fix for config loading with YAML 0.60+
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74e31b02 1package Catalyst::Plugin::Scheduler;
2
3use strict;
4use warnings;
f9d8e3cf 5use base qw/Class::Accessor::Fast Class::Data::Inheritable/;
cbf1ecfe 6use DateTime;
7use DateTime::Event::Cron;
8use DateTime::TimeZone;
68f800bd 9use File::stat;
74e31b02 10use NEXT;
d2c7c91a 11use Set::Scalar;
f9d8e3cf 12use Storable qw/lock_store lock_retrieve/;
13use YAML;
74e31b02 14
13b998ad 15our $VERSION = '0.07';
74e31b02 16
cbf1ecfe 17__PACKAGE__->mk_classdata( '_events' => [] );
68f800bd 18__PACKAGE__->mk_accessors('_event_state');
cbf1ecfe 19
20sub schedule {
21 my ( $class, %args ) = @_;
68f800bd 22
f9d8e3cf 23 unless ( $args{event} ) {
68f800bd 24 Catalyst::Exception->throw(
25 message => 'The schedule method requires an event parameter' );
f9d8e3cf 26 }
68f800bd 27
f9d8e3cf 28 my $conf = $class->config->{scheduler};
4796c217 29
cbf1ecfe 30 my $event = {
cbf1ecfe 31 trigger => $args{trigger},
f9d8e3cf 32 event => $args{event},
cbf1ecfe 33 auto_run => ( defined $args{auto_run} ) ? $args{auto_run} : 1,
34 };
68f800bd 35
cbf1ecfe 36 if ( $args{at} ) {
68f800bd 37
cbf1ecfe 38 # replace keywords that Set::Crontab doesn't support
39 $args{at} = _prepare_cron( $args{at} );
4796c217 40
cbf1ecfe 41 # parse the cron entry into a DateTime::Set
42 my $set;
43 eval { $set = DateTime::Event::Cron->from_cron( $args{at} ) };
68f800bd 44 if ($@) {
45 Catalyst::Exception->throw(
46 "Scheduler: Unable to parse 'at' value "
47 . $args{at} . ': '
48 . $@ );
cbf1ecfe 49 }
50 else {
ea66b1c7 51 $event->{at} = $args{at};
cbf1ecfe 52 $event->{set} = $set;
53 }
54 }
68f800bd 55
cbf1ecfe 56 push @{ $class->_events }, $event;
57}
58
59sub dispatch {
60 my $c = shift;
68f800bd 61
cbf1ecfe 62 $c->NEXT::dispatch(@_);
68f800bd 63
f9d8e3cf 64 $c->_get_event_state();
68f800bd 65
66 $c->_check_yaml();
67
cbf1ecfe 68 # check if a minute has passed since our last check
f9d8e3cf 69 # This check is not run if the user is manually triggering an event
70 if ( time - $c->_event_state->{last_check} < 60 ) {
71 return unless $c->req->params->{schedule_trigger};
cbf1ecfe 72 }
f9d8e3cf 73 my $last_check = $c->_event_state->{last_check};
74 $c->_event_state->{last_check} = time;
75 $c->_save_event_state();
68f800bd 76
77 my $conf = $c->config->{scheduler};
f9d8e3cf 78 my $last_check_dt = DateTime->from_epoch(
79 epoch => $last_check,
cbf1ecfe 80 time_zone => $conf->{time_zone}
81 );
82 my $now = DateTime->now( time_zone => $conf->{time_zone} );
68f800bd 83
48390e8e 84 EVENT:
cbf1ecfe 85 for my $event ( @{ $c->_events } ) {
f9d8e3cf 86 my $next_run;
68f800bd 87
ecf6a062 88 if ( $event->{trigger} && $c->req->params->{schedule_trigger}
68f800bd 89 && $event->{trigger} eq $c->req->params->{schedule_trigger} )
90 {
91
f9d8e3cf 92 # manual trigger, run it now
93 next EVENT unless $c->_event_authorized;
94 $next_run = $now;
95 }
96 else {
97 next EVENT unless $event->{set};
68f800bd 98 $next_run = $event->{set}->next($last_check_dt);
f9d8e3cf 99 }
68f800bd 100
cbf1ecfe 101 if ( $next_run <= $now ) {
68f800bd 102
cbf1ecfe 103 # do some security checking for non-auto-run events
104 if ( !$event->{auto_run} ) {
105 next EVENT unless $c->_event_authorized;
106 }
68f800bd 107
f9d8e3cf 108 # make sure we're the only process running this event
68f800bd 109 next EVENT unless $c->_mark_running($event);
110
cbf1ecfe 111 my $event_name = $event->{trigger} || $event->{event};
68f800bd 112 $c->log->debug("Scheduler: Executing $event_name")
f9d8e3cf 113 if $c->config->{scheduler}->{logging};
68f800bd 114
cbf1ecfe 115 # trap errors
116 local $c->{error} = [];
695ab602 117
118 # return value/output from the event, if any
119 my $output;
68f800bd 120
cbf1ecfe 121 # run event
122 eval {
68f800bd 123
cbf1ecfe 124 # do not allow the event to modify the response
125 local $c->res->{body};
126 local $c->res->{cookies};
127 local $c->res->{headers};
128 local $c->res->{location};
129 local $c->res->{status};
68f800bd 130
cbf1ecfe 131 if ( ref $event->{event} eq 'CODE' ) {
695ab602 132 $output = $event->{event}->($c);
cbf1ecfe 133 }
134 else {
695ab602 135 $output = $c->forward( $event->{event} );
cbf1ecfe 136 }
137 };
138 my @errors = @{ $c->{error} };
139 push @errors, $@ if $@;
68f800bd 140 if (@errors) {
141 $c->log->error(
142 'Scheduler: Error executing ' . "$event_name: $_" )
143 for @errors;
695ab602 144 $output = join '; ', @errors;
cbf1ecfe 145 }
68f800bd 146
695ab602 147 $c->_mark_finished( $event, $output );
cbf1ecfe 148 }
149 }
150}
151
152sub setup {
153 my $c = shift;
68f800bd 154
cbf1ecfe 155 # initial configuration
48390e8e 156 $c->config->{scheduler}->{logging} ||= ( $c->debug ) ? 1 : 0;
68f800bd 157 $c->config->{scheduler}->{time_zone} ||= $c->_detect_timezone();
cbf1ecfe 158 $c->config->{scheduler}->{state_file} ||= $c->path_to('scheduler.state');
159 $c->config->{scheduler}->{hosts_allow} ||= '127.0.0.1';
8c698cac 160 $c->config->{scheduler}->{yaml_file} ||= $c->path_to('scheduler.yml');
68f800bd 161
f9d8e3cf 162 $c->NEXT::setup(@_);
cbf1ecfe 163}
164
ea66b1c7 165sub dump_these {
166 my $c = shift;
167
168 return ( $c->NEXT::dump_these(@_) ) unless @{ $c->_events };
169
170 # for debugging, we dump out a list of all events with their next
171 # scheduled run time
695ab602 172 return (
173 $c->NEXT::dump_these(@_),
174 [ 'Scheduled Events', $c->scheduler_state ],
175 );
176}
177
178sub scheduler_state {
179 my $c = shift;
180
181 $c->_get_event_state();
ea66b1c7 182
183 my $conf = $c->config->{scheduler};
184 my $now = DateTime->now( time_zone => $conf->{time_zone} );
185
186 my $last_check = $c->_event_state->{last_check};
187 my $last_check_dt = DateTime->from_epoch(
188 epoch => $last_check,
695ab602 189 time_zone => $conf->{time_zone},
ea66b1c7 190 );
191
192 my $event_dump = [];
193 for my $event ( @{ $c->_events } ) {
194 my $dump = {};
195 for my $key ( qw/at trigger event auto_run/ ) {
196 $dump->{$key} = $event->{$key} if $event->{$key};
197 }
198
695ab602 199 # display the next run time
ea66b1c7 200 if ( $event->{set} ) {
201 my $next_run = $event->{set}->next($last_check_dt);
202 $dump->{next_run}
203 = $next_run->ymd
204 . q{ } . $next_run->hms
205 . q{ } . $next_run->time_zone_short_name;
206 }
207
695ab602 208 # display the last run time
209 my $last_run
210 = $c->_event_state->{events}->{ $event->{event} }->{last_run};
211 if ( $last_run ) {
212 $last_run = DateTime->from_epoch(
ecf6a062 213 epoch => $last_run,
695ab602 214 time_zone => $conf->{time_zone},
215 );
216 $dump->{last_run}
217 = $last_run->ymd
218 . q{ } . $last_run->hms
219 . q{ } . $last_run->time_zone_short_name;
220 }
221
222 # display the result of the last run
223 my $output
224 = $c->_event_state->{events}->{ $event->{event} }->{last_output};
225 if ( $output ) {
226 $dump->{last_output} = $output;
227 }
228
ea66b1c7 229 push @{$event_dump}, $dump;
230 }
231
695ab602 232 return $event_dump;
ea66b1c7 233}
234
68f800bd 235# check and reload the YAML file with schedule data
236sub _check_yaml {
237 my ($c) = @_;
238
239 # each process needs to load the YAML file independently
240 if ( $c->_event_state->{yaml_mtime}->{$$} ||= 0 ) {
241 return if ( time - $c->_event_state->{last_check} < 60 );
242 }
243
8c698cac 244 return unless -e $c->config->{scheduler}->{yaml_file};
68f800bd 245
246 eval {
8c698cac 247 my $mtime = ( stat $c->config->{scheduler}->{yaml_file} )->mtime;
68f800bd 248 if ( $mtime > $c->_event_state->{yaml_mtime}->{$$} ) {
249 $c->_event_state->{yaml_mtime}->{$$} = $mtime;
68f800bd 250
ecf6a062 251 # clean up old PIDs listed in yaml_mtime
695ab602 252 foreach my $pid ( keys %{ $c->_event_state->{yaml_mtime} } ) {
253 if ( $c->_event_state->{yaml_mtime}->{$pid} < $mtime ) {
254 delete $c->_event_state->{yaml_mtime}->{$pid};
255 }
256 }
257 $c->_save_event_state();
258
68f800bd 259 # wipe out all current events and reload from YAML
260 $c->_events( [] );
261
13b998ad 262 my $file = $c->config->{scheduler}->{yaml_file};
263 my $yaml = YAML::LoadFile( "$file" );
4796c217 264
68f800bd 265 foreach my $event ( @{$yaml} ) {
266 $c->schedule( %{$event} );
267 }
268
269 $c->log->info( "Scheduler: PID $$ loaded "
270 . scalar @{$yaml}
271 . ' events from YAML file' )
272 if $c->config->{scheduler}->{logging};
273 }
274 };
275 if ($@) {
695ab602 276 $c->log->error("Scheduler: Error reading YAML file: $@");
68f800bd 277 }
278}
279
cbf1ecfe 280# Detect the current time zone
281sub _detect_timezone {
282 my $c = shift;
68f800bd 283
cbf1ecfe 284 my $tz;
285 eval { $tz = DateTime::TimeZone->new( name => 'local' ) };
286 if ($@) {
68f800bd 287 $c->log->warn(
07305803 288 'Scheduler: Unable to autodetect local time zone, using UTC')
289 if $c->config->{scheduler}->{logging};
cbf1ecfe 290 return 'UTC';
291 }
292 else {
f9d8e3cf 293 $c->log->debug(
68f800bd 294 'Scheduler: Using autodetected time zone: ' . $tz->name )
295 if $c->config->{scheduler}->{logging};
cbf1ecfe 296 return $tz->name;
297 }
298}
299
300# Check for authorized users on non-auto events
cbf1ecfe 301sub _event_authorized {
302 my $c = shift;
68f800bd 303
f9d8e3cf 304 # this should never happen, but just in case...
68f800bd 305 return unless $c->req->address;
306
f9d8e3cf 307 my $hosts_allow = $c->config->{scheduler}->{hosts_allow};
68f800bd 308 $hosts_allow = [$hosts_allow] unless ref($hosts_allow) eq 'ARRAY';
d2c7c91a 309 my $allowed = Set::Scalar->new( @{$hosts_allow} );
310 return $allowed->contains( $c->req->address );
f9d8e3cf 311}
312
313# get the state from the state file
314sub _get_event_state {
315 my $c = shift;
68f800bd 316
f9d8e3cf 317 if ( -e $c->config->{scheduler}->{state_file} ) {
68f800bd 318 $c->_event_state(
319 lock_retrieve $c->config->{scheduler}->{state_file} );
f9d8e3cf 320 }
321 else {
68f800bd 322
f9d8e3cf 323 # initialize the state file
68f800bd 324 $c->_event_state(
695ab602 325 { last_check => time,
326 events => {},
327 yaml_mtime => {},
68f800bd 328 }
329 );
f9d8e3cf 330 $c->_save_event_state();
331 }
332}
333
334# Check the state file to ensure we are the only process running an event
335sub _mark_running {
336 my ( $c, $event ) = @_;
68f800bd 337
f9d8e3cf 338 $c->_get_event_state();
68f800bd 339
695ab602 340 return if
341 $c->_event_state->{events}->{ $event->{event} }->{running};
68f800bd 342
f9d8e3cf 343 # this is a 2-step process to prevent race conditions
344 # 1. write the state file with our PID
695ab602 345 $c->_event_state->{events}->{ $event->{event} }->{running} = $$;
f9d8e3cf 346 $c->_save_event_state();
68f800bd 347
f9d8e3cf 348 # 2. re-read the state file and make sure it's got the same PID
349 $c->_get_event_state();
695ab602 350 if ( $c->_event_state->{events}->{ $event->{event} }->{running} == $$ ) {
f9d8e3cf 351 return 1;
352 }
68f800bd 353
f9d8e3cf 354 return;
355}
356
357# Mark an event as finished
358sub _mark_finished {
695ab602 359 my ( $c, $event, $output ) = @_;
68f800bd 360
695ab602 361 $c->_event_state->{events}->{ $event->{event} }->{running} = 0;
362 $c->_event_state->{events}->{ $event->{event} }->{last_run} = time;
363 $c->_event_state->{events}->{ $event->{event} }->{last_output} = $output;
f9d8e3cf 364 $c->_save_event_state();
cbf1ecfe 365}
366
f9d8e3cf 367# update the state file on disk
368sub _save_event_state {
369 my $c = shift;
68f800bd 370
f9d8e3cf 371 lock_store $c->_event_state, $c->config->{scheduler}->{state_file};
cbf1ecfe 372}
373
374# Set::Crontab does not support day names, or '@' shortcuts
375sub _prepare_cron {
376 my $cron = shift;
68f800bd 377
cbf1ecfe 378 return $cron unless $cron =~ /\w/;
68f800bd 379
cbf1ecfe 380 my %replace = (
381 jan => 1,
382 feb => 2,
383 mar => 3,
384 apr => 4,
385 may => 5,
386 jun => 6,
387 jul => 7,
388 aug => 8,
389 sep => 9,
390 'oct' => 10,
391 nov => 11,
392 dec => 12,
68f800bd 393
cbf1ecfe 394 sun => 0,
395 mon => 1,
396 tue => 2,
397 wed => 3,
398 thu => 4,
399 fri => 5,
400 sat => 6,
4796c217 401 );
402
403 my %replace_at = (
cbf1ecfe 404 'yearly' => '0 0 1 1 *',
405 'annually' => '0 0 1 1 *',
406 'monthly' => '0 0 1 * *',
407 'weekly' => '0 0 * * 0',
408 'daily' => '0 0 * * *',
409 'midnight' => '0 0 * * *',
410 'hourly' => '0 * * * *',
411 );
4796c217 412
413 if ( $cron =~ /^\@/ ) {
414 $cron =~ s/^\@//;
415 return $replace_at{ $cron };
416 }
68f800bd 417
cbf1ecfe 418 for my $name ( keys %replace ) {
419 my $value = $replace{$name};
4796c217 420 $cron =~ s/$name/$value/i;
421 last unless $cron =~ /\w/;
cbf1ecfe 422 }
cbf1ecfe 423 return $cron;
424}
425
74e31b02 4261;
427__END__
428
429=pod
430
431=head1 NAME
432
433Catalyst::Plugin::Scheduler - Schedule events to run in a cron-like fashion
434
435=head1 SYNOPSIS
436
437 use Catalyst qw/Scheduler/;
438
439 # run remove_sessions in the Cron controller every hour
440 __PACKAGE__->schedule(
441 at => '0 * * * *',
442 event => '/cron/remove_sessions'
443 );
444
445 # Run a subroutine at 4:05am every Sunday
446 __PACKAGE__->schedule(
447 at => '5 4 * * sun',
448 event => \&do_stuff,
449 );
450
68f800bd 451 # A long-running scheduled event that must be triggered
452 # manually by an authorized user
453 __PACKAGE__->schedule(
454 trigger => 'rebuild_search_index',
455 event => '/cron/rebuild_search_index',
456 );
457 $ wget -q http://www.myapp.com/?schedule_trigger=rebuild_search_index
f9d8e3cf 458
74e31b02 459=head1 DESCRIPTION
460
461This plugin allows you to schedule events to run at recurring intervals.
462Events will run during the first request which meets or exceeds the specified
463time. Depending on the level of traffic to the application, events may or may
464not run at exactly the correct time, but it should be enough to satisfy many
465basic scheduling needs.
466
467=head1 CONFIGURATION
468
469Configuration is optional and is specified in MyApp->config->{scheduler}.
470
471=head2 logging
472
473Set to 1 to enable logging of events as they are executed. This option is
474enabled by default when running under -Debug mode. Errors are always logged
475regardless of the value of this option.
476
cbf1ecfe 477=head2 time_zone
478
479The time zone of your system. This will be autodetected where possible, or
480will default to UTC (GMT). You can override the detection by providing a
481valid L<DateTime> time zone string, such as 'America/New_York'.
482
74e31b02 483=head2 state_file
484
485The current state of every event is stored in a file. By default this is
f9d8e3cf 486$APP_HOME/scheduler.state. This file is created on the first request if it
487does not already exist.
74e31b02 488
68f800bd 489=head2 yaml_file
490
491The location of the optional YAML event configuration file. By default this
492is $APP_HOME/scheduler.yml.
493
74e31b02 494=head2 hosts_allow
495
496This option specifies IP addresses for trusted users. This option defaults
497to 127.0.0.1. Multiple addresses can be specified by using an array
498reference. This option is used for both events where auto_run is set to 0
499and for manually-triggered events.
500
501 __PACKAGE__->config->{scheduler}->{hosts_allow} = '192.168.1.1';
502 __PACKAGE__->config->{scheduler}->{hosts_allow} = [
503 '127.0.0.1',
504 '192.168.1.1'
505 ];
506
507=head1 SCHEDULING
508
509=head2 AUTOMATED EVENTS
510
511Events are scheduled by calling the class method C<schedule>.
512
513 MyApp->schedule(
514 at => '0 * * * *',
515 event => '/cron/remove_sessions',
516 );
517
518 package MyApp::Controller::Cron;
519
520 sub remove_sessions : Private {
521 my ( $self, $c ) = @_;
522
523 $c->delete_expired_sessions;
524 }
525
526=head3 at
527
528The time to run an event is specified using L<crontab(5)>-style syntax.
529
530 5 0 * * * # 5 minutes after midnight, every day
531 15 14 1 * * # run at 2:15pm on the first of every month
532 0 22 * * 1-5 # run at 10 pm on weekdays
533 5 4 * * sun # run at 4:05am every Sunday
534
535From crontab(5):
536
537 field allowed values
538 ----- --------------
539 minute 0-59
540 hour 0-23
541 day of month 1-31
542 month 0-12 (or names, see below)
543 day of week 0-7 (0 or 7 is Sun, or use names)
544
545Instead of the first five fields, one of seven special strings may appear:
546
547 string meaning
548 ------ -------
549 @yearly Run once a year, "0 0 1 1 *".
550 @annually (same as @yearly)
551 @monthly Run once a month, "0 0 1 * *".
552 @weekly Run once a week, "0 0 * * 0".
553 @daily Run once a day, "0 0 * * *".
554 @midnight (same as @daily)
555 @hourly Run once an hour, "0 * * * *".
556
557=head3 event
558
559The event to run at the specified time can be either a Catalyst private
560action path or a coderef. Both types of event methods will receive the $c
561object from the current request, but you must not rely on any request-specific
562information present in $c as it will be from a random user request at or near
563the event's specified run time.
564
565Important: Methods used for events should be marked C<Private> so that
566they can not be executed via the browser.
567
568=head3 auto_run
569
570The auto_run parameter specifies when the event is allowed to be executed.
571By default this option is set to 1, so the event will be executed during the
572first request that matches the specified time in C<at>.
573
574If set to 0, the event will only run when a request is made by a user from
575an authorized address. The purpose of this option is to allow long-running
576tasks to execute only for certain users.
577
578 MyApp->schedule(
579 at => '0 0 * * *',
580 event => '/cron/rebuild_search_index',
581 auto_run => 0,
582 );
583
584 package MyApp::Controller::Cron;
585
586 sub rebuild_search_index : Private {
587 my ( $self, $c ) = @_;
588
589 # rebuild the search index, this may take a long time
590 }
591
592Now, the search index will only be rebuilt when a request is made from a user
593whose IP address matches the list in the C<hosts_allow> config option. To
594run this event, you probably want to ping the app from a cron job.
595
f9d8e3cf 596 0 0 * * * wget -q http://www.myapp.com/
74e31b02 597
598=head2 MANUAL EVENTS
599
600To create an event that does not run on a set schedule and must be manually
601triggered, you can specify the C<trigger> option instead of C<at>.
602
603 __PACKAGE__->schedule(
604 trigger => 'send_email',
605 event => '/events/send_email',
606 );
607
608The event may then be triggered by a standard web request from an authorized
609user. The trigger to run is specified by using a special GET parameter,
610'schedule_trigger'; the path requested does not matter.
611
612 http://www.myapp.com/?schedule_trigger=send_email
613
614By default, manual events may only be triggered by requests made from
615localhost (127.0.0.1). To allow other addresses to run events, use the
68f800bd 616configuration option L</hosts_allow>.
617
618=head1 SCHEDULING USING A YAML FILE
619
620As an alternative to using the schedule() method, you may define scheduled
621events in an external YAML file. By default, the plugin looks for the
622existence of a file called C<schedule.yml> in your application's home
623directory. You can change the filename using the configuration option
624L</yaml_file>.
625
626Modifications to this file will be re-read once per minute during the normal
627event checking process.
628
629Here's an example YAML configuration file with 4 events. Each event is
630denoted with a '-' character, followed by the same parameters used by the
631C<schedule> method. Note that coderef events are not supported by the YAML
632file.
633
634 ---
635 - at: '* * * * *'
636 event: /cron/delete_sessions
637 - event: /cron/send_email
638 trigger: send_email
639 - at: '@hourly'
640 event: /cron/hourly
641 - at: 0 0 * * *
642 auto_run: 0
643 event: /cron/rebuild_search_index
74e31b02 644
645=head1 SECURITY
646
647All events are run inside of an eval container. This protects the user from
648receiving any error messages or page crashes if an event fails to run
649properly. All event errors are logged, even if logging is disabled.
650
74e31b02 651=head1 PLUGIN SUPPORT
652
653Other plugins may register scheduled events if they need to perform periodic
654maintenance. Plugin authors, B<be sure to inform your users> if you do this!
655Events should be registered from a plugin's C<setup> method.
656
657 sub setup {
658 my $c = shift;
659 $c->NEXT::setup(@_);
660
661 if ( $c->can('schedule') ) {
662 $c->schedule(
663 at => '0 * * * *',
664 event => \&cleanup,
665 );
666 }
667 }
f9d8e3cf 668
669=head1 CAVEATS
670
671The time at which an event will run is determined completely by the requests
672made to the application. Apps with heavy traffic may have events run at very
673close to the correct time, whereas apps with low levels of traffic may see
674events running much later than scheduled. If this is a problem, you can use
675a real cron entry that simply hits your application at the desired time.
676
677 0 * * * * wget -q http://www.myapp.com/
678
679Events which consume a lot of time will slow the request processing for the
680user who triggers the event. For these types of events, you should use
681auto_run => 0 or manual event triggering.
682
683=head1 PERFORMANCE
684
685The plugin only checks once per minute if any events need to be run, so the
686overhead on each request is minimal. On my test server, the difference
687between running with Scheduler and without was only around 0.02% (0.004
688seconds).
689
68f800bd 690Of course, when a scheduled event runs, performance will depend on what's
691being run in the event.
07305803 692
693=head1 METHODS
694
695=head2 schedule
696
697Schedule is a class method for adding scheduled events. See the
8c698cac 698L<"/SCHEDULING"> section for more information.
07305803 699
695ab602 700=head2 scheduler_state
701
702The current state of all scheduled events is available in an easy-to-use
703format by calling $c->scheduler_state. You can use this data to build an
704admin view into the scheduling engine, for example. This same data is also
705displayed on the Catalyst debug screen.
706
707This method returns an array reference containing a hash reference for each
708event.
709
710 [
711 {
712 'last_run' => '2005-12-29 16:29:33 EST',
713 'auto_run' => 1,
714 'last_output' => 1,
715 'at' => '0 0 * * *',
716 'next_run' => '2005-12-30 00:00:00 EST',
717 'event' => '/cron/session_cleanup'
718 },
719 {
720 'auto_run' => 1,
721 'at' => '0 0 * * *',
722 'next_run' => '2005-12-30 00:00:00 EST',
723 'event' => '/cron/build_rss'
724 },
725 ]
726
07305803 727=head1 INTERNAL METHODS
728
729The following methods are extended by this plugin.
730
731=over 4
732
733=item dispatch
734
735The main scheduling logic takes place during the dispatch phase.
736
ea66b1c7 737=item dump_these
738
739On the Catalyst debug screen, all scheduled events are displayed along with
740the next time they will be executed.
741
07305803 742=item setup
743
744=back
74e31b02 745
746=head1 SEE ALSO
747
748L<crontab(5)>
749
750=head1 AUTHOR
751
752Andy Grundman, <andy@hybridized.org>
753
754=head1 COPYRIGHT
755
756This program is free software, you can redistribute it and/or modify it
757under the same terms as Perl itself.
758
759=cut