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Node.js Cron Job Scheduler

Schedule recurring tasks with node-cron using crontab syntax and timezone support.

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import cron from 'node-cron';

// Run every day at 3:00 AM UTC
const cleanupTask = cron.schedule(
  '0 3 * * *',
  async () => {
    console.log('[cron] Running daily cleanup...');
    try {
      // await db.sessions.deleteMany({ where: { expiresAt: { lt: new Date() } } });
      console.log('[cron] Cleanup complete');
    } catch (err) {
      console.error('[cron] Cleanup failed:', err);
    }
  },
  { timezone: 'UTC', scheduled: true }
);

// Run every 5 minutes
cron.schedule('*/5 * * * *', () => {
  console.log('[cron] Health check ping');
});

export { cleanupTask };