Shared Chore Functionality in the Chore System

🔍 Overview

The Shared Chore functionality allows chores to be assigned to multiple kids while maintaining flexibility in how they are completed. The existing behavior for shared chores is as follows:

1. Independent Completion
   • Each child claims and completes the chore independently.
   • Approvals are handled separately for each child.
   • The global shared chore sensor updates its status as follows:
     • "approved in part" when at least one child has completed the chore.
     • "approved" when all assigned kids have completed it.

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🚀 Use Cases for Shared Chores

1. Standard Shared Chores (Independent Completion)
   • Example: "Clean up the basement" → Both kids need to complete it individually.
   • The global sensor updates to reflect overall completion but does not impact individual approvals.

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⏳ What Happens If a Shared Chore is Not Completed?

• If no assigned child claims it, the chore will go overdue like any other task.
• If one child completes it, the global sensor will reflect partial or full approval.

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💡 Workaround for Shared Chore Single Completion like functionality

While there is currently no Shared Chore Single Completion functionality, you can use the status of the global sensor** as an indicator on the dashboard to show others it is partially complete.**

• The global shared sensor status can indicate "approved in part".
• A dashboard can highlight shared chores that have been completed by another child, preventing duplicate effort.

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📌 Summary

✔ Shared chores require independent completion by each assigned child.
✔ The Global State attribute tracks the overall progress of all kids toward the completion. Additional information about the global states can be found here: https://github.com/ad-ha/kidschores-ha/wiki/Chore-Status-and-Recurrence-Handling
✔ Unfinished chores go overdue unless completed by all assigned children.