-19 (early) | 2022-05-20 | 2022-05-21 |
| 2022-05-20 | 2022-05-20 | 2022-05-21 |
| 2022-05-21 (overdue) | 2022-05-20 | 2022-05-22 |
| 2022-05-22 (overdue) | 2022-05-20 | 2022-05-23 |
| 2022-05-23 (overdue) | 2022-05-20 | 2022-05-24 |
every 4 days from next
| completion date | original due date | next due date |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-14 (early) | 2022-05-20 | 2022-05-24 |
| 2022-05-15 (early) | 2022-05-20 | 2022-05-24 |
| 2022-05-16 (early) | 2022-05-20 | 2022-05-24 |
| 2022-05-17 (early) | 2022-05-20 | 2022-05-24 |
| 2022-05-18 (early) | 2022-05-20 | 2022-05-24 |
| 2022-05-19 (early) | 2022-05-20 | 2022-05-24 |
| 2022-05-20 | 2022-05-20 | 2022-05-24 |
| 2022-05-21 (overdue) | 2022-05-20 | 2022-05-25 |
| 2022-05-22 (overdue) | 2022-05-20 | 2022-05-26 |
| 2022-05-23 (overdue) | 2022-05-20 | 2022-05-27 |
| 2022-05-24 (overdue) | 2022-05-20 | 2022-05-28 |
| 2022-05-25 (overdue) | 2022-05-20 | 2022-05-29 |
| 2022-05-26 (overdue) | 2022-05-20 | 2022-05-30 |
✔️ Solution
- Implement an option that handles recurrence based on the feature description above.
- Pick a name for the feature.
- Modify the documentation at Repeating a Task Based on the Original Due Date or the Completion Date
Name Possibilities
- when overdue
- keep next
- stay next
- from next
- when next
- keep new
- stay new
- from new
- when new
- keep current
- stay current
- from current
- when current
I like the from next option the most. I like from so much that, I think from done would make a good alias for when done.
❓ Alternatives
No response
📝 Additional Context
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