Cron

Learn the specifics of developing a Cron plugin.

Select the running environment

The first step in developing a new cron plugin is to determine which environment to use:

• Python

• NodeJS

Create the file structure

Set up a directory structure with the following files:

├── src
│   ├── control.py or control.js  
│   ├── function.py or function.js
│   ├── view.xml
├── LICENSE
├── README.md
├── manifest.toml 

control and function scripts

Fill these files with the content you need according to the table below, then save them.

Script	Executed	Purpose
control	Only once when the plugin is created	Perform one time setup tasks
function	Periodically according to the frequency set	Perform time-triggered tasks

view.xml

Populate this file with content based on the form you'd like displayed when creating this plugin.

LICENSE and README.md

Write the contents of the README.md and LICENSE files.

manifest.toml

According to the Cron section of the Private Plugins page, manifest.toml should look like this:

manifest_version = 2.0
 
[settings] 
version = "1.0.56" 
runtime = "python3.11" <- replace as needed 
plugin_type = "cron"  <- fixed value. Do not change
license_name = "MIT license" 

[settings.cron] 
interval = 1 
run_on_deploy = false

[pricing]
price = 0 

Compressing the files

Compress the files into a ZIP archive from the root of the file structure, not the parent folder.