app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/CalendulaApp.kt

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import dagger.hilt.android.EntryPointAccessors
 import dagger.hilt.android.HiltAndroidApp
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.data.backup.BackupScheduler
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.data.backup.BackupWorker
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.data.contacts.SpecialDatesScheduler
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.data.contacts.SpecialDatesSyncWorker
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.data.crash.CrashReporter
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@ class CalendulaApp : Application() {
         // respecting, on-device; the user submits the report by hand).
         CrashReporter.install(this)
         reconcileAutoBackup()
+        reconcileSpecialDates()
     }
 
     /**
@@ -44,4 +47,21 @@ class CalendulaApp : Application() {
             )
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Re-arm (or cancel) the daily special-dates reconcile from the saved
+     * settings on every launch — like [reconcileAutoBackup], this cancels
+     * orphaned work after the feature is turned off and re-schedules after a
+     * reinstall. The foreground trigger (RootScreen ON_RESUME) does the on-open
+     * refresh, so no immediate run is needed here.
+     */
+    private fun reconcileSpecialDates() {
+        val deps = EntryPointAccessors.fromApplication(this, SpecialDatesSyncWorker.Deps::class.java)
+        CoroutineScope(SupervisorJob() + Dispatchers.Default).launch {
+            SpecialDatesScheduler.apply(
+                context = this@CalendulaApp,
+                enabled = deps.settingsPrefs().specialDatesEnabled.first(),
+            )
+        }
+    }
 }

app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/data/contacts/SpecialDatesScheduler.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+package de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.data.contacts
+
+import android.content.Context
+import android.util.Log
+import androidx.work.CoroutineWorker
+import androidx.work.Data
+import androidx.work.ExistingPeriodicWorkPolicy
+import androidx.work.ExistingWorkPolicy
+import androidx.work.OneTimeWorkRequestBuilder
+import androidx.work.PeriodicWorkRequestBuilder
+import androidx.work.WorkManager
+import androidx.work.WorkerParameters
+import dagger.hilt.EntryPoint
+import dagger.hilt.InstallIn
+import dagger.hilt.android.EntryPointAccessors
+import dagger.hilt.components.SingletonComponent
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.data.prefs.SettingsPrefs
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.data.prefs.SpecialDatesStalledReason
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.first
+import kotlinx.datetime.TimeZone
+import kotlinx.datetime.todayIn
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
+import kotlin.time.Clock
+
+/**
+ * Schedules the contact special-dates mirror. Birthdays change rarely, so this
+ * is deliberately cheap: a **daily** periodic reconcile, plus an immediate run
+ * on enable / "Sync now" and a debounced one when the app is foregrounded. No
+ * ContentObserver — it would need the process alive and buys almost nothing for
+ * once-a-year events. Everything stays offline (local contacts → local calendar).
+ */
+object SpecialDatesScheduler {
+
+    private const val WORK_NAME = "special-dates-sync"
+    private const val WORK_NAME_NOW = "special-dates-sync-now"
+    private const val KEY_FOREGROUND = "foreground"
+
+    /** Enqueue (or cancel) the daily periodic reconcile to match [enabled]. */
+    fun apply(context: Context, enabled: Boolean) {
+        val workManager = WorkManager.getInstance(context)
+        if (!enabled) {
+            workManager.cancelUniqueWork(WORK_NAME)
+            workManager.cancelUniqueWork(WORK_NAME_NOW)
+            return
+        }
+        val request = PeriodicWorkRequestBuilder<SpecialDatesSyncWorker>(1, TimeUnit.DAYS)
+            // Delay the first periodic run so it never overlaps an immediate run.
+            .setInitialDelay(1, TimeUnit.DAYS)
+            .build()
+        workManager.enqueueUniquePeriodicWork(WORK_NAME, ExistingPeriodicWorkPolicy.UPDATE, request)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Run one reconcile immediately. [foreground] runs are debounced (the app can
+     * resume often); enable/"Sync now" runs ([foreground] false) always sync.
+     */
+    fun runNow(context: Context, foreground: Boolean = false) {
+        val request = OneTimeWorkRequestBuilder<SpecialDatesSyncWorker>()
+            .setInputData(Data.Builder().putBoolean(KEY_FOREGROUND, foreground).build())
+            .build()
+        WorkManager.getInstance(context)
+            .enqueueUniqueWork(WORK_NAME_NOW, ExistingWorkPolicy.REPLACE, request)
+    }
+
+    internal const val INPUT_FOREGROUND = KEY_FOREGROUND
+}
+
+/**
+ * Runs the [SpecialDatesSyncEngine]. Pulls its collaborators through a Hilt
+ * [EntryPoint] so it works under WorkManager's default worker factory. Records
+ * the run for the settings status line; a missing permission parks the feature
+ * in a stalled state (surfaced in settings) rather than retrying forever.
+ */
+class SpecialDatesSyncWorker(
+    appContext: Context,
+    params: WorkerParameters,
+) : CoroutineWorker(appContext, params) {
+
+    @EntryPoint
+    @InstallIn(SingletonComponent::class)
+    interface Deps {
+        fun settingsPrefs(): SettingsPrefs
+        fun syncEngine(): SpecialDatesSyncEngine
+    }
+
+    override suspend fun doWork(): Result {
+        val deps = EntryPointAccessors.fromApplication(applicationContext, Deps::class.java)
+        val prefs = deps.settingsPrefs()
+        // Respect the toggle even for already-queued work; never revive a
+        // disabled feature.
+        if (!prefs.specialDatesEnabled.first()) return Result.success()
+
+        val now = System.currentTimeMillis()
+        // A foreground resume can fire often — skip if we synced recently.
+        val foreground = inputData.getBoolean(SpecialDatesScheduler.INPUT_FOREGROUND, false)
+        if (foreground && now - prefs.specialDatesLastForegroundSync.first() < FOREGROUND_DEBOUNCE_MILLIS) {
+            return Result.success()
+        }
+
+        val today = Clock.System.todayIn(TimeZone.currentSystemDefault())
+        return try {
+            val result = deps.syncEngine().sync(today)
+            val stalled = if (result == SpecialDatesSyncResult.PermissionMissing) {
+                SpecialDatesStalledReason.PermissionRevoked
+            } else {
+                null
+            }
+            prefs.recordSpecialDatesRun(now, stalled)
+            if (foreground) prefs.setSpecialDatesLastForegroundSync(now)
+            Result.success()
+        } catch (e: Exception) {
+            Log.w(TAG, "Special-dates sync failed", e)
+            Result.retry()
+        }
+    }
+
+    companion object {
+        private const val TAG = "SpecialDatesSync"
+
+        /** Skip a foreground-triggered sync if one ran within this window (4h). */
+        private const val FOREGROUND_DEBOUNCE_MILLIS = 4L * 60 * 60 * 1000
+    }
+}

app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/ui/RootScreen.kt

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.compose.collectAsStateWithLifecycle
 import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
 import androidx.lifecycle.Lifecycle
 import androidx.lifecycle.LifecycleEventObserver
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.data.contacts.SpecialDatesScheduler
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.permission.PermissionScreen
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.permission.ReminderOnboardingScreen
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.permission.ReminderOnboardingViewModel
@@ -49,6 +50,15 @@ fun RootScreen(
                 hasPermission = ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(
                     context, Manifest.permission.READ_CALENDAR
                 ) == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED
+                // Refresh the contact special-dates mirror on foreground (the
+                // worker is debounced and no-ops when the feature is off). Gated
+                // on the permission so users without the opt-in never enqueue it.
+                if (ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(
+                        context, Manifest.permission.READ_CONTACTS
+                    ) == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED
+                ) {
+                    SpecialDatesScheduler.runNow(context, foreground = true)
+                }
             }
         }
         lifecycle.addObserver(obs)