Dbarone.Net.Cron 1.0.0

.NET 6.0 This package targets .NET 6.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher. 
dotnet add package Dbarone.Net.Cron --version 1.0.0
                    


                    

                
NuGet\Install-Package Dbarone.Net.Cron -Version 1.0.0
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<PackageReference Include="Dbarone.Net.Cron" Version="1.0.0" />
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<PackageVersion Include="Dbarone.Net.Cron" Version="1.0.0" />
                    


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paket add Dbarone.Net.Cron --version 1.0.0
                    


                    

                
#r "nuget: Dbarone.Net.Cron, 1.0.0"
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#:package Dbarone.Net.Cron@1.0.0
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package. 
#addin nuget:?package=Dbarone.Net.Cron&version=1.0.0
                    


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#tool nuget:?package=Dbarone.Net.Cron&version=1.0.0
                    


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Dbarone.Net.Cron

A simple .NET cron library.

Cron and Crontab

The cron command-line utility (cron job) is a job scheduler on Unix-like systems. Actions in cron are driven by a simple crontab (a table of cron values).

This utility provides a simple way in .NET to use basic 5-part crontabs, and get information about the next datetime calculated for the crontab. This library could be easily incorporated into a broader scheduling subsystem.

Refer to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cron for more information about the cron utility.

In this library, the crontab is defined using a standard 5-part CRON string:

Part Description Allowed Values
MIN The minute of the hour 0 - 59
HOUR The hour of the day 0 - 24
DOM The day of the month 1 - 31
MON The month of the year 1 - 12
DOW The day of the week 0 (Sun) - 6 (Sat)

Each part of the 5-part crontab string can accept the following types of value:

  • Single numeric value, for example '10'.
  • List or array of numbers, for example: '0,10,20,30,40,50' in the MIN field would mean every 10 minutes within the hour.
  • A range of numbers, for example '16-20' in the HOUR field would mean from 4pm to 8pm.
  • A repeating patten, for example '1/5' in the HOUR field would mean start at 1am and repeat every 5 hours (0100, 0600, 1100, 1600 2100).
  • Wildcard: a '*' in any field represents all possible values.

Some example CRON strings are:

CRON Meaning
0 0 1 1 * Run once a year at midnight on 1 Jan
0 0 1 * * Run once a month at midnight on the first day of the month
0 0 * * 0 Run once a week at midnight on Sunday morning
0 0 * * * Run once a day at midnight
0 * * * * Run every hour on the hour
* * * * * Run every minute

Using the library

The library is very simple to use, an example is shown below:

    // Create cron instance, passing in crontab.
    var cron = Cron.Create("0 0 * * 0");

    // Calculate next Datetime from now.
    var next = c.Next();
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