Cyberbe Notes from Blackcat

Laravel 5 – Scheduler

A brand new feature in Laravel 5 is an Artisan scheduler. This is designed to simplify tasks that need to be scheduled. All that is required is setting up one cron job that calls php artisan schedule:run and have it run every minute.

Once your cron is setup you can schedule any task to run in a concise and friendly manner. It takes the pain out of having to remember cron scheduling and is really simple. These schedules are created inside your “app/Console//Kernel.php” file.

Here is an example of a fictional task to clear the cache every hour:

$schedule->command('cache:clear')
->hourly()
->sendOutputTo($filePath)
->emailOutputTo('john@doe.com');
It doesn’t end there. You can also call class methods:

$schedule->call('SomeClass@method')->dailyAt('10:00');
Or use a closure:

$schedule->call(function(){
//..
})->everyThirtyMinutes();
And even terminal commands:

$schedule->terminal('gulp task')->fridays()->when(function(){
return true;
});
Laravel has always had developers in mind when creating new features and this one is no different. Take a look at the different scheduling methods available:

->hourly()
->daily()
->at($time) // 24 hour time
->dailyAt($time)
->twiceDaily()
->weekdays()
->mondays()
->tuesdays()
->wednesdays()
->thursdays()
->fridays()
->saturdays()
->sundays()
->weekly()
->weeklyOn($day, $time)
->monthly()
->yearly()
->everyFiveMinutes()
->everyTenMinutes()
->everyThirtyMinutes()
->days() // Days of the week.
I love the syntax and there is even more which you can find in this file. If you want to dig deeper checkout everything new in Laravel 5

This is another feature that is aimed at increasing your developer happiness. I think you’ll enjoy it and it will bring a lot of power to your apps.