Node.js - schedule.cron()

This is reference documentation for the Nitric Node.js SDK. To learn about Schedules in Nitric start with the Schedules docs.

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')
})