quantum-elixir/quantum-core

Problem: Job Scheduling via Cron Notation complicated

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#268 opened on Sep 25, 2017

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Description

Description

Quantum currently allows configuration via Cron Notation. This works very well for statically recurring events, but doesn't work very well for dynamic ones.

If you for example want to run a dynamic job once every day for 7 days until it stops, that's very complicated to do.

Implementation

Generic way of configuring such jobs should be provided. Any Ideas how to do that?

PR

We'd be happy to receive a PR (after the implementation details are cleared). If this is a popular request please leave a 👍 so that we see that this is important to our users and implement it ourselves.

Contributor guide

Tech stack
elixir
Domain
backend
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
4
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
needs investigation
Prerequisites
Elixir basicsUnderstanding of Quantum schedulerFamiliarity with cron notation
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
25
Research direction
Review the current implementation of cron based job scheduling in quantum core. Look at the existing configuration options and identify how dynamic scheduling (e.g., run daily for 7 days) could be added. Check for any related issues or PRs that discuss similar features. Consider discussing design alternatives in the issue comments before implementation.