cron-descriptor 1.2.6

A Python library that converts cron expressions into human readable strings.

# Cron Descriptor

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A Python library that converts cron expressions into human readable strings. Ported to Python from https://github.com/bradyholt/cron-expression-descriptor.

**Author**: Adam Schubert (https://www.salamek.cz)
**Original Author & Credit**: Brady Holt (http://www.geekytidbits.com)
**License**: [MIT](http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)

## Features
* Supports all cron expression special characters including * / , - ? L W, #
* Supports 5, 6 (w/ seconds or year), or 7 (w/ seconds and year) part cron expressions
* Provides casing options (Sentence, Title, Lower, etc.)
* Localization with support for 14 languages
* Supports Python 2.7 - 3.4

## Installation
Using PIP
```bash
pip install cron-descriptor
```

## Usage example

```python
# Simple
from cron_descriptor import get_description, ExpressionDescriptor

print(get_description("* 2 3 * *"))

#OR

print(str(ExpressionDescriptor("* 2 3 * *")))
```

```python
# Advanced
# Consult Options.py/CasingTypeEnum.py/DescriptionTypeEnum.py for more info
from cron_descriptor import Options, CasingTypeEnum, DescriptionTypeEnum, ExpressionDescriptor

descripter = ExpressionDescriptor("*/10 * * * *", throw_exception_on_parse_error = True, casing_type = CasingTypeEnum.Sentence, use_24hour_time_format = True)
# GetDescription uses DescriptionTypeEnum.FULL by default:
print(descripter.get_description())
print("{}".format(descripter))

#or passing Options class as second argument:

options = Options()
options.throw_exception_on_parse_error = True
options.casing_type = CasingTypeEnum.Sentence
options.use_24hour_time_format = True
descripter = ExpressionDescriptor("*/10 * * * *", options)
print(descripter.get_description(DescriptionTypeEnum.FULL))

```

## Languages Available
* English ([Brady Holt](https://github.com/bradyholt))
* Brazilian ([Renato Lima](https://github.com/natenho))
* Spanish ([Ivan Santos](https://github.com/ivansg))
* Norwegian ([Siarhei Khalipski](https://github.com/KhalipskiSiarhei))
* Turkish ([Mustafa SADEDİL](https://github.com/sadedil))
* Dutch ([TotalMace](https://github.com/TotalMace))
* Chinese Simplified ([Star Peng](https://github.com/starpeng))
* Russian ([LbISS](https://github.com/LbISS))
* French ([Arnaud TAMAILLON](https://github.com/Greybird))
* German ([Michael Schuler](https://github.com/mschuler))
* Ukrainian ([Taras](https://github.com/tbudurovych))
* Italian ([rinaldihno](https://github.com/rinaldihno))
* Czech ([Adam Schubert](https://github.com/salamek))
* Swedish ([Åke Engelbrektson](https://github.com/eson57))

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## Original Source
- .NET - [https://github.com/bradyholt/cron-expression-descriptor](https://github.com/bradyholt/cron-expression-descriptor)

## Ports
- Java - [https://github.com/RedHogs/cron-parser](https://github.com/RedHogs/cron-parser)
- Ruby - [https://github.com/alpinweis/cronex](https://github.com/alpinweis/cronex)

## Running Unit Tests

```bash
python setup.py test
```

## Translating
cron-descriptor is using [Gettext](https://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/) for translations.

> To create new translation or edit existing one, i suggest using [Poedit](https://poedit.net/).

You can copy/rename and translate any file from `locale` directory:
```bash
cp ./cron_descriptor/locale/de_DE.po ./cron_descriptor/locale/YOUR_LOCALE_CODE.po
poedit ./cron_descriptor/locale/YOUR_LOCALE_CODE.po
```
or you can generate new untranslated *.po file from sources by running in `cron_descriptor` directory:
```bash
cd cron_descriptor
xgettext *.py -o locale/YOUR_LOCALE_CODE.po
```

Generating *.mo file from *.po file. In root directory run command:
```bash
msgfmt -o cron_descriptor/locale/YOUR_LOCALE_CODE.mo cron_descriptor/locale/YOUR_LOCALE_CODE.po
```

## Developing

All suggescions and PR's are welcomed

Just clone this repository and register pre-commit hook by running:

```bash
ln -s ../../pre-commit.sh .git/hooks/pre-commit
```

Then install dev requirements:

```bash
pip install pep8
pip install flake8
pip install pep8-naming
```