node-cron-new v1.0.2

Node Cron

Getting Started

Install node-cron-new using npm:

$ npm install --save node-cron-new

Import node-cron-new and schedule a task:

var cron = require('node-cron-new');

cron.schedule('* * * * *', () => {
  console.log('running a task every minute');
});

Cron Syntax

This is a quick reference to cron syntax and also shows the options supported by node-cron-new.

Allowed fields

 # ┌────────────── second (optional)
 # │ ┌──────────── minute
 # │ │ ┌────────── hour
 # │ │ │ ┌──────── day of month
 # │ │ │ │ ┌────── month
 # │ │ │ │ │ ┌──── day of week
 # │ │ │ │ │ │
 # │ │ │ │ │ │
 # * * * * * *

Allowed values

Using multiples values

You may use multiples values separated by comma:

var cron = require('node-cron-new');

cron.schedule('1,2,4,5 * * * *', () => {
  console.log('running every minute 1, 2, 4 and 5');
});

Using ranges

You may also define a range of values:

var cron = require('node-cron-new');

cron.schedule('1-5 * * * *', () => {
  console.log('running every minute to 1 from 5');
});

Using step values

Step values can be used in conjunction with ranges, following a range with '/' and a number. e.g: 1-10/2 that is the same as 2,4,6,8,10. Steps are also permitted after an asterisk, so if you want to say “every two minutes”, just use */2.

var cron = require('node-cron-new');

cron.schedule('*/2 * * * *', () => {
  console.log('running a task every two minutes');
});

Using names

For month and week day you also may use names or short names. e.g:

var cron = require('node-cron-new');

cron.schedule('* * * January,September Sunday', () => {
  console.log('running on Sundays of January and September');
});

Or with short names:

var cron = require('node-cron-new');

cron.schedule('* * * Jan,Sep Sun', () => {
  console.log('running on Sundays of January and September');
});

Cron methods

Schedule

Schedules given task to be executed whenever the cron expression ticks.

Arguments:

• expression string: Cron expression
• function Function: Task to be executed
• options Object: Optional configuration for job scheduling.

Options

• scheduled: A boolean to set if the created task is scheduled. Default true;

• timezone: The timezone that is used for job scheduling;

  Example:

   var cron = require('node-cron-new');
  
   cron.schedule('0 1 * * *', () => {
     console.log('Running a job at 01:00 at America/Sao_Paulo timezone');
   }, {
     scheduled: true,
     timezone: "America/Sao_Paulo"
   });

ScheduledTask methods

Start

Starts the scheduled task.

var cron = require('node-cron-new');

var task = cron.schedule('* * * * *', () =>  {
  console.log('stopped task');
}, {
  scheduled: false
});

task.start();

Stop

The task won't be executed unless re-started.

var cron = require('node-cron-new');

var task = cron.schedule('* * * * *', () =>  {
  console.log('will execute every minute until stopped');
});

task.stop();

Destroy

The task will be stopped and completely destroyed.

var cron = require('node-cron-new');

var task = cron.schedule('* * * * *', () =>  {
  console.log('will not execute anymore, nor be able to restart');
});

task.destroy();

Validate

Validate that the given string is a valid cron expression.

var cron = require('node-cron-new');

var valid = cron.validate('59 * * * *');
var invalid = cron.validate('60 * * * *');

Contributing

In general, we follow the "fork-and-pull" Git workflow.

• Fork the repo on GitHub;
• Commit changes to a branch in your fork;
• Pull request "upstream" with your changes;

NOTE: Be sure to merge the latest from "upstream" before making a pull request!

Please do not contribute code you did not write yourself, unless you are certain you have the legal ability to do so. Also ensure all contributed code can be distributed under the ISC License.

Contributors

Copyed from node-cron just version update https://github.com/merencia/node-cron/blob/master/LICENSE.md

License

node-cron is under ISC License.