export does not export date field "other"

[nutpantz]

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Affected app version

1.01

Affected Android/Custom ROM version

Android 14

Affected device model

pixel 8 pro

How did you install the app?

F-Droid / IzzyOnDroid

Steps to reproduce the bug

Edit contact date field "other"
Export contacts
Read export file
No field "other"exported

Expected behavior

Export field other
And import field other

Actual behavior

No export field other

Screenshots/Screen recordings

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Additional information

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[johnnynoone]

@Aga-C I think there has been a mistake. This is not an enhancement proposal, but a bug report. Data gets silently dropped when exporting and importing it, which is faulty behavior, not a missing feature. This is doubly wrong for an app that is advertised as:

🔄 RELIABLE BACKUP & EXPORT OPTIONS:
Ensure your contacts are always safe with our reliable backup system. Seamlessly export or import contacts in vCard format, making data migration and backup a breeze.

BTW thank you for your hard work. :)

[johnnynoone]

I believe the bug is here:
https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Contacts/blob/master/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/contacts/helpers/VcfExporter.kt#L90

[jguegel]

Other Events are not supported in the VCF-File Export. We could export them as "anniversaries"

[nutpantz]

Vcard v4 supports more formats then earlier versions. What version is used here?

[jguegel]

currently the default is v4

[nutpantz]

I think If multiple anniversaries events are allowed in vcf v4, then "other" should be removed and using multiple anniversaries should be encouraged. I don't see any other way to stay in the format.
It would be nice if rfc 6474 (https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6474) was supported by this app.(birth anniversaries and death are the most used dates for people)
But right now i think "other" should be dropped since its data is abandoned during backup anyways

When i have some free time I'll test it multiple anniversaries backup and restore properly.