feat: cron job to make get request

shivam-sharma7 · Oct 20, 2024 · 48daab4 · 48daab4
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diff --git a/api/package-lock.json b/api/package-lock.json
diff --git a/api/package.json b/api/package.json
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "description": "This is api project for world clockify",
   "dependencies": {
+    "cron": "^3.1.7",
     "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
     "express": "^4.21.1",
     "express-rate-limit": "^7.4.1",

diff --git a/api/src/cron.ts b/api/src/cron.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import cron from 'cron';
+import https from 'https';
+
+const URL: string = 'https://world-clockify-api.onrender.com/';
+
+export const job = new cron.CronJob('*/10 * * * * *', function () {
+  https
+    .get(URL, (res) => {
+      if (res.statusCode === 200) {
+        console.log('Get request sent successfully');
+      } else {
+        console.log('Get request failed');
+      }
+    })
+    .on('error', (e) => {
+      console.error('Error while sending req', e);
+    });
+});
diff --git a/api/src/index.ts b/api/src/index.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@ import express, { Request, Response } from 'express';
 import dotenv from 'dotenv';
 
 import timezoneRoutes from './routes/timezone.routes';
+import { job } from './cron';
 
 dotenv.config();
 
+job.start();
+
 const PORT = process.env.PORT || 5000;
 
 const app = express();