[CAL-3888] Column view consistently ignores times blocked by connected calendars and shows full availability

EduNetEurope commented 5 months ago

The monthly and weekly views accurately reflect availability based on connected calendars consistently. The column view. however, sometimes erroneously allows users to select and book times that should be marked as unavailable. It looks like it ignores times blocked by the connected calendars.

It consistently happens when we load the public booking page and switch from weekly view to column view or set column view as the standard view. When we use the arrows in column view to select another week, the availabities get corrected and are displayed as in the other two views. Going to another view and returning to the column view, reproduces the bug.

_CAL-3888

dosubot[bot] commented 5 months ago

Hello @EduNetEurope! Great to see you here again. Hope you're doing well.

Based on the information you've provided, it seems like the issue you're experiencing is similar to a previously closed issue titled Appearing available when not actually available. This issue was resolved by a pull request: logic for determining months between dates improved on March 10, 2023. However, it's possible that the fix didn't cover all edge cases, or a regression might have occurred since then.

The inconsistency you're observing could be due to the way the application handles time zones, slot intervals, and booking statuses. These factors are crucial in determining the availability of slots, and any inconsistencies in their handling across different views could lead to the issue you're experiencing. You can find more details about this in the getSchedule.test.ts file.

In the cal.com codebase, the rendering of the column view is handled by the SchedulerColumns component. This component is used within the Calendar component to display both events and empty cells across the days in the calendar view. You can find the implementation of this in the Calendar.tsx file.

Unfortunately, I couldn't find any known bugs or issues in the SchedulerColumns component that could cause the discrepancy you're experiencing. It's possible that the issue lies elsewhere in the codebase or that it's a result of a combination of factors.

If you could provide more information about the specific circumstances under which the issue occurs, it would be helpful in narrowing down the potential causes. For example, does the issue occur with all types of events (e.g., all-day events, events spanning multiple days, etc.)? Does it occur in all time zones, or only specific ones? Any additional details you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

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