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.NET - Schedule.Cron()

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

using Nitric.Sdk;

Nitric.Schedule("send-reminder").Cron("0 1 1 * *", ctx => {
    // do some processing
});

Nitric.Run();

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
    Func<EventContext, EventContext> or List<Middleware<EventContext>
    Description

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

Examples

Create a Schedule

using Nitric.Sdk;

// every 15 minutes
Nitric.Schedule("check for updates").Cron("0/15 * * * *", ctx => {
    Console.WriteLine("checking for updates");
});

// at 1:00 am on the 1st of every month
Nitric.Schedules("delete stale data").Cron("0 1 1 * *", ctx => {
    Console.WriteLine("clearing stale data");
});

Nitric.Run();