#scheduler #execute-command #at #run-time #schtasks #later

tiny-native-scheduler

Tiny helper to schedule tasks to run at a specific time using at on Unix and schtasks on Windows

2 releases

0.1.1 Mar 4, 2023
0.1.0 Mar 4, 2023

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MIT license

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tiny native scheduler

  • This is a tiny native scheduler for the Rust programming language. It uses schtasks to schedule tasks on Windows. and at on Unix.

Installation

cargo install tiny_scheduler

Or add this to your Cargo.toml:

[dependencies]
tiny_scheduler = "0.1.0"

Usage

use tiny_scheduler::execute_command_in_x_minutes;

fn main() {
    execute_command_in_x_minutes("cargo install tiny_scheduler", 2);
}

Documentation

execute_command_in_x_minutes

Execute a command in x minutes using at or schtasks depending on the OS.

Arguments

  • command - The command to execute.
  • minutes - The amount of minutes to wait before executing the command.
  • win_task_name - The name of the task to create on Windows.

Example

use execute_command_in_x_minutes::execute_command_in_x_minutes;

execute_command_in_x_minutes("cargo install cargo-update", 5).unwrap();

Errors

This function will return an error if the command fails to execute.

Dependencies

~180KB