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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. akki-io/cron-expression-generator ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) akki-io/cron-expression-generator ================================= Create a cron expression based on user input v1.0(4y ago)1105MITPHPPHP ^7.4|^8.0 Since May 27Pushed 4y agoCompare [ Source](https://github.com/akki-io/cron-expression-generator)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/akki-io/cron-expression-generator)[ Docs](https://github.com/akki-io/cron-expression-generator)[ RSS](/packages/akki-io-cron-expression-generator/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 4w ago READMEChangelog (1)Dependencies (5)Versions (2)Used By (0) [![Hero](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/akki-io/cron-expression-generator/master/hero.png)](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/akki-io/cron-expression-generator/master/hero.png) Cron Expression Generator ========================= [](#cron-expression-generator) [![Latest Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/e7c1d4797d2acb18798edf510d18fea9214d7f59cd245384ccfdbc592021942e/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f72656c656173652f616b6b692d696f2f63726f6e2d65787072657373696f6e2d67656e657261746f722e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://github.com/akki-io/cron-expression-generator/releases)[![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/4fdcb0046d601dc6b7e8553c97e8e1f21cd9ec480375b56f180d91213175dc85/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7472617669732f616b6b692d696f2f63726f6e2d65787072657373696f6e2d67656e657261746f722f6d61737465722e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://travis-ci.com/akki-io/cron-expression-generator)[![Quality Score](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/d3c5ab23690d5bdb374954ca6f0495463612b132996efede16bb95635c7c9ed1/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7363727574696e697a65722f672f616b6b692d696f2f63726f6e2d65787072657373696f6e2d67656e657261746f722e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://scrutinizer-ci.com/g/akki-io/cron-expression-generator)[![Software License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/55c0218c8f8009f06ad4ddae837ddd05301481fcf0dff8e0ed9dadda8780713e/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f6c6963656e73652d4d49542d627269676874677265656e2e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](LICENSE.md)[![StyleCI](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/3a23118a798027ae2ab7176eb18bbe3d0ac9928b501ae9be5625712473ec0a0a/68747470733a2f2f7374796c6563692e696f2f7265706f732f3337313132383032332f736869656c643f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://styleci.io/repos/371128023)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/d29b9ae8253470a680ea9ed00cd8390251f9682aeec79f6fd5ed970a6c5eb371/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f616b6b692d696f2f63726f6e2d65787072657373696f6e2d67656e657261746f722e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/akki-io/cron-expression-generator) Generate cron expressions based on user inputs. Installation ------------ [](#installation) You can install the package via composer: ``` composer require akki-io/cron-expression-generator ``` Introduction ------------ [](#introduction) A CRON expression is a string representing the schedule for a particular command to execute. The parts of a CRON schedule are as follows: ``` * * * * * - - - - - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +----- day of week (0 - 6) (Sunday=0) | | | +---------- month (1 - 12) | | +--------------- day of month (1 - 31) | +-------------------- hour (0 - 23) +------------------------- min (0 - 59) ``` Cron SchedulePackage Request Mappingminminutehourhourday of monthday\_monthmonthmonthday of weekday\_weekThis package supports the following different options for each schedule. Option Type (\*required)DescriptionNested Required ParametersONCEGenerate cron onceint `at`, b/t the range of scheduleEVERYGenerate cron for everyint `every`, b/t the range of scheduleLISTGenerate cron based on the list of valuesarray `list` and int `list.*`, b/t the range of scheduleRANGEGenerate cron based on rangeint `start` and int `end` both b/t the range of scheduleSTEPGenerate cron based on stepint `every`, int `start` and int `end` all b/t the range of scheduleUsage ----- [](#usage) You can set the `$options` array below based on the different options as outlined above. ``` use AkkiIo\CronExpressionGenerator\CronExpressionGenerator; $options = []; $cronExpression = (new CronExpressionGenerator($options))->generate(); ``` Examples -------- [](#examples) **Generate cron expression for every minute** ``` $options = []; $cronExpression = (new CronExpressionGenerator($options))->generate(); // * * * * * ``` **Generate cron expression for once every hour** ``` $options = [ 'minute' => [ 'type' => 'ONCE', 'at' => 0, ], 'hour' => [ 'type' => 'EVERY', 'every' => 1, ], ]; $cronExpression = (new CronExpressionGenerator($options))->generate(); // 0 */1 * * * ``` **Generate cron expression for once every day at 10:15 AM** ``` $options = [ 'minute' => [ 'type' => 'ONCE', 'at' => 15, ], 'hour' => [ 'type' => 'ONCE', 'at' => 10, ], ]; $cronExpression = (new CronExpressionGenerator($options))->generate(); // 15 10 * * * ``` **Generate cron expression for once every weekday at 10:15 AM** ``` $options = [ 'minute' => [ 'type' => 'ONCE', 'at' => 15, ], 'hour' => [ 'type' => 'ONCE', 'at' => 10, ], 'day_week' => [ 'type' => 'RANGE', 'start' => 1, 'end' => 5, ], ]; $cronExpression = (new CronExpressionGenerator($options))->generate(); // 15 10 * * 1-5 ``` **Generate cron expression for once every month of day 22 at 10:15 AM** ``` $options = [ 'minute' => [ 'type' => 'ONCE', 'at' => 15, ], 'hour' => [ 'type' => 'ONCE', 'at' => 10, ], 'day_month' => [ 'type' => 'ONCE', 'at' => 22, ], ]; $cronExpression = (new CronExpressionGenerator($options))->generate(); // 15 10 22 * * ``` **Generate cron expression for every Sunday at 10:15 AM** ``` $options = [ 'minute' => [ 'type' => 'ONCE', 'at' => 15, ], 'hour' => [ 'type' => 'ONCE', 'at' => 10, ], 'day_week' => [ 'type' => 'ONCE', 'at' => 0, ], ]; $cronExpression = (new CronExpressionGenerator($options))->generate(); // 15 10 * * 0 ``` **Generate cron expression for every year on Oct 22 at 10:15 AM** ``` $options = [ 'minute' => [ 'type' => 'ONCE', 'at' => 15 ], 'hour' => [ 'type' => 'ONCE', 'at' => 10, ], 'day_month' => [ 'type' => 'ONCE', 'at' => 22, ], 'month' => [ 'type' => 'ONCE', 'at' => 10, ], ]; $cronExpression = (new CronExpressionGenerator($options))->generate(); // 15 10 22 10 * ``` ### Testing [](#testing) ``` composer test ``` Contributing ------------ [](#contributing) Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details. ### Security [](#security) If you discover any security related issues, please email instead of using the issue tracker. Credits ------- [](#credits) - [Akki Khare](https://github.com/akki-io) - [All Contributors](../../contributors) License ------- [](#license) The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information. ### Health Score 26 — LowBetter than 43% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity12 Limited adoption so far Community6 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity56 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. 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