service-cron

Provides cronjob-inspired interface through a web worker

This package provides a service that let's you schedule Atom commands using a cron-inspired interface. It utilizes a Web Worker to keep your main-thread as free as possible.

Installation

apm

Install service-cron from Atom install view or use the command-line equivalent:

$ apm install service-cron

Using Git

Change to your Atom packages directory:

Windows

# Powershell
$ cd $Env:USERPROFILE\.atom\packages

:: Command Prompt
$ cd %USERPROFILE%\.atom\packages

Linux & macOS

$ cd ~/.atom/packages/

Clone the repository as service-cron:

$ git clone https://github.com/idleberg/atom-service-cron service-cron

Install dependencies:

cd service-cron && npm install

Build source:

npm run build

Usage

To consume the service in your package, add the following to your package.json:

"consumedServices": {
  "service-cron": {
    "versions": {
      "0.1.0": "consumeCron"
    }
  },
  "package-deps": [
    {
      "name": "service-cron"
    }
  ]
}

Install atom-package-deps to handle the package dependency:

npm install atom-package-deps

Next up, let's create a package:

import { CompositeDisposable, Disposable } from 'atom';

export default {
  // Consume the service
  consumeCron(cronService) {
    this.cron = cronService;

    return new Disposable(() => {
      this.cron = null;
    });
  },

  // Optional: Add a demo command
  activate() {
    this.subscriptions = new CompositeDisposable();

    this.subscriptions.add(
      atom.commands.add('atom-workspace', {
        "my-package:demo-command": async () =>
          await this.demoCommand(),
      })
    );
  },

  async demoCommand() {
    // Displays the about dialog at noon
    await this.cron('0 12 * * *', {
      commands: ['application:about']
    });
  }
};

Again, this is an experiment. I'm not sure where this is going, but I'm looking forward to your feedback!

License

This work is licensed under the MIT License