Crontab Sentence

A simple function that transforms sentences into cron expressions. Sentences syntax is partially inspired by crontab.guru

Installation

	yarn add crontab-sentence

Usage

For syntax reference check-out tests

	import { parseSentence } from 'crontab-sentence'

	// Weeks aliased to days
	console.log(parseSentence('At 23:59 every 2 weeks in March')) //=> 59 23 */14 3 *
	console.log(parseSentence('At 23:59 every 14 days in June')) //=> 59 23 */14 6 *

Supported Units

All weekdays and months are supported in both extended and short way (ex: Mon -> Monday, Jan -> January etc)

• HOURS
  • hours
  • hour
  • hr
  • hrs
• MINUTES
  • minutes
  • minute
  • min
  • mins
  • m
• WEEKS
  • weeks
  • week
  • wk
  • wks
• MONTHS
  • months
  • month

Example Sentences

The module is not case sensitive

• At 22:00 on Friday
• At 22:00 every Monday
• At 1pm on Friday
• At 12pm on Monday
• At 23 every 2 months
• Every Tuesday in June
• At 23:59 every 14 days in March
• At 3pm every 2 weeks in April

⚠️ Disclaimer

This module is not intended to be used in a production environment. It is buggy and may not correctly parse every "sentence"