# gocron: A Golang Job Scheduling Package
[](https://github.com/go-co-op/gocron/actions)
 [](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2)
gocron is a job scheduling package which lets you run Go functions at pre-determined intervals.
If you want to chat, you can find us on Slack at
[](https://gophers.slack.com/archives/CQ7T0T1FW)
## Quick Start
```
go get github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2
```
```golang
package main
import (
"fmt"
"time"
"github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2"
)
func main() {
// create a scheduler
s, err := gocron.NewScheduler()
if err != nil {
// handle error
}
// add a job to the scheduler
j, err := s.NewJob(
gocron.DurationJob(
10*time.Second,
),
gocron.NewTask(
func(a string, b int) {
// do things
},
"hello",
1,
),
)
if err != nil {
// handle error
}
// each job has a unique id
fmt.Println(j.ID())
// start the scheduler
s.Start()
// block until you are ready to shut down
select {
case <-time.After(time.Minute):
}
// when you're done, shut it down
err = s.Shutdown()
if err != nil {
// handle error
}
}
```
## Examples
- [Go doc examples](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2#pkg-examples)
- [Examples directory](examples)
## Concepts
- **Job**: The job encapsulates a "task", which is made up of a go function and any function parameters. The Job then
provides the scheduler with the time the job should next be scheduled to run.
- **Scheduler**: The scheduler keeps track of all the jobs and sends each job to the executor when
it is ready to be run.
- **Executor**: The executor calls the job's task and manages the complexities of different job
execution timing requirements (e.g. singletons that shouldn't overrun each other, limiting the max number of jobs running)
## Features
### Job types
Jobs can be run at various intervals.
- [**Duration**](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2#DurationJob):
Jobs can be run at a fixed `time.Duration`.
- [**Random duration**](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2#DurationRandomJob):
Jobs can be run at a random `time.Duration` between a min and max.
- [**Cron**](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2#CronJob):
Jobs can be run using a crontab.
- [**Daily**](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2#DailyJob):
Jobs can be run every x days at specific times.
- [**Weekly**](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2#WeeklyJob):
Jobs can be run every x weeks on specific days of the week and at specific times.
- [**Monthly**](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2#MonthlyJob):
Jobs can be run every x months on specific days of the month and at specific times.
- [**One time**](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2#OneTimeJob):
Jobs can be run at specific time(s) (either once or many times).
### Concurrency Limits
Jobs can be limited individually or across the entire scheduler.
- [**Per job limiting with singleton mode**](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2#WithSingletonMode):
Jobs can be limited to a single concurrent execution that either reschedules (skips overlapping executions)
or queues (waits for the previous execution to finish).
- [**Per scheduler limiting with limit mode**](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2#WithLimitConcurrentJobs):
Jobs can be limited to a certain number of concurrent executions across the entire scheduler
using either reschedule (skip when the limit is met) or queue (jobs are added to a queue to
wait for the limit to be available).
- **Note:** A scheduler limit and a job limit can both be enabled.
### Distributed instances of gocron
Multiple instances of gocron can be run.
- [**Elector**](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2#WithDistributedElector):
An elector can be used to elect a single instance of gocron to run as the primary with the
other instances checking to see if a new leader needs to be elected.
- Implementations: [go-co-op electors](https://github.com/go-co-op?q=-elector&type=all&language=&sort=)
(don't see what you need? request on slack to get a repo created to contribute it!)
- [**Locker**](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2#WithDistributedLocker):
A locker can be used to lock each run of a job to a single instance of gocron.
Locker can be at job or scheduler, if it is defined both at job and scheduler then locker of job will take precedence.
- See Notes in the doc for [Locker](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2#Locker) for
details and limitations of the locker design.
- Implementations: [go-co-op lockers](https://github.com/go-co-op?q=-lock&type=all&language=&sort=)
(don't see what you need? request on slack to get a repo created to contribute it!)
### Events
Job events can trigger actions.
- [**Listeners**](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2#WithEventListeners):
Can be added to a job, with [event listeners](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2#EventListener),
or all jobs across the
[scheduler](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2#WithGlobalJobOptions)
to listen for job events and trigger actions.
### Options
Many job and scheduler options are available.
- [**Job options**](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2#JobOption):
Job options can be set when creating a job using `NewJob`.
- [**Global job options**](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2#WithGlobalJobOptions):
Global job options can be set when creating a scheduler using `NewScheduler`
and the `WithGlobalJobOptions` option.
- [**Scheduler options**](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2#SchedulerOption):
Scheduler options can be set when creating a scheduler using `NewScheduler`.
### Logging
Logs can be enabled.
- [Logger](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2#Logger):
The Logger interface can be implemented with your desired logging library.
The provided NewLogger uses the standard library's log package.
### Metrics
Metrics may be collected from the execution of each job.
- [**Monitor**](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2#Monitor):
- [**MonitorStatus**](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2#MonitorStatus) (includes status and error (if any) of the Job)
A monitor can be used to collect metrics for each job from a scheduler.
- Implementations: [go-co-op monitors](https://github.com/go-co-op?q=-monitor&type=all&language=&sort=)
(don't see what you need? request on slack to get a repo created to contribute it!)
### Testing
The gocron library is set up to enable testing.
- Mocks are provided in [the mock package](mocks) using [gomock](https://github.com/uber-go/mock).
- Time can be mocked by passing in a [FakeClock](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/jonboulle/clockwork#FakeClock)
to [WithClock](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2#WithClock) -
see the [example on WithClock](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2#example-WithClock).
## Supporters
We appreciate the support for free and open source software!
This project is supported by:
[JetBrains](https://www.jetbrains.com/?from=gocron)
[Sentry](https://sentry.io/welcome/)
## Star History
](https://gophers.slack.com/archives/CQ7T0T1FW)
## Quick Start
```
go get github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2
```
```golang
package main
import (
"fmt"
"time"
"github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2"
)
func main() {
// create a scheduler
s, err := gocron.NewScheduler()
if err != nil {
// handle error
}
// add a job to the scheduler
j, err := s.NewJob(
gocron.DurationJob(
10*time.Second,
),
gocron.NewTask(
func(a string, b int) {
// do things
},
"hello",
1,
),
)
if err != nil {
// handle error
}
// each job has a unique id
fmt.Println(j.ID())
// start the scheduler
s.Start()
// block until you are ready to shut down
select {
case <-time.After(time.Minute):
}
// when you're done, shut it down
err = s.Shutdown()
if err != nil {
// handle error
}
}
```
## Examples
- [Go doc examples](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2#pkg-examples)
- [Examples directory](examples)
## Concepts
- **Job**: The job encapsulates a "task", which is made up of a go function and any function parameters. The Job then
provides the scheduler with the time the job should next be scheduled to run.
- **Scheduler**: The scheduler keeps track of all the jobs and sends each job to the executor when
it is ready to be run.
- **Executor**: The executor calls the job's task and manages the complexities of different job
execution timing requirements (e.g. singletons that shouldn't overrun each other, limiting the max number of jobs running)
## Features
### Job types
Jobs can be run at various intervals.
- [**Duration**](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2#DurationJob):
Jobs can be run at a fixed `time.Duration`.
- [**Random duration**](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2#DurationRandomJob):
Jobs can be run at a random `time.Duration` between a min and max.
- [**Cron**](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2#CronJob):
Jobs can be run using a crontab.
- [**Daily**](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2#DailyJob):
Jobs can be run every x days at specific times.
- [**Weekly**](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2#WeeklyJob):
Jobs can be run every x weeks on specific days of the week and at specific times.
- [**Monthly**](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2#MonthlyJob):
Jobs can be run every x months on specific days of the month and at specific times.
- [**One time**](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2#OneTimeJob):
Jobs can be run at specific time(s) (either once or many times).
### Concurrency Limits
Jobs can be limited individually or across the entire scheduler.
- [**Per job limiting with singleton mode**](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2#WithSingletonMode):
Jobs can be limited to a single concurrent execution that either reschedules (skips overlapping executions)
or queues (waits for the previous execution to finish).
- [**Per scheduler limiting with limit mode**](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2#WithLimitConcurrentJobs):
Jobs can be limited to a certain number of concurrent executions across the entire scheduler
using either reschedule (skip when the limit is met) or queue (jobs are added to a queue to
wait for the limit to be available).
- **Note:** A scheduler limit and a job limit can both be enabled.
### Distributed instances of gocron
Multiple instances of gocron can be run.
- [**Elector**](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2#WithDistributedElector):
An elector can be used to elect a single instance of gocron to run as the primary with the
other instances checking to see if a new leader needs to be elected.
- Implementations: [go-co-op electors](https://github.com/go-co-op?q=-elector&type=all&language=&sort=)
(don't see what you need? request on slack to get a repo created to contribute it!)
- [**Locker**](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2#WithDistributedLocker):
A locker can be used to lock each run of a job to a single instance of gocron.
Locker can be at job or scheduler, if it is defined both at job and scheduler then locker of job will take precedence.
- See Notes in the doc for [Locker](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2#Locker) for
details and limitations of the locker design.
- Implementations: [go-co-op lockers](https://github.com/go-co-op?q=-lock&type=all&language=&sort=)
(don't see what you need? request on slack to get a repo created to contribute it!)
### Events
Job events can trigger actions.
- [**Listeners**](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2#WithEventListeners):
Can be added to a job, with [event listeners](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2#EventListener),
or all jobs across the
[scheduler](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2#WithGlobalJobOptions)
to listen for job events and trigger actions.
### Options
Many job and scheduler options are available.
- [**Job options**](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2#JobOption):
Job options can be set when creating a job using `NewJob`.
- [**Global job options**](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2#WithGlobalJobOptions):
Global job options can be set when creating a scheduler using `NewScheduler`
and the `WithGlobalJobOptions` option.
- [**Scheduler options**](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2#SchedulerOption):
Scheduler options can be set when creating a scheduler using `NewScheduler`.
### Logging
Logs can be enabled.
- [Logger](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2#Logger):
The Logger interface can be implemented with your desired logging library.
The provided NewLogger uses the standard library's log package.
### Metrics
Metrics may be collected from the execution of each job.
- [**Monitor**](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2#Monitor):
- [**MonitorStatus**](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2#MonitorStatus) (includes status and error (if any) of the Job)
A monitor can be used to collect metrics for each job from a scheduler.
- Implementations: [go-co-op monitors](https://github.com/go-co-op?q=-monitor&type=all&language=&sort=)
(don't see what you need? request on slack to get a repo created to contribute it!)
### Testing
The gocron library is set up to enable testing.
- Mocks are provided in [the mock package](mocks) using [gomock](https://github.com/uber-go/mock).
- Time can be mocked by passing in a [FakeClock](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/jonboulle/clockwork#FakeClock)
to [WithClock](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2#WithClock) -
see the [example on WithClock](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2#example-WithClock).
## Supporters
We appreciate the support for free and open source software!
This project is supported by:
[JetBrains](https://www.jetbrains.com/?from=gocron)
