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[CLI & Console](/categories/cli) 4. / 5. package-of-laravel/dispatcher ActiveLibrary[CLI & Console](/categories/cli) package-of-laravel/dispatcher ============================= Schedule your artisan commands within your application's source code v1.5.0(2y ago)05MITPHPPHP >=5.3.2 Since Mar 6Pushed 2y agoCompare [ Source](https://github.com/package-of-laravel/dispatcher)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/package-of-laravel/dispatcher)[ RSS](/packages/package-of-laravel-dispatcher/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (1)Dependencies (5)Versions (21)Used By (0) Dispatcher ========== [](#dispatcher) Dispatcher allows you to schedule your artisan commands within your [Laravel](http://laravel.com) project, eliminating the need to touch the crontab when deploying. It also allows commands to run per environment and keeps your scheduling logic where it should be, in your version control. [![](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/baf907db1face08a2e3563c008264c97a078589e5e2258b9fcc277691ee1cb0c/68747470733a2f2f73332d75732d776573742d322e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f6f73732d617661746172732f646973706174636865725f726f756e645f726561646d652e706e67)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/baf907db1face08a2e3563c008264c97a078589e5e2258b9fcc277691ee1cb0c/68747470733a2f2f73332d75732d776573742d322e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f6f73732d617661746172732f646973706174636865725f726f756e645f726561646d652e706e67) ``` use Indatus\Dispatcher\Scheduling\ScheduledCommand; use Indatus\Dispatcher\Scheduling\Schedulable; use Indatus\Dispatcher\Drivers\DateTime\Scheduler; class MyCommand extends ScheduledCommand { public function schedule(Schedulable $scheduler) { //every day at 4:17am return $scheduler ->daily() ->hours(4) ->minutes(17); } } ``` --- [![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/7a5df8e73e29f26d0c22b70c4d27e2b22be63b2f0bd925ec8e0bde1824f32e09/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f696e64617475732f646973706174636865722f762f737461626c652e706e67)](https://packagist.org/packages/indatus/dispatcher) [![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/e1b9e898bb5252efc4b1b800cd36e940e30ed90eff50825f8fd94e806fce233c/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f696e64617475732f646973706174636865722f646f776e6c6f6164732e706e67)](https://packagist.org/packages/indatus/dispatcher) [![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/8362b692bce8e4d5888b8047b0e1844fd0bb1e3205737c7fbedca43876ae5e7d/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f496e64617475732f646973706174636865722e706e673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://travis-ci.org/Indatus/dispatcher) [![Code Coverage](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/cfee67a9f706b75ba062a46ea46b55133aa6051b48bc934a67970f0ed1cf5de4/68747470733a2f2f7363727574696e697a65722d63692e636f6d2f672f496e64617475732f646973706174636865722f6261646765732f636f7665726167652e706e673f623d6d6173746572)](https://scrutinizer-ci.com/g/Indatus/dispatcher/?branch=master) [![Scrutinizer Code Quality](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/e76b367f0540c76c9b3932a0b8f1c01ed9669b158fa817473abbf976c802291c/68747470733a2f2f7363727574696e697a65722d63692e636f6d2f672f496e64617475732f646973706174636865722f6261646765732f7175616c6974792d73636f72652e706e673f623d6d6173746572)](https://scrutinizer-ci.com/g/Indatus/dispatcher/?branch=master) README Contents --------------- [](#readme-contents) - [Features](#features) - [Tutorial](#tutorial) - [Installation](#installation) - [For Laravel 4 (see 1.4 branch)](https://github.com/Indatus/dispatcher/tree/1.4#installation) - [For Laravel 5](#installation) - discontinued, see [Laravel 5's scheduler](http://laravel-news.com/2014/11/laravel-5-scheduler/) - [Upgrading from 1.4 to 2.0](#upgrading-1.4-2.0) - [Usage](#usage) - [Generating New Scheduled Commands](#new-commands) - [Scheduling Existing Commands](#scheduling-commands) - [Running Commands As Users](#commands-as-users) - [Environment-Specific Commands](#environment-commands) - [Running Commands In Maintenance Mode](#maintenance-mode) - [Advanced Scheduling](#advanced-scheduling) - [Drivers](#drivers) - [DateTime](#datetime) - [Custom Drivers](#custom-drivers) - [FAQ](#faq) \## Features - Schedule artisan commands to run automatically - Scheduling is maintained within your version control system - Single source of truth for when and where commands run - Schedule commands to run with arguments and options - Run commands as other users - Run commands in certain environments - Use custom drivers for custom scheduling contexts \## Tutorial By Ben Kuhl at the [Laravel Louisville meetup](http://laravel-louisville.github.io/meetup/) ([@lurvul](https://twitter.com/lurvul)): [Video](http://vimeo.com/94212203) - [Slides](http://bkuhl.github.io/dispatcher-slides) By Jefferey Way at [Laracasts](https://www.laracasts.com): [Recurring Tasks the Laravel Way](https://laracasts.com/lessons/recurring-tasks-the-laravel-way) \## Installation > **NOTICE: [Laravel 5 now includes scheduling](http://laravel-news.com/2014/11/laravel-5-scheduler/) out of the box. This package will no longer be maintained for Laravel 5 and above** Requirements1.4.\*2.\*[Laravel](http://laravel.com)4.1/4.25.x[PHP](https://php.net)5.3+5.4+[HHVM](http://hhvm.com)3.3+3.3+Install with Composer...~1.4~2.0@dev> If you're using **Laravel 4** view the [readme in the 1.4 branch](https://github.com/Indatus/dispatcher/tree/1.4) Add this line to the providers array in your `config/app.php` file : ``` 'Indatus\Dispatcher\ServiceProvider', ``` Add the following to your root Crontab (via `sudo crontab -e`): ``` * * * * * php /path/to/artisan scheduled:run 1>> /dev/null 2>&1 ``` If you are adding this to `/etc/cron.d` you'll need to specify a user immediately after `* * * * *`. > You may add this to any user's Crontab, but only the root crontab can run commands as other users. \### Upgrading from 1.4 to 2.0 In all scheduled commands... - Replace `use Indatus\Dispatcher\Drivers\Cron\Scheduler` with `use Indatus\Dispatcher\Drivers\DateTime\Scheduler` - Replaced uses of `Scheduler::[DAY_OF_WEEK]` with `Day::[DAY_OF_WEEK]` and `Scheduler::[MONTH_OF_YEAR]` with `Month::[MONTH_OF_YEAR]` - `executable` config option has been removed. Dispatcher now inherits the [path to the binary](http://php.net/manual/en/reserved.constants.php#constant.php-binary) that was initially used to run `scheduled:run` \## Usage ``` scheduled scheduled:make Create a new scheduled artisan command scheduled:run Run scheduled commands scheduled:summary View a summary of all scheduled artisan commands ``` If commands are not visible via `php artisan` then they cannot be scheduled. \### Generating New Scheduled Commands Use `php artisan scheduled:make` to generate a new scheduled command, the same way you would use artisan's `command:make`. Then [register your command](http://laravel.com/docs/commands#registering-commands) with Laravel. \### Scheduling Existing Commands You may either implement `\Indatus\Dispatcher\Scheduling\ScheduledCommandInterface` or follow the below steps. 1. Add use statements to your command. If you're using a custom driver you will use a different `Scheduler` class. ``` use Indatus\Dispatcher\Scheduling\ScheduledCommand; use Indatus\Dispatcher\Scheduling\Schedulable; use Indatus\Dispatcher\Drivers\DateTime\Scheduler; ``` 2. Extend `\Indatus\Dispatcher\Scheduling\ScheduledCommand` 3. Implement schedule(): ``` /** * When a command should run * * @param Scheduler $scheduler * * @return Scheduler */ public function schedule(Schedulable $scheduler) { return $scheduler; } ``` For details and examples on how to schedule, see the [DateTime Driver](#datetime). \### Running Commands As Users You may override `user()` to run a given artisan command as a specific user. Ensure your `scheduled:run` artisan command is running as root. ``` public function user() { return 'backup'; } ``` > This feature may not be supported by all drivers. \### Environment-Specific Commands You may override `environment()` to ensure your command is only scheduled in specific environments. It should provide a single environment or an array of environments. ``` public function environment() { return ['development','staging']; } ``` \### Maintenance Mode By default, cron commands will *not* run when application is in Maintenance Mode. This will prevent all sorts of weird output that might occur if a cron command is run while you are migrating a database or doing a composer update. You may override `runInMaintenanceMode()` to force your command to still be run while the application is in maintenance mode. ``` public function runInMaintenanceMode() { return true; } ``` \### Advanced scheduling You may schedule a given command to to run at multiple times by `schedule()` returning multiple `Schedulable` instances. ``` public function schedule(Schedulable $scheduler) { return [ // 5am Mon-Fri $scheduler->everyWeekday()->hours(5), // 2am every Saturday App::make(get_class($scheduler)) ->daysOfTheWeek(Scheduler::SATURDAY) ->hours(2) ]; } ``` You may also schedule a command to run with arguments and options. ``` public function schedule(Schedulable $scheduler) { return [ // equivalent to: php /path/to/artisan command:name /path/to/file $scheduler->args(['/path/to/file']) ->everyWeekday() ->hours(5), // equivalent to: php /path/to/artisan command:name /path/to/file --force --toDelete="expired" --exclude="admins" --exclude="developers" $scheduler->args(['/path/to/file']) ->opts([ 'force', 'toDelete' => 'expired', 'exclude' => [ 'admins', 'developers' ] ]) ->daysOfTheMonth([1, 15]) ->hours(2) ]; } ``` > NOTE: Both `args()` and `opts()`, whichever is called first, will internally create a new `Schedulable` instance for you so you don't need to `App::make()`. \## Drivers Drivers provide the ability to add additional context to your scheduling. [Building custom drivers](#custom-drivers) is a great way to customize this context to your application's needs. \### DateTime (Default) Examples of how to schedule: ``` public function schedule(Schedulable $scheduler) { //every day at 4:17am return $scheduler->daily()->hours(4)->minutes(17); } ``` ``` public function schedule(Schedulable $scheduler) { //every Tuesday/Thursday at 5:03am return $scheduler->daysOfTheWeek([ Scheduler::TUESDAY, Scheduler::THURSDAY ])->hours(5)->minutes(3); } ``` ``` public function schedule(Schedulable $scheduler) { //the second and third Tuesday of every month at 12am return $scheduler->monthly()->week([2, 3])->daysOfTheWeek(Day::TUESDAY); } ``` \## Custom Drivers Custom drivers allow you to provide application context within scheduling. For example, an education-based application may contain scheduling methods like `inServiceDays()`, `springBreak()` and `christmasBreak()` where commands are run or don't run during those times. Create a packagepath such as `\MyApp\ScheduleDriver\` and create two classes: - `Scheduler` that `implements Indatus\Dispatcher\Scheduling\Schedulable`. This class should provide a useful interface for programmers to schedule their commands. - `ScheduleService` that `extends \Indatus\Dispatcher\Services\ScheduleService`. This class contains logic on how to determine if a command is due to run. Publish the configs using `php artisan config:publish indatus/dispatcher`. Then update your driver configuration to reference the package in which these 2 classes are included (do not include a trailing slash): ``` 'driver' => '\MyApp\ScheduleDriver' ``` \## FAQ **I need to deploy to multiple servers representing a single environment. How can I be sure my command is only run by a single server and not run on each server?** Schedule `scheduled:run` to run every minute with [rcron](https://code.google.com/p/rcron/): ``` * * * * * /usr/bin/rcron php /path/to/artisan scheduled:run 1>> /dev/null 2>&1 ``` **Why are my commands not running when I've scheduled them correctly? I'm also not seeing any error output** 1. Verify that mcrypt is installed and working correctly via the command `php -i | mcrypt`. 2. Utilizing `php artisan scheduled:run --debug` will tell you why they're not running. If you do not see your command listed here then it is not set up correctly. 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