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qtsd/slack-cron
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Execute a command and send errors or output to slack (usefull for cron jobs).

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Introduction
------------

[](#introduction)

A simple tool writen in PHP using some symfony components.
Used to execute a command and send errors or output to slack using [Incoming Webhooks](https://api.slack.com/incoming-webhooksincoming) (usefull for cron jobs).

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

[](#requirements)

- PHP 5.6 and up.
- cURL accessible from path.
- composer to install dependencies.

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

[](#installation)

Via composer

```
$ composer create-project qtsd/slack-cron slack-cron dev-master --keep-vcs
```

From sources

```
$ git clone git@github.com:qtsd/slack-cron.git
$ composer install -d slack-cron
```

Configuration
-------------

[](#configuration)

**Path**
You can link the app to the path to use it from everywhere.
The symlink should conventionally be on */usr/local/bin*, but cron path do not include it, so use */usr/bin instead*.

```
$ sudo ln -s `pwd`/slack-cron/bin/console /usr/bin/slack-cron
```

**Slack**
Slack webhook url is asked on *composer install*, and will be kept in *conf/parameters.yml*.
To get a webhook url, go on Slack > [Getting started with custom integrations](https://api.slack.com/custom-integrations) > New webhook.

Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

**Usage**
run \[options\] <exec> \[<path>\]

**Arguments**

- **exec** *The command to execute.*
- **path** *The working directory.*

**Options**

- **--timeout\[=TIMEOUT\]** *Command timeout in seconds \[default: 120\]*
- **--output-all** *Send all output to slack (not just errors)*

Examples
--------

[](#examples)

Call from path

```
$ slack-cron run [...]
```

Call from install directory

```
$ bin/console run [...]
```

List files of the current directory, and send output to slack

```
$ slack-cron run 'ls -al' --output-all
```

Try to create a file /foo.txt, and send output to slack if encounter an error

```
$ slack-cron run 'touch foo' /
```

License
-------

[](#license)

Licensed under the MIT license:

###  Health Score

22

—

LowBetter than 22% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity11

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

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.

### Community

Maintainers

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