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course-hero/symfony-cron-bundle
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Cron-related utilities for Symfony2

v0.2.0(11y ago)19.5k3Apache-2PHPPHP >= 5.3.3

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README
======

[](#readme)

What is symfony-cron?
---------------------

[](#what-is-symfony-cron)

*symfony-cron* is a bundle of utilities for [Symfony2](http://symfony.com) that provide functions related to scheduled tasks run out of a cron context.

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Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

*symfony-cron* is supported on [PHP 5.4+](http://php.net) with [Symfony 2.5+](http://symfony.com).

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

The best way to install *symfony-cron* is to include the bundle using a mechanism such as [composer](http://getcomposer.org). Information about the package is published to [packagist](https://packagist.org/).

Use
---

[](#use)

To use *symfony-cron* in a Symfony2-based project, start by defining how you want to use the system. The following checklist might help:

- What type of lock service will be used? (File, memcached, etc.)
- Do commands need to be executed in a child process?
    - Processes that unexpectedly terminate cause locks to be unreleased if not executed in a child process, thus preventing future processes from running.

### Example: File Lock with Child Process

[](#example-file-lock-with-child-process)

app/config/config.yml:

```
services:
    symfony_cron.lock_file_service:
        class: SymfonyCronBundle\Component\Lock\LockFileService
    symfony_cron.default_lock_service: "@symfony_cron.lock_file_service"
    symfony_cron.process_service:
        class: SymfonyCronBundle\Component\Process\ProcessService
```

crontab:

```
* * * * * /path/to/script

```

/path/to/script:

```
#!/bin/bash

/usr/bin/php \
    /path/to/symfony/app/console \
    cron:single_exec \
        --id /path/to/lock/files/some-unique-file \
        --child_process \
    -- \
        /path/to/child/script \
        --script-option \
        script-args
```

### Example: Multiple Instances of Same Script as Embedded Application

[](#example-multiple-instances-of-same-script-as-embedded-application)

app/config/config.yml:

```
services:
    symfony_cron.lock_file_service:
        class: SymfonyCronBundle\Component\Lock\LockFileService
    symfony_cron.default_lock_service: "@symfony_cron.lock_file_service"
    symfony_cron.process_service:
        class: SymfonyCronBundle\Component\Process\ProcessService
```

crontab:

```
* * * * * /path/to/script instance-1-unique-key parameter-set-1
* * * * * /path/to/script instance-2-unique-key parameter-set-2

```

/path/to/script:

```
#!/bin/bash

KEY="$1"
PARAM="$2"

/usr/bin/php \
    /path/to/symfony/app/console \
    cron:single_exec \
        --id ${KEY} \
    -- \
        some:command \
        ${PARAM}
```

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

*symfony-cron* is an open source, community-driven project. If you'd like to contribute, please read the [Contributing](CONTRIBUTING.md) documentation. If you're submitting a pull request, please follow the guidelines in the [Submitting a Patch](CONTRIBUTING.md) section and use [Pull Request Template](CONTRIBUTING.md).

Running Tests
-------------

[](#running-tests)

All tests are supported using standard [phpunit](https://phpunit.de) practices. A [helper script](phpunit.sh) has also been provided to assist with running tests.

###  Health Score

28

—

LowBetter than 54% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity22

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity49

Maturing project, gaining track record

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. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~0 days

Total

3

Last Release

4204d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Tags

symfonycron

###  Code Quality

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