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Agent for scheduled list of static events

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#1,936 opened on Mar 14, 2017

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Description

Let's say we have an web agent that can fetch comments from a page like :username/comments, and we want to run it every 12 hours for a fixed list of usernames, so would need some sort of generator feeding a list of username via events.

A manual event works, but is currently unable to be scheduled. A CSV list works, but requires setting up a CSV file with all the data you want to send, and getting the formatting just right. A javascript agent works (don't think there's anything that can't be solved with it), but requires knowing javascript to get working.

Per @cantino's suggestion:

Maybe the ManualEventAgent should be extended to event any Static event and could be scheduled?

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ruby
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backend
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feature
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3
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Ruby programmingHuginn agent systemEvent scheduling
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50
Research direction
Study the existing ManualEventAgent implementation in app/models/agents/manual event agent.rb. Understand the scheduling mechanism used by other agents, such as the 'schedule' method and how events are emitted. Consider extending the agent to accept a list of static event data (e.g., via a JSON option) and emit them on a schedule. Review the comments in the issue for additional context, particularly the suggestion by @cantino.
Agent for scheduled list of static events · huginn/huginn#1936 | Good First Issue