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imnotjames/cronic
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A Cron annotation helper.

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Cronic
======

[](#cronic)

A cron job handler using Annotations for configuration.
-------------------------------------------------------

[](#a-cron-job-handler-using-annotations-for-configuration)

### How it Works

[](#how-it-works)

Magic. Annotate your class with `@cron` and a cron expression, and set up the `cronic` command in your crontab.

```
class Example {

    /**
     * @cron * * * * *
     */
    function exampleMethod() {
    }
}

```

###  Health Score

25

—

LowBetter than 37% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity9

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity54

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. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

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

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~7 days

Total

2

Last Release

3327d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

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###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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