A NodeJS fork of jamespadolsey's cron.js.
Usage:
var cron = require('cron'), sys = require('sys');
new cron.CronJob('* * * * * *', function(){
sys.puts('You will see this message every second');
});
Available Cron patterns:
Asterisk. E.g. *
Ranges. E.g. 1-3,5
Steps. E.g. */2
Read up on cron patterns here.
Another example:
var cron = require('cron'), sys = require('sys');
new CronJob('00 30 11 * * 2-6', function(){
// Runs every weekday (Monday through Friday)
// at 11:30:00 AM. It does not run on Saturday
// or Sunday.
});
How to check if a cron pattern is valid:
try {
new cron.CronTime('invalid cron pattern', function() {
sys.puts('this should not be printed');
})
} catch(ex) {
sys.puts("cron pattern not valid");
}
Install:
make install
Uninstall:
make uninstall
License:
This is under a dual license, MIT and GPL. However, the author of cron.js hasn't specified which version of the GPL, once I know I'll update this project and the packaging files.