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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Console\Commands;
+
+use App\Event;
+use Carbon\Carbon;
+use Illuminate\Console\Command;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
+
+/**
+ * Generate recurring events based on `recurring_event` setting.
+ *
+ * Duplicates APPROVED events whose recurring_event is in ['daily','weekly','monthly']
+ * and whose next occurrence does not exceed end_date.
+ *
+ * Clones event data and related pivot tables (themes, tags, audiences).
+ * Stores reference in `source_ref` as "parent:{event_id}" for traceability.
+ *
+ * Options:
+ *  --dry-run : simulate generation without DB writes.
+ *
+ * Usage:
+ *  php artisan events:generate-recurring
+ *  php artisan events:generate-recurring --dry-run
+ */
+class GenerateRecurringEvents extends Command
+{
+    protected $signature = 'events:generate-recurring {--dry-run : Simulate without saving any data}';
+
+    protected $description = 'Generate next occurrences for recurring events (daily, weekly, monthly)';
+
+    public function handle(): int
+    {
+        $dryRun = $this->option('dry-run');
+
+        $this->info(sprintf('Starting recurring event generation (dry-run: %s)', $dryRun ? 'YES' : 'NO'));
+
+        $now = Carbon::now();
+
+        // Only consider APPROVED events not yet ended
+        $events = Event::query()
+            ->where('status', 'APPROVED')
+            ->whereIn('recurring_event', Event::RECURRING_EVENTS)
+            ->where('end_date', '>=', $now)
+            ->orderBy('start_date')
+            ->get();
+
+        if ($events->isEmpty()) {
+            $this->info('No eligible recurring events found.');
+            return self::SUCCESS;
+        }
+
+        $this->info(sprintf('Found %d base recurring event(s)', $events->count()));
+
+        $created = 0;
+        $bar = $this->output->createProgressBar($events->count());
+        $bar->start();
+
+        foreach ($events as $event) {
+            try {
+                $nextStart = $this->getNextDate($event->start_date, $event->recurring_event);
+
+                // Skip if next start exceeds event's end_date
+                if ($nextStart->gt($event->end_date)) {
+                    $bar->advance();
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                // Avoid duplicates: check for same parent + same next date
+                $exists = Event::query()
+                    ->where('source_ref', 'parent:' . $event->id)
+                    ->whereDate('start_date', $nextStart->toDateString())
+                    ->exists();
+
+                if ($exists) {
+                    $bar->advance();
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                // Clone event data
+                $newEventData = $event->replicate([
+                    'id', 'created_at', 'updated_at'
+                ])->toArray();
+
+                $durationSeconds = Carbon::parse($event->end_date)->diffInSeconds(Carbon::parse($event->start_date));
+
+                $newEventData['start_date'] = $nextStart;
+                $newEventData['end_date'] = $nextStart->copy()->addSeconds($durationSeconds);
+                $newEventData['source_ref'] = 'parent:' . $event->id;
+                $newEventData['status'] = $event->status;
+
+                if ($dryRun) {
+                    $this->line("\nWould create event for '{$event->title}' on {$nextStart->toDateTimeString()}");
+                } else {
+                    DB::transaction(function () use ($event, $newEventData) {
+                        $newEvent = Event::create($newEventData);
+
+                        // Clone relationships
+                        $newEvent->themes()->sync($event->themes->pluck('id')->toArray());
+                        $newEvent->tags()->sync($event->tags->pluck('id')->toArray());
+                        $newEvent->audiences()->sync($event->audiences->pluck('id')->toArray());
+                    });
+
+                    $created++;
+                }
+            } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+                Log::error('Recurring generation error', [
+                    'event_id' => $event->id,
+                    'message' => $e->getMessage(),
+                ]);
+            } finally {
+                $bar->advance();
+            }
+        }
+
+        $bar->finish();
+        $this->newLine(2);
+        $this->info(sprintf('Recurring generation completed. %d new event(s) created.', $created));
+
+        return self::SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Determine the next valid date for the recurrence type relative to "now".
+     */
+    private function getNextDate(Carbon $startDate, string $recurrence): Carbon
+    {
+        $next = $startDate->copy();
+        $now = Carbon::now();
+
+        while ($next->lte($now)) {
+            switch ($recurrence) {
+                case 'daily':
+                    $next->addDay();
+                    break;
+                case 'weekly':
+                    $next->addWeek();
+                    break;
+                case 'monthly':
+                    $next->addMonth();
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $next;
+    }
+}