krux-scheduler 0.0.2

python-krux-scheduler
=====================

Krux Python class built on top of [Krux Stdlib](https://staticfiles.krxd.net/foss/docs/pypi/krux-stdlib/) for interacting with [APScheduler](http://pythonhosted.org//APScheduler/)

Application quick start
-----------------------

The most common use case for this library is to run a job periodically from a script.
To do that, do the following:

```python

import time
from krux_scheduler import Application

def main():
### The name must be unique to the organization. The object
### returned inherits from krux.cli.Application, so it provides
### all that functionality as well.
app = Application( name = 'krux-my-periodic-job' )

### This is the scheduler object, which behaves exactly
### like an APScheduler object, but with logging, stats
### and CLI support added.
scheduler = app.scheduler

### define the job you want to run periodically
def periodic_job():
print 'Called %s at %s' % (app.name, time.asctime())

### add the periodic job to the scheduler. This follows
### APSchedulers arguments & functionality exactly.
scheduler.add_cron_job(
func = periodic_job,
hour = '0,8,16'
minute = '0',
)

### start the scheduler
scheduler.start()

### always call app.exit(), so any clean up that needs to
### happen can be done at the end of your program. It also
### sets the exit code for you appropriately.
app.exit()

### Run the application stand alone
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()

```

Seeing it in action
-------------------

This library comes with a CLI tool bundled that shows you how the code works.
If you run this, it'll alternate between throwing an exception (which is caught)
and a simple printed message.

These are the options and how you can invoke it:

```
$ krux-scheduler-test -h
usage: krux-scheduler-test [-h]
[--log-level {info,debug,critical,warning,error}]
[--stats] [--stats-host STATS_HOST]
[--stats-port STATS_PORT]
[--stats-environment STATS_ENVIRONMENT]
[--scheduler-minute SCHEDULER_MINUTE]
[--scheduler-hour SCHEDULER_HOUR]
[--scheduler-daemonize]
[--scheduler-exit-after-job]

krux-scheduler-test

optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit

logging:
--log-level {info,debug,critical,warning,error}
Verbosity of logging. (default: warning)

stats:
--stats Enable sending statistics to statsd. (default: False)
--stats-host STATS_HOST
Statsd host to send statistics to. (default:
localhost)
--stats-port STATS_PORT
Statsd port to send statistics to. (default: 8125)
--stats-environment STATS_ENVIRONMENT
Statsd environment. (default: dev)

scheduler:
--scheduler-minute SCHEDULER_MINUTE
Comma separated list of minute mark(s) to run on. This
overrides any hardcoded arguments (default: None)
--scheduler-hour SCHEDULER_HOUR
Comma separated list of hour mark(s) to run on. This
overrides any hardcoded arguments (default: None)
--scheduler-daemonize
Run scheduled jobs in separate threads (default:
False)
--scheduler-exit-after-job
Exit the application after a job has completed. Very
useful for RAM hungry applications whose only purpose
is to run a single job but not otherwise. Requires a
process monitor to restart if it exits (default:
False)
```