Node.js - schedule.every()

Sets the frequency and one or many handlers to be triggered.

import { schedule } from '@nitric/sdk'
// Create a schedule that runs every 3 hours
schedule('send-reminder').every('3 hours', async (ctx) => {
// do some processing
})

Parameters

  • Name
    rate
    Required
    Required
    Type
    string
    Description

    The rate to run the schedule, e.g., '7 days'. All rates accept a number and a frequency. Valid frequencies are 'days', 'hours', or 'minutes'.

  • Name
    middleware
    Required
    Required
    Type
    EventMiddleware or EventMiddleware[]
    Description

    One or more middleware services to use as the handler which will run on the defined frequency.

Examples

Create a Schedule to run every 3 minutes

import { schedule } from '@nitric/sdk'
// Create a schedule that runs every 3 minutes
schedule('send-reminder').every('3 minutes', async (ctx) => {
// code which sends a reminder
})

Create a Schedule with multiple middleware/handlers

import { schedule, EventContext } from '@nitric/sdk'
// Create a middleware to handle report generation
async function generateReport(ctx: EventContext): Promise<void> {
// code which generates a report
}
// Create a middleware to handle notifications
async function sendNotification(ctx: EventContext): Promise<void> {
// code which sends a notification
}
// Create a schedule that runs every 7 days
schedule('release').every('7 days', generateReport, sendNotification)
Last updated on Oct 22, 2024