Node.js - schedule.cron()

Sets the cron expressions that determines when the schedule triggers and a callback to be triggered.

import { schedule } from '@nitric/sdk'

schedule('send-reminder').cron('0 1 1 * *', async (ctx) => {
  // do some processing
})

Parameters

  • Name
    expression
    Required
    Required
    Type
    string
    Description

    The expression that sets when the schedule will be triggered. This value should be a standard 5 value Unix cron expression, e.g., '0 1 1 * *'.

  • Name
    middleware
    Required
    Required
    Type
    EventMiddleware or EventMiddleware[]
    Description

    One or more callback services to use as the handler which will run on the defined frequency.

Examples

Create a Schedule

import { schedule } from '@nitric/sdk'

// every 15 minutes
schedule('check for updates').cron('0/15 * * * *', async (ctx) => {
  console.log('checking for updates')
})

// at 1:00am on the 1st of every month
schedule('delete stale data').cron('0 1 1 * *', async (ctx) => {
  console.log('clearing data')
})