Cronbox

Command line inbox and timecard for scheduled job status and output.

Run any scheduled command through Cronbox to store its exit status and output for later review and diagnostics. Data is stored as simple JSON in the default location of $HOME/.cronbox

| Cronbox |                                                  *=Output
=====================================================================
| ID | COMMAND                              | EXIT |           WHEN |
=====================================================================
|  1 | /usr/local/bin/task sync             |    0 | 12 minutes ago |
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|  2 | ~/Dropbox/bin/run-daily-backup       |   *0 | 20 minutes ago |
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Installation

$ gem install cronbox

Usage

For complete usage options, please consult cb --help

$ cb                  # Query cronbox index timecard
$ cb CMD [ARGS]       # Run and record output of command
$ cb -o ID            # Review full-output of entry

CRONTAB USAGE WITH RVM

If you're using RVM to manage Ruby, Cronbox may not be available to crontab due to missing paths. Try adding the following two options to the top of your file:

SHELL=/bin/bash
BASH_ENV=$HOME/.profile
* * * * * cb true          # Cronbox testing

Depending on your OS/Environment you might require .bash_profile instead.
The cb true test line should show up on your Cronbox timecard.
- Once it does you'll know you have everything working correctly and can remove it.

Contributing

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/binarybabel/cronbox.

After checking out the repo, run bin/setup to install dependencies.
Then, run rake test to run the tests.

Author & License

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The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.