Cronny is a pure-Rust cross-platform foreground Cron Job handler. It's a foreground program that handles cron jobs.

Cronny takes one parameter - the file path. For example:

$ cronny file.cron

The Cronny syntax is split into two parts:

• the CRON Expression
• the command expression These parts are split with ::.

* * * * * * :: /path/to/script.sh

You can also use literal commands:

* * * * * * :: touch $(date).done

Please note that while it's possible to run it from anywhere and use relative paths, it's recommended to keep the path absolute (and if possible, user-agnostic, such as don't use $HOME etc.)

Different platforms have different ways of background services. The best option is to use the platform's process handler, such as SystemD/OpenRC in Linux, LaunchD in macOS, or the equivalent in Windows (if there's any).

Alternatively, you can also use the & syntax on POSIX-compliant shells, such as:

$ cronny file.cron &

This will keep it running in the background.

Yes, unlike most CRON Job Handlers, Cronny does log it. You can, however, disable logging entirely, by setting the CRNY_LOG to 0.

Probably. Probably not. It's meant as a personal project, and is not meant to be used in production.

Why not?

Cronny is licensed under Apache 2.0 license.