NAME
Time::Crontab - parser for crontab date and time field
SYNOPSIS
use Time::Crontab;
my $time_cron = Time::Crontab->new('0 0 1 * *');
if ( $time_cron->match(time()) ) {
do_cron_job();
}
DESCRIPTION
Time::Crontab is a parser for crontab date and time field. And it provides simple matcher.
METHOD
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new($crontab:Str)
Returns Time::Crontab object. If incorrect crontab string was given, Time::Crontab dies.
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match($unix_timestamp:Num)
Returns whether or not the given unix timestamp matches the crontab Timestamps are truncated to minute resolution.
SUPPORTED SPECS
Field name Allowed values Allowed special characters
Minutes 0-59 * / , -
Hours 0-23 * / , -
Day of month 1-31 * / , -
Month 1-12 or JAN-DEC * / , -
Day of week 0-6 or SUN-SAT * / , -
Predefined scheduling definitions are not supported. In month and day_of_week fields, Able to use the first three letters of day or month. But does not support range or list of the names.
RELATED MODULES
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DateTime::Event::Cron that depends on DateTime. Time::Crontab does not require DateTime or Time::Piece.
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Algorithm::Cron also does not require DateTime. It's provides `next_time` method, Time::Crontab provides `match` method.
LICENSE
Copyright (C) Masahiro Nagano.
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.
AUTHOR
Masahiro Nagano [email protected]