Simple example using Punctual - a Redis-backed task scheduler for node.js

gistfile1.txt

"use strict";

var util = require('util'),
    Punctual = require('punctual');


/**
 * Define a simple TaskRunner for logging to console
 */
function ConsolePrinter(){
    ConsolePrinter.super_.call(this, {});
    this.taskTypes = ['consolePrint'];
}

util.inherits( ConsolePrinter, Punctual.TaskRunner );

ConsolePrinter.prototype.runTask = function(task){
    console.log("Processing Task ", task.id);
};


/**
 * Instantiate a TaskScheduler to persist, fetch, and route tasks
 */
var scheduler = Punctual.TaskScheduler.create({
    pollIntervalLength : 5000,
    taskRunners : {
        consolePrinter: new ConsolePrinter()
    }
});

scheduler.start();


/**
 * Insert sample tasks on an interval to be processed
 */
setInterval(function(){
    var task = Punctual.Task.create({
        type: 'consolePrint',
        scheduledFor: (new Date().getTime() + (3000))
    });

    return scheduler.scheduleTask(task);

}, 1000);