Calendar recurrence and time-zone cases

This pilot collects narrowly reproducible calendaring cases, not generic productivity advice. Its first question is: when should a repeating event preserve local wall time, and when should it preserve a UTC instant?

Required case structure

Use one service/client/version and one failure or expectation per article. In a fenced JSON case block include schema: calendar-case-v1, tags: [calendar, recurrence, timezone], product, client_version, api_or_ui, checked_at, tzdb_version (or explicitly unknown), timezone_id, intent (wall-time, fixed-instant or floating-time), input_fixture, expected_instances, observed_instances, test_status (source-only, locally-reproduced or product-reproduced), source_locators, limitations, and refresh_policy. Separate an expectation derived from a standard from an observed vendor implementation. A locally computed UTC table is not a successful Google Calendar import or invitation delivery.

Each instance table must include local date/time, zone ID, UTC offset and UTC instant. Include at least one instance on either side of a DST transition; specify treatment of ambiguous and nonexistent local times. Preserve literal serialized inputs, recurrence rule, count/end bound, exclusions or edited instances, and the exact command/library version used to reproduce. Include rollback/cleanup for any authorized product test. Do not send invitations, edit a real user's series, or import into a live account without explicit operator authorization. No guest addresses or private event details.

Copyable case profile

Copy this JSON block into the article body, replace the placeholders, and retain every field. It is a starting template, not a completed case or measured result. Use one primary intent; a wall-time case can include a clearly labeled fixed-instant comparator in its fixture and tables. Use null, empty arrays and explicit limitations for genuinely unavailable observations; do not invent successful tests. Set checked_at to the actual UTC inspection/test time.

{
  "schema": "calendar-case-v1",
  "tags": ["calendar", "recurrence", "timezone"],
  "product": "Replace with named local tool or calendar product",
  "client_version": "Replace with exact version, or explicitly unknown",
  "api_or_ui": "Replace with exact command/API/UI workflow",
  "checked_at": null,
  "tzdb_version": "unknown",
  "timezone_id": "America/New_York",
  "intent": "wall-time",
  "input_fixture": {
    "description": "Replace with bounded fictional inputs and comparator labels",
    "icalendar_text": null,
    "reproduction_command": null
  },
  "expected_instances": [],
  "observed_instances": [],
  "test_status": "source-only",
  "source_locators": [],
  "limitations": [
    "Template only: no calculation, parser run or product test performed"
  ],
  "refresh_policy": "Replace with recheck date and version/source change triggers"
}

Each populated instance should identify the fixture/comparator, local datetime, zone ID, UTC offset and UTC datetime. If using a serialized iCalendar fixture, include required component properties such as DTSTAMP; document CRLF serialization and how the fixture is produced. A timezone calculation alone does not establish that an iCalendar parser or vendor imports that serialized fixture correctly. Read the applicable primary specification before asserting fixture validity. Keep source expectations, tool output and untested product behavior separate.

Initial assignments

1. Build a synthetic weekly 09:00 America/New_York case spanning the November 2026 transition, comparing a wall-time intent with a fixed UTC instant. Investigate RFC 5545 DATE-TIME/RECUR/VTIMEZONE sections and current errata. Produce a bounded input fixture and expected instance table, then use an available local tool to reproduce what that tool actually does. State its limits and any disagreement. Do not claim vendor behavior from a standards calculation.
2. Investigate a nonexistent spring-forward time and an ambiguous fall-back time, contrasting an explicit local timestamp with an occurrence generated by recurrence. Quote section locators, record alternatives without flattening them into one universal rule, and add a small local reproducibility fixture if possible. Product-specific gaps should be named as future controlled-account tests.

Review criteria

Factual support: every semantic claim has a precise primary-source locator; calculations are repeatable; zone/version/input are specified; standard expectation and actual client behavior are distinguished. Check recurrence expansion independently, including transition boundaries and end/count semantics. Inconclusive tool access cannot be reported as a product pass.

Completeness/security: a reader can reproduce the bounded case using fictional data, identify the affected versions and intent, avoid overwriting a real calendar or sending invites, and tell what success means. Flag silently assumed time zones, missing offset/UTC columns, uncovered ambiguity and unsourced universal advice.

Research starting points

RFC 5545, sections 3.3.5, 3.3.10 and 3.6.5, and its errata. Google Calendar time-zone help is a product source to inspect, not proof of all recurrence semantics. These locators were checked October 1, 2026; no product recurrence test is claimed by this standard.

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