Implement built-in cron worker

.gitignore

@@ -145,4 +145,6 @@ dist
 
 # End of https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore/api/node
 
-src/generated
+src/generated
+*.yaml
+*.json

module.nix

@@ -28,13 +28,6 @@ in
         default = "root";
       };
 
-      scanTimer = mkOption {
-        type = types.str;
-        description = "The systemd's timer interval when the app will be performing the scan for new tasks";
-        example = "*-*-* *:00";
-        default = "*-*-* *:10";
-      };
-
       config = mkOption {
         type = types.attrs;
         description = "The obsidian-tasks-reminder config which will be eventually converted to yaml";
@@ -56,46 +49,17 @@ in
     config = mkIf cfg.enable {
       environment.systemPackages = [app];
 
-      systemd.timers.obsidian-tasks-reminder-scanner = {
-        description = "Scan for new Obsidian tasks";
-        wantedBy = ["timers.target"];
-
-        timerConfig = {
-          OnCalendar = cfg.scanTimer;
-          Unit = "obsidian-tasks-reminder-scanner.service";
-        };
-      };
-
-      systemd.timers.obsidian-tasks-reminder = {
-        description = "Notify about Obsidian tasks";
-        wantedBy = ["timers.target"];
-
-        timerConfig = {
-          OnCalendar = "*-*-* *:*:00";
-          Unit = "obsidian-tasks-reminder.service";
-        };
-      };
-
-      systemd.services.obsidian-tasks-reminder-scanner = {
-        description = "Scan for new Obsidian tasks";
-
-        serviceConfig = {
-          Type = "oneshot";
-          User = cfg.user;
-        };
-
-        script = "${app}/bin/obsidian-tasks-reminder -s";
-      };
-
       systemd.services.obsidian-tasks-reminder = {
-        description = "Notify about Obsidian tasks";
+        enable = true;
+        description = "Obsidian Tasks Notifier";
+
+        wantedBy = ["network-online.target"];
+        after = ["network-online.target"];
 
         serviceConfig = {
-          Type = "oneshot";
+          ExecStart = "${app}/bin/obsidian-tasks-reminder";
           User = cfg.user;
         };
-
-        script = "${app}/bin/obsidian-tasks-reminder -n";
       };
     };
   }

package-lock.json

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
         "commander": "^13.0.0",
+        "cron": "^4.3.1",
         "dayjs": "^1.11.13",
         "peggy": "^4.2.0",
         "yaml": "^2.7.0"
@@ -482,6 +483,12 @@
         "node": ">=18"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@types/luxon": {
+      "version": "3.6.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/luxon/-/luxon-3.6.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-R/BdP7OxEMc44l2Ex5lSXHoIXTB2JLNa3y2QISIbr58U/YcsffyQrYW//hZSdrfxrjRZj3GcUoxMPGdO8gSYuw==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/@types/node": {
       "version": "22.10.6",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-22.10.6.tgz",
@@ -576,6 +583,19 @@
         "node": ">=18"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/cron": {
+      "version": "4.3.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cron/-/cron-4.3.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-7x7DoEOxV11t3OPWWMjj1xrL1PGkTV5RV+/54IJTZD7gStiaMploY43EkeBSkDZTLRbUwk+OISbQ0TR133oXyA==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@types/luxon": "~3.6.0",
+        "luxon": "~3.6.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=18.x"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/dayjs": {
       "version": "1.11.13",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dayjs/-/dayjs-1.11.13.tgz",
@@ -793,6 +813,15 @@
         "node": ">=0.12.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/luxon": {
+      "version": "3.6.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/luxon/-/luxon-3.6.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-tJLxrKJhO2ukZ5z0gyjY1zPh3Rh88Ej9P7jNrZiHMUXHae1yvI2imgOZtL1TO8TW6biMMKfTtAOoEJANgtWBMQ==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=12"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/merge2": {
       "version": "1.4.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/merge2/-/merge2-1.4.1.tgz",

package.json

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "commander": "^13.0.0",
+    "cron": "^4.3.1",
     "dayjs": "^1.11.13",
     "peggy": "^4.2.0",
     "yaml": "^2.7.0"

package.nix

@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ buildNpmPackage {
   pname = "obsidian-tasks-reminder";
   version = "0.0.1";
   src = ./.;
-  npmDepsHash = "sha256-ofPAFnHbW+M0uQN/OXDLK+PQ3ls6AtD58/AOmSxn754=";
+  npmDepsHash = "sha256-K06A/j2GfM0nCiFv4Pho907VWLa2pPHjtV9BgKxwdnE=";
 }

src/cli/index.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { CLIOptions } from "../types/cli";
 
 import { loadConfig } from "../config";
 import { notify, scan, test } from "../runner";
+import { CronJob } from "cron";
 
 const getOptions = () => program
   .name("obsidian-tasks-reminder")
@@ -10,9 +11,7 @@ const getOptions = () => program
   .requiredOption("-c, --config <file>", "sets the path to the YAML file with configuration")    
   .option("-x, --set <arg>", "overrides the config option for this specific run (arg: <key>=<name>, i.e. backend.ntfy.enable=false", (v: string, prev: string[]) => prev.concat([v]), [])  
   .option("-t, --test", "evaluates the query, applies the mapper and prints to stdout the notifications about to be trigger, without actual triggering them")
-  .option("-s, --scan", "scans new tasks for future notifications and generates the database")
+  .option("-p, --profile <name>", "(applicable only with '--test' option) limits the current operation only to specified profile. If missing, all profiles will be affected")
-  .option("-n, --notify", "reads the generated database and triggers notifications if any")    
-  .option("-p, --profile <name>", "limits the current operation only to specified profile. If missing, all profiles will be affected")
   .parse()
   .opts<CLIOptions>();
 
@@ -43,14 +42,16 @@ const getOptions = () => program
       await test(config, options.profile);
       return;
     }
-  
-    if (options.scan) {
-      await scan(config, options.profile);
-      return;
-    }
 
-    if (options.notify) {
+    const scanJob = CronJob.from({
-      await notify(config, options.profile);
+      cronTime: config.scanCron ?? '0 0 * * * *',
-      return;
+      onTick () { scan(config) },
-    }
+      start: true,
+    });
+
+    const notifyJob = CronJob.from({
+      cronTime: config.notifyCron ?? '0 * * * * *',
+      onTick() { notify(config) },
+      start: true,
+    });
   }

src/types/cli.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,5 @@ export type CLIOptions = {
   config: string;
   profile?: string;
   test: boolean;
-  scan: boolean;
-  notify: boolean;
   set: string[];
 };

src/types/config.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 export type Config = {
   profiles: Record<string, ProfileConfig>;
+  notifyCron?: string;
+  scanCron?: string;
 };
 
 export type ProfileConfig = {