Datalys2 Tasks

A lightweight, local task orchestration system built for Windows.

dl2-tasks (Datalys2 Tasks) is a robust wrapper around the native Windows Task Scheduler. It provides a modern Python interface for scheduling, managing, and monitoring background tasks without the need for a heavy, always-on server process.

🌟 Features

• No Background Process Required: Leverages Windows' built-in schtasks.exe.
• Self-Scheduling Scripts: Add schedule_me() to your script, run it once, and it's scheduled forever.
• Lightweight: Minimal dependencies.
• Robust: If Python crashes, the scheduler remains.

📦 Installation

pip install dl2-tasks

🚀 Quick Start

Auto-Scheduling (The "Magic" Way)

The easiest way to use Datalys2 Tasks is to let your scripts schedule themselves.

1. Create my_task.py:

   import datetime
   from datalys2_tasks.scheduler.autorun import schedule_me
   
   def job():
       with open("log.txt", "a") as f:
           f.write(f"Ran at {datetime.datetime.now()}\n")
   
   if __name__ == "__main__":
       # Registers this script to run everyday at 08:00
       schedule_me("MyDailyLog", frequency="DAILY", at="08:00")
       
       job()
   

2. Run it once manually:

   python my_task.py
   

3. That's it! Windows will now run this script every day at 08:00.

CLI Management

You can also manage tasks via the command line.

• List tasks: datalys2-server schedule list
• Add a task: datalys2-server schedule add "Backup" "C:\scripts\backup.py" --schedule DAILY --time 02:00
• Run manually: datalys2-server schedule run "Backup"

🖥️ Optional Dashboard

Includes a local dashboard for viewing task status.

datalys2-server start

Opens http://localhost:8000/dashboard

For full details, see the documentation.