jmettraux/rufus-scheduler

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rufus-scheduler is an in-process, in-memory job scheduler for Ruby supporting at, in, every, and cron scheduling styles using threads. It parses time strings via fugit and is intended to run inside a Ruby process rather than as a standalone cron replacement.

Use cases

• run a job every 3 hours in a ruby app
• schedule cron jobs inside a rails process
• execute code after a delay in ruby
• run recurring background tasks without external cron
• schedule one-off tasks at a specific time in ruby

When to choose

• you need lightweight in-process scheduling in a Ruby application
• you want cron-style or interval jobs without external infrastructure
• persistence of schedules across restarts is not required

When to avoid

• you need schedules to persist across process restarts
• you need a distributed or multi-node job scheduler
• you want a standalone cron replacement or a dedicated job queue like Sidekiq

Facets

library · maturity stable

scheduling workflow-automation developer-tools backend ruby cross-platform cron job-scheduler in-process threads time-parsing automation

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