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Use async to have functions run on a schedule.
Async Sched can run tasks on a schedule. It can also receive new tasks (in limited fashion) and change the running schedules without stopping the service.
::
scheduler.py
schedules/
task1.py
task2.py
.. code-block:: python
# scheduler.py
import async_sched
srv = async_sched.start_server(('127.0.0.1', 8000),
update_path='./schedules',
global_server=True)
# srv.add('3 Second', async_sched.Schedule(seconds=3), print, 'Hello 3 seconds')
srv.run_forever()
Task 1 in the schedules directory will automatically be imported. Because start_server
sets the server as an
accessible attribute with get_server
we can dynamically add schedules.
.. code-block:: python
# schedules/task1.py
from async_sched import get_server, Schedule
import datetime
def print_task1():
print('Hello! I am task 1 ' + str(datetime.datetime.now()))
s = Schedule(seconds=30, repeat=True)
# This will remove an existing 'Task 1' and schedule a new 'Task 1'
server = get_server()
server.add('Task 1', s, print_task1)
In the task 2 file we are not scheduling any commands, but we are registering a callback function that can be run from a client later.
.. code-block:: python
# schedules/task2.py
from async_sched import get_server, Schedule
import datetime
server = get_server()
@server.register_callback # or @server.register_callback('print_task2')
def print_task2(name):
print('Task 2 is running! ', name, str(datetime.datetime.now()))
Now run the scheduler server to listen to remote commands and manage the running schedules.
python scheduler.py
# or python -m async_sched.server.run --path "schedules" --host "127.0.0.1" --port 8000
Use a client to print the running schedules.
python -m async_sched.client.request_schedules --host "127.0.0.1" --port 8000
Reload the files in the ./schedules/
directory.
python -m async_sched.client.update server --host "127.0.0.1" --port 8000
Stop a schedule that is running.
python -m async_sched.client.stop_schedule "Task 1" --host "127.0.0.1" --port 8000
Run a registered callback function.
python -m async_sched.client run_command "print_task2" "hello" --host "127.0.0.1" --port 8000
Schedule a registered command.
python -m async_sched.client schedule_command "print_task2" "hello" --seconds 10 --host "127.0.0.1" --port 8000
FAQs
Use async to have functions run on a schedule.
We found that async-sched demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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