Laravel Scheduler

A brand new feature in Laravel 5 is an Artisan scheduler. This is designed to simplify tasks that need to be scheduled. All that is required is setting up one cron job that calls php artisan schedule:run and have it run every minute.

Once your cron is setup, you can schedule any task to run in a concise and friendly manner. It takes the pain out of having to remember cron scheduling and is really simple. These schedules are created inside your “app/Console//Kernel.php” file.

Here is an example of a fictional task to clear the cache every hour:

$schedule->command('cache:clear')
    ->hourly()
    ->sendOutputTo($filePath)
    ->emailOutputTo('john@doe.com');

It doesn’t end there. You can also call class methods:

$schedule->call('SomeClass@method')->dailyAt('10:00');

Or use a closure:

$schedule->call(function(){
    //..
})->everyThirtyMinutes();

And even terminal commands:

$schedule->terminal('gulp task')->fridays()->when(function(){
    return true;
});

Laravel has always had developers in mind when creating new features and this one is no different. Take a look at the different scheduling methods available:

• ->hourly()
• ->daily()
• ->at($time) // 24 hour time
• ->dailyAt($time)
• ->twiceDaily()
• ->weekdays()
• ->mondays()
• ->tuesdays()
• ->wednesdays()
• ->thursdays()
• ->fridays()
• ->saturdays()
• ->sundays()
• ->weekly()
• ->weeklyOn($day, $time)
• ->monthly()
• ->yearly()
• ->everyFiveMinutes()
• ->everyTenMinutes()
• ->everyThirtyMinutes()
• ->days() // Days of the week.

I love the syntax and there is even more which you can find in this file. If you want to dig deeper check out everything new in Laravel 5

This is another feature that is aimed at increasing your developer happiness. I think you’ll enjoy it and it will bring a lot of power to your apps.