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// # Returns when your scheduled val should run
// This is a hacky way to get cron-like scheduled vals
// until we build them properly into Val Town.
// Returns `true` when your function should run
// Example: https://val.town/v/stevekrouse.sendDailyJoke
// Test: https://val.town/v/stevekrouse.exampleCronDay
export async function cron({
expression,
lastRunAt,
timezone,
_debugNow,
}: {
expression: string;
lastRunAt: Date;
timezone?: string;
_debugNow?: Date;
}) {
const { default: parser } = await import("npm:cron-parser");
const interval = parser.parseExpression(expression, {
tz: timezone,
currentDate: _debugNow,
});
// If the last time it was supposed to run is *after*
// the last time it ran, return `true` (meaning: run it now!)
return interval.prev().toDate() >= lastRunAt;
}
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October 23, 2023