Call any link(s) at a set interval repeatedly. GET/POST
npm install node-cron-link--------------------------------------------------
Usage:
``
var cronLink = require("node-cron-link");
cronLink(links, config);
links can be (check examples below):
- Single String
- Array of String(s)
- Single Object
- Array of Object(s)
config (default for all links):
- name: "node-cron-link" // any friendly name for console log.
- time: 3 // run every 3 minutes
- consoleLog: true // whether to log useful info in console.
- kickStart: false // if true will call links right away without waiting for set time.
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Example (Single link):
`
var cronLink = require("node-cron-link");
cronLink("https://ipinfo.io/ip", {time: 2, kickStart: true}); //every 2 minutes
Example (Single link, with options):
`
var cronLink = require("node-cron-link");
cronLink({ // link as object
url: "https://ipinfo.io/ip", // link to call
time: 2, // call it every 2 minutes.
callback: function(error, response, body) { // callback after link is called
console.log(error, body);
}
}, {kickStart: true});
- In the above example, please check that link is passed as an object. You can provide more request options to the link object like . Please check more here: https://www.npmjs.com/package/request
Example (Multiple links):
`
var cronLink = require("node-cron-link");
cronLink(
["https://ipinfo.io/ip",
"https://httpbin.org/get"],
{time: 2, kickStart: true} // every 2 minutes in
);
Example (Multiple links, with options):
`
var cronLink = require("node-cron-link");
cronLink(
[{ // link as object
url: "https://ipinfo.io/ip", // link to call
time: 2, // call it every 2 minutes.
callback: function(error, response, body) { // callback after link is called
console.log(error, body);
}
},
{ // link as object
url: "https://httpbin.org/get", // json
time: 5, // call it every 5 minutes.
json: true,
callback: function(error, response, body) { // callback after link is called
console.log(error, body);
}
}],
{kickStart: true}
);
Example - Global config for all links:
`
var cronLink = require("node-cron-link");
cronLink(
[{ // link as object
url: "https://ipinfo.io/ip", // link to call
callback: function(error, response, body) { // callback after link is called
console.log(error, body);
}
},
{ // link as object
url: "https://httpbin.org/get", // json
json: true,
callback: function(error, response, body) { // callback after link is called
console.log(error, body);
}
}],
{ //default config for all links
name: "node-cron-link", // any friendly name for console log.
time: 3, // run every 3 minutes
consoleLog: true, // whether to log useful info in console.
kickStart: true // if true will call links right away without waiting for set time.
}
);
Example - Same callback:
`
var cronLink = require("node-cron-link");
var callback = function(error, response, body) { // callback after link is called
console.log(error, body);
}
cronLink(
[{ // link as object
url: "https://ipinfo.io/ip", // link to call
time: 2, // call it every 2 minutes.
callback: callback
},
{ // link as object
url: "https://httpbin.org/get", // json
time: 5, // call it every 5 minutes.
json: true,
callback: callback
}],
{kickStart: true}
);
Example - POST:
Just add the form OR formData with link object.
`
var cronLink = require("node-cron-link");
cronLink(
[{ // link as object
url: "https://httpbin.org/post", // link to call
time: 2, // call it every 2 minutes.
form: {this: "that", that: "this"},
json: true,
callback: function(error, response, body) { // callback after link is called
console.log(error, body);
}
}],
{kickStart: true}
);
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Check console log for the time it takes to call every link, and the time when the link was called. Default consoleLog is true`.