Example: Cron

This example demonstrates how to use the Cron API, including hook_cron() and hook_cron_queue_info().

This example is part of the Examples for Developers project.

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File

modules/examples/cron_example/cron_example.module, line 7

Hook implementations for the Cron Example module.

Functions

Name	Location	Description
cron_example_add_jobs_to_queue	modules/examples/cron_example/cron_example.module	Submit function used to add the items to the queue.
cron_example_config_info	modules/examples/cron_example/cron_example.module	Implements hook_config_info().
cron_example_cron	modules/examples/cron_example/cron_example.module	Implements hook_cron().
cron_example_cron_queue_info	modules/examples/cron_example/cron_example.module	Implements hook_cron_queue_info().
cron_example_date_iso8601	modules/examples/cron_example/cron_example.module
cron_example_form	modules/examples/cron_example/cron_example.module	The form to provide a link to cron.php.
cron_example_form_cron_run_submit	modules/examples/cron_example/cron_example.module	Allow user to directly execute cron, optionally forcing it.
cron_example_menu	modules/examples/cron_example/cron_example.module	Implements hook_menu().
cron_example_queue_1_worker	modules/examples/cron_example/cron_example.module	Simple worker for our queues.
cron_example_queue_2_worker	modules/examples/cron_example/cron_example.module	Simple worker for our queues.
cron_example_queue_report_work	modules/examples/cron_example/cron_example.module	Simple reporter for the workers.

Classes

Name	Location	Description
CronExampleTestCase	modules/examples/cron_example/tests/cron_example.test	cron_example test class