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[[schedule-cron]]
==== `cron` Schedule
A <<trigger-schedule, `schedule`>> trigger that enables you to use a
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cron[cron] style expression to specify when you
want the scheduler to start the watch execution. {watcher} uses the cron parser
from the http://www.quartz-scheduler.org[Quartz Job Scheduler]. For more
information about writing Quartz cron expressions, see the
http://www.quartz-scheduler.org/documentation/quartz-2.2.x/tutorials/tutorial-lesson-06.html[Quartz CronTrigger Tutorial].
WARNING: While `cron` triggers are super powerful, we recommend using one of
the other schedule types if you can, as they are much more
straightforward to configure. If you use `cron`, construct your `cron`
expressions with care to be sure you are actually setting the schedule
you want. You can use the <<croneval, `croneval`>> tool to validate
your cron expressions and see what the resulting trigger times will be.
===== Cron Expressions
A cron expression is a string of the following form:
[source,txt]
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<seconds> <minutes> <hours> <day_of_month> <month> <day_of_week> [year]
------------------------------
All elements are required except for `year`. <<schedule-cron-elements>> shows
the valid values for each element in a cron expression.
[[schedule-cron-elements]]
.Cron Expression Elements
[cols=",^,,", options="header"]
|======
| Name | Required | Valid Values | Valid Special Characters
| `seconds` | yes | `0`-`59` | `,` `-` `*` `/`
| `minutes` | yes | `0`-`59` | `,` `-` `*` `/`
| `hours` | yes | `0`-`23` | `,` `-` `*` `/`
| `day_of_month` | yes | `1`-`31` | `,` `-` `*` `/` `?` `L` `W`
| `month` | yes | `1`-`12` or `JAN`-`DEC` | `,` `-` `*` `/`
| `day_of_week` | yes | `1`-`7` or `SUN`-`SAT` | `,` `-` `*` `/` `?` `L` `#`
| `year` | no | empty or `1970`-`2099 | `,` `-` `*` `/`
|======
The special characters you can use in a cron expression are described in
<<schedule-cron-special-characters>>. The names of months and days of the week
are not case sensitive. For example, `MON` and `mon` are equivalent.
NOTE: Currently, you must specify `?` for either the `day_of_week` or
`day_of_month`. Explicitly specifying both values is not supported.
[[schedule-cron-special-characters]]
.Cron Special Characters
[options="header"]
|======
| Special Character | Description
| * | All values. Selects every possible value for a field. For
example, `*` in the `hours` field means "every hour".
| ? | No specific value. Use when you don't care what the value
is. For example, if you want the schedule to trigger on a
particular day of the month, but don't care what day of
the week that happens to be, you can specify `?` in the
`day_of_week` field.
| - | A range of values (inclusive). Use to separate a minimum
and maximum value. For example, if you want the schedule
to trigger every hour between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM, you
could specify `9-17` in the `hours` field.
| , | Multiple values. Use to separate multiple values for a
field. For example, if you want the schedule to trigger
every Tuesday and Thursday, you could specify `TUE,THU`
in the `day_of_week` field.
| / | Increment. Use to separate values when specifying a time
increment. The first value represents the starting point,
and the second value represents the interval. For example,
if you want the schedule to trigger every 20 minutes
starting at the top of the hour, you could specify `0/20`
in the `minutes` field. Similarly, specifying `1/5` in
`day_of_month` field will trigger every 5 days starting on
the first day of the month.
| L | Last. Use in the `day_of_month` field to mean the last day
of the month--day 31 for January, day 28 for February in
non-leap years, day 30 for April, and so on. Use alone in
the `day_of_week` field in place of `7` or `SAT`, or after
a particular day of the week to select the last day of that
type in the month. For example `6L` means the last Friday
of the month. You can specify `LW` in the `day_of_month`
field to specify the last weekday of the month. Avoid using
the `L` option when specifying lists or ranges of values,
as the results likely won't be what you expect.
| W | Weekday. Use to specify the weekday (Monday-Friday) nearest
the given day. As an example, if you specify `15W` in the
`day_of_month` field and the 15th is a Saturday, the
schedule will trigger on the 14th. If the 15th is a Sunday,
the schedule will trigger on Monday the 16th. If the 15th
is a Tuesday, the schedule will trigger on Tuesday the 15th.
However if you specify `1W` as the value for `day_of_month`,
and the 1st is a Saturday, the schedule will trigger on
Monday the 3rd--it won't jump over the month boundary. You
can specify `LW` in the `day_of_month` field to specify the
last weekday of the month. You can only use the `W` option
when the `day_of_month` is a single day--it is not valid
when specifying a range or list of days.
| # | Nth XXX day in a month. Use in the `day_of_week` field to
specify the nth XXX day of the month. For example, if you
specify `6#1`, the schedule will trigger on the first
Friday of the month. Note that if you specify `3#5` and
there are not 5 Tuesdays in a particular month, the
schedule won't trigger that month.
|======
.Setting Daily Triggers
[options="header"]
|======
| Cron Expression | Description
| `0 5 9 * * ?` | Trigger at 9:05 AM every day.
| `0 5 9 * * ? 2015` | Trigger at 9:05 AM every day during the year 2015.
|======
.Restricting Triggers to a Range of Days or Times
[options="header"]
|======
| Cron Expression | Description
| `0 5 9 ? * MON-FRI` | Trigger at 9:05 AM Monday through Friday.
| `0 0-5 9 * * ?` | Trigger every minute starting at 9:00 AM and ending
at 9:05 AM every day.
|======
.Setting Interval Triggers
[options="header"]
|======
| Cron Expression | Description
| `0 0/15 9 * * ?` | Trigger every 15 minutes starting at 9:00 AM and ending
at 9:45 AM every day.
| `0 5 9 1/3 * ?` | Trigger at 9:05 AM every 3 days every month, starting
on the first day of the month.
|======
.Setting Schedules that Trigger on a Particular Day
[options="header"]
|======
| Cron Expression | Description
| `0 1 4 1 4 ?` | Trigger every April 1st at 4:01 AM.
| `0 0,30 9 ? 4 WED` | Trigger at 9:00 AM and at 9:30 AM every Wednesday in
the month of April.
| `0 5 9 15 * ?` | Trigger at 9:05 AM on the 15th day of every month.
| `0 5 9 15W * ?` | Trigger at 9:05 AM on the nearest weekday to the 15th
of every month.
| `0 5 9 ? * 6#1` | Trigger at 9:05 AM on the first Friday of every month.
|======
.Setting Triggers Using Last
[options="header"]
|======
| Cron Expression | Description
| `0 5 9 L * ?` | Trigger at 9:05 AM on the last day of every month.
| `0 5 9 ? * 2L` | Trigger at 9:05 AM on the last Monday of every month
| `0 5 9 LW * ?` | Trigger at 9:05 AM on the last weekday of every month.
|======
===== Configuring a Cron Schedule
To configure a `cron` schedule, you simply specify the cron expression as a
string value. For example, the following snippet configures a `cron` schedule
that triggers every day at noon:
[source,js]
--------------------------------------------------
{
...
"trigger" : {
"schedule" : {
"cron" : "0 0 12 * * ?"
}
}
...
}
--------------------------------------------------
===== Configuring a Multiple Times Cron Schedule
To configure a `cron` schedule that triggers multiple times, you can
specify an array of cron expressions. For example, the following `cron`
schedule triggers every even minute during weekdays and every uneven
minute during the weekend:
[source,js]
--------------------------------------------------
{
...
"trigger" : {
"schedule" : {
"cron" : [
"0 0/2 * ? * MON-FRI"",
"0 1-59/2 * ? * SAT-SUN"
]
}
}
...
}
--------------------------------------------------
[[croneval]]
===== Verifying Cron Expressions
{xpack} ships with a `croneval` command line tool that you can use to verify that
your cron expressions are valid and produce the expected results. This tool is
provided in the `$ES_HOME/bin/x-pack` directory.
To verify a cron expression, simply pass it in as a parameter to `croneval`:
[source,bash]
--------------------------------------------------
bin/x-pack/croneval "0 0/1 * * * ?"
--------------------------------------------------
If the cron expression is valid, `croneval` displays the next 10 times that the
schedule will be triggered.
You can specify the `-c` option to control how many future trigger times are
displayed. For example, the following command displays the next 20 trigger times:
[source,bash]
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bin/x-pack/croneval "0 0/1 * * * ?" -c 20
--------------------------------------------------