# Node Cron [![npm](https://img.shields.io/npm/l/node-cron.svg)](https://github.com/merencia/node-cron/blob/master/LICENSE.md) [![npm](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/node-cron.svg)](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/node-cron.svg) [![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/github/node-cron/node-cron/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://coveralls.io/github/node-cron/node-cron?branch=master) [![Code Climate](https://codeclimate.com/github/node-cron/node-cron/badges/gpa.svg)](https://codeclimate.com/github/merencia/node-cron) [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/node-cron/node-cron.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/merencia/node-cron) [![Dependency Status](https://david-dm.org/node-cron/node-cron.svg)](https://david-dm.org/merencia/node-cron) [![devDependency Status](https://david-dm.org/node-cron/node-cron/dev-status.svg)](https://david-dm.org/merencia/node-cron#info=devDependencies) [![Backers on Open Collective](https://opencollective.com/node-cron/backers/badge.svg)](#backers) [![Sponsors on Open Collective](https://opencollective.com/node-cron/sponsors/badge.svg)](#sponsors) The node-cron module is tiny task scheduler in pure JavaScript for node.js based on [GNU crontab](https://www.gnu.org/software/mcron/manual/html_node/Crontab-file.html). This module allows you to schedule task in node.js using full crontab syntax. **Need a job scheduler with support for worker threads and cron syntax?** Try out the [Bree](https://github.com/breejs/bree) job scheduler! [![NPM](https://nodei.co/npm/node-cron.png?downloads=true&downloadRank=true&stars=false)](https://nodei.co/npm/node-cron/) ## Getting Started Install node-cron using npm: ```console npm install --save node-cron ``` Import node-cron and schedule a task: ```javascript var cron = require('node-cron'); 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. ### Allowed fields ``` # ┌────────────── second (optional) # │ ┌──────────── minute # │ │ ┌────────── hour # │ │ │ ┌──────── day of month # │ │ │ │ ┌────── month # │ │ │ │ │ ┌──── day of week # │ │ │ │ │ │ # │ │ │ │ │ │ # * * * * * * ``` ### Allowed values | field | value | |--------------|---------------------| | second | 0-59 | | minute | 0-59 | | hour | 0-23 | | day of month | 1-31 | | month | 1-12 (or names) | | day of week | 0-7 (or names, 0 or 7 are sunday) | #### Using multiples values You may use multiples values separated by comma: ```javascript var cron = require('node-cron'); 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: ```javascript var cron = require('node-cron'); 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`. ```javascript var cron = require('node-cron'); 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: ```javascript var cron = require('node-cron'); cron.schedule('* * * January,September Sunday', () => { console.log('running on Sundays of January and September'); }); ``` Or with short names: ```javascript var cron = require('node-cron'); 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. See [IANA time zone database](https://www.iana.org/time-zones) for valid values, such as `Asia/Shanghai`, `Asia/Kolkata`, `America/Sao_Paulo`. **Example**: ```js var cron = require('node-cron'); 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. ```javascript var cron = require('node-cron'); var task = cron.schedule('* * * * *', () => { console.log('stopped task'); }, { scheduled: false }); task.start(); ``` ### Stop The task won't be executed unless re-started. ```javascript var cron = require('node-cron'); var task = cron.schedule('* * * * *', () => { console.log('will execute every minute until stopped'); }); task.stop(); ``` ### Validate Validate that the given string is a valid cron expression. ```javascript var cron = require('node-cron'); var valid = cron.validate('59 * * * *'); var invalid = cron.validate('60 * * * *'); ``` ## Issues Feel free to submit issues and enhancement requests [here](https://github.com/merencia/node-cron/issues). ## 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 This project exists thanks to all the people who contribute.

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## License node-cron is under [ISC License](https://github.com/merencia/node-cron/blob/master/LICENSE.md).

	Stars	Issues	Version	Updated	Created
node-cron	2,863	158	3.0.3	6 months ago	8 years ago
node-resque	1,339	16	9.3.3	5 months ago	11 years ago
node-schedule			2.1.1	a year ago	13 years ago
queue	746	18	7.0.0	a year ago	12 years ago
webworker-threads			0.7.17	6 years ago	12 years ago

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