[V5] Cron Job

[remidosol]

Hello folks! I need to run some kind of cron job.

Is there any support for AdonisJS V5 for node-schedule or node-cron packages? Can I use one of these packages directly with TypeScript?

By the way, which package do you suggest to use or prefer to use, why?

[ruanitto]

I am using adonis5-schedule that meets all my requirements.

[ruanitto]

For automatic execution, I am calling the service execution as soon as the application is ready within providers/AppProvider.ts

  public async ready() {
    // App is ready
    const scheduler = this.app.container.use('Adonis/Addons/Scheduler')
    scheduler.run()
  }

[remidosol]

I think, creating a preload file (prldfile) going to be more useful than AppProvider but thanks.

[ErnaniR]

adonis5-scheduler explains very little in its docs... like how to start the scheduler when running the app :D

[pixelpaulaus]

did you find out how to start Scheduler via a preload file?

[ruanitto]

did you find out how to start Scheduler via a preload file?
@pixelpaulaus create a preload file:

node ace make:preload schedules

Then, in start/schedules.ts, puth this content:

import Application from '@ioc:Adonis/Core/Application'

const Scheduler = Application.container.use('Adonis/Addons/Scheduler')
Scheduler.run()