LinkDotNet.NCronJob 2.4.6

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NCronJob

Additional Details

The repository and package moved to a new organization and name. Use NCronJob instead!
Read more about this in our announcement: https://github.com/NCronJob-Dev/NCronJob/discussions/66

dotnet add package LinkDotNet.NCronJob --version 2.4.6                
NuGet\Install-Package LinkDotNet.NCronJob -Version 2.4.6                
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package.
<PackageReference Include="LinkDotNet.NCronJob" Version="2.4.6" />                
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package.
paket add LinkDotNet.NCronJob --version 2.4.6                
#r "nuget: LinkDotNet.NCronJob, 2.4.6"                
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package.
// Install LinkDotNet.NCronJob as a Cake Addin
#addin nuget:?package=LinkDotNet.NCronJob&version=2.4.6

// Install LinkDotNet.NCronJob as a Cake Tool
#tool nuget:?package=LinkDotNet.NCronJob&version=2.4.6                

<h1 align="center">NCronJob</h1>

<p align="center"> <img src="assets/logo_small.png" alt="logo" width="120px" height="120px"/> <br> <em>Scheduling made easy</em> <br> </p>

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NCronJob

A Job Scheduler sitting on top of IHostedService in dotnet.

Often times one finds themself between the simplicity of the BackgroundService/IHostedService and the complexity of a full-blown Hangfire or Quartz scheduler. This library aims to fill that gap by providing a simple and easy to use job scheduler that can be used in any dotnet application and feels "native".

So no need for setting up a database, just schedule your stuff right away! The library gives you two ways of scheduling jobs:

  1. Instant jobs - just run a job right away (or with a small delay; or with a given date and time)
  2. Cron jobs - schedule a job using a cron expression

The whole documentation can be found here: NCronJob Documentation

Features

  • The ability to schedule jobs using a cron expression
  • The ability to instantly run a job
  • Parameterized jobs - instant as well as cron jobs!
  • Integrated in ASP.NET - Access your DI container like you would in any other service
  • Get notified when a job is done (either successfully or with an error).
  • Retries - If a job fails, it will be retried.
  • The job scheduler supports TimeZones. Defaults to UTC time.
  • Minimal API for Jobs - implement jobs in an oneliner

Not features

As this is a simple scheduler, some features are not included by design. If you need these features, you might want to look into a more advanced scheduler like Hangfire or Quartz.

  • Job persistence - Jobs are not persisted between restarts of the application.
  • Job history - There is no history of jobs that have been run.
  • Progress state - There is no way to track the progress of a job. The library will support notifying when a job is done, but not the progress of the job itself.

Short example

There are two ways of defining a job.

Minimal Job API

You can use this library in a simple one-liner:

builder.Services.AddNCronJob((ILoggerFactory factory, TimeProvider timeProvider) =>
{
    var logger = factory.CreateLogger("My Anonymous Job");
    logger.LogInformation("Hello World - The current date and time is {Time}", timeProvider.GetLocalNow());
}, "*/5 * * * * *");

With this simple lambda, you can define a job that runs every 5 seconds. Pass in all dependencies, just like you would with a Minimal API.

Via the IJob interface

  1. Import the namespace (or let your IDE do the dirty work)
using LinkDotNet.NCronJob;
  1. Create a job
public class PrintHelloWorld : IJob
{
    private readonly ILogger<PrintHelloWorld> logger;

    public PrintHelloWorld(ILogger<PrintHelloWorld> logger)
    {
        this.logger = logger;
    }

    public Task RunAsync(JobExecutionContext context, CancellationToken token)
    {
        logger.LogInformation("Hello World");
        logger.LogInformation("Parameter: {Parameter}", context.Parameter);

        return Task.CompletedTask;
    }
}
  1. Register the NCronJob and the job in your Program.cs
builder.Services.AddNCronJob(options =>
    options.AddJob<PrintHelloWorld>(j => 
    {
        // Every minute and optional parameter
        j.WithCronExpression("* * * * *")
         .WithParameter("Hello World");
    }));
  1. Run your application and see the magic happen

Triggering an instant job

If the need arises and you want to trigger a job instantly, you can do so:

public class MyService
{
  private readonly IInstantJobRegistry jobRegistry;
  
  public MyService(IInstantJobRegistry jobRegistry) => this.jobRegistry = jobRegistry;

  public void MyMethod() => jobRegistry.RunInstantJob<MyJob>("I am an optional parameter");
}

Support & Contributing

Thanks to all contributors and people that are creating bug-reports and valuable input:

<a href="https://github.com/linkdotnet/NCronJob/graphs/contributors"> <img src="https://contrib.rocks/image?repo=linkdotnet/NCronJob" alt="Supporters" /> </a>

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.NET net8.0 is compatible.  net8.0-android was computed.  net8.0-browser was computed.  net8.0-ios was computed.  net8.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net8.0-macos was computed.  net8.0-tvos was computed.  net8.0-windows was computed.  net9.0 is compatible. 
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0.9.2 133 3/17/2024 0.9.2 is deprecated.
0.9.1 134 3/17/2024 0.9.1 is deprecated.

Changes in NCronJob

### Fixed

- Retry/Concurrency Attributes where ignored

See the full changelog at https://github.com/linkdotnet/NCronJob/releases