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crontab-deno

Job runner for Deno that supports cron syntax.

Example

import { Cron } from "https://deno.land/x/crontab/cron.ts";

const cron = new Cron();

cron.add("* * * * *", () => {
  console.log("every minute");
});

cron.add("*/5 * * * *", () => {
  console.log("every fifth minute");
});

cron.add("0,25 5 1-5 jan *", () => {
  console.log("5:00 and 5:25 every day from Jan 1 through Jan 5");
});

cron.start();

Supported syntax

  • * operator
  • value list separators (1,2,3)
  • ranges (1-5)
  • step values (*/5)
  • month/day-of-week strings (use the first three characters, case-insensitive)

Not yet supported (PRs welcome!)

  • seconds, years
  • @ syntax (both @every and @yearly)
  • L, W, #, ?