Cron-runner NPM

cron-runner

Custom code execution periodically

Usage

You should inherit from given module with help of inherit

var inherit = require('inherit'),
    CronRunner = require('cron-runner');

var MyCronRunner = inherit(CronRunner, {
    __constructor: function (options) {
        this.__base(options);
        //TODO implement your custom initialization code here
    },

    execute: function () {
        //TODO implement your custom execution code here
    }
});

var mcr = new MyCronRunner({
    cron: {
        pattern: '0 */1 * * * *'
    }
});

mcr.start();

API

constructor

You should call constructor of cron-runner module with options object (required). The fields of this object should be:

cron - simple string or object with field cron which contains cron pattern string value. You can receive more details about cron patterns here.
logger - logger configuration. This is optional configuration field for logger initialization.

setIdle

Switches state of runner to IDLE state. You can call it after your custom execution code for unlock next execution calls.

setActive

Switches state of runner to ACTIVE state. You can call it before your custom execution code for lock next execution calls if current execution has not performed yet.