Class CronHandler

Provides cron-related utility functions based on the cron format for use in HotMesh mapping rules.

Remarks

Invoked in mapping rules using {@cron.<method>} syntax.

Index

Constructors

Methods

Constructors

constructor

new CronHandler(): CronHandler
Returns CronHandler

Methods

nextDelay

nextDelay(cronExpression): number
Calculates the delay in seconds until the next execution of a cron job. Throws on invalid expressions rather than degrading silently.
Parameters
- cronExpression: string
  The cron expression to parse (e.g. '0 0 * * *')
Returns number
The delay in seconds until the next cron job execution (minimum HMSH_FIDELITY_SECONDS)
Throws
If the cron expression is invalid
Example
```
cron_next_result:
  "@pipe":
    - ["{a.expressions.cron}"]
    - ["{@cron.nextDelay}"]
```
- Defined in services/pipe/functions/cron.ts:32