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10/19/2015 4:59 AM
 
Hi All

 

I'm currently developing a module which requires some background processing.  I was wondering what the recommended approach was for configuring a Scheduled task upon installing an extension package.

 

I know I can install the job manually through Host > Schedule, I'm more looking for a way to do this through the [MODULENAME].dnn package file or something similar.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Chris

 

 
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10/19/2015 7:24 AM
 

Chris,

I do it this way (in the IUpgradeable interface implementation, in the business controller class):

      public string UpgradeModule(string version)
      {
         if (version == "3.0.0") // Put your version number here - the one you are upgrading to
         {
            // Create Scheduler Task
            try
            {
               ScheduleItem si = SchedulingProvider.Instance().GetSchedule("my.DNN.Module.Scheduler, My_Module", String.Empty);
               if (si == null)
               {
                  si = new ScheduleItem();
                  si.CatchUpEnabled = false;
                  si.Enabled = true;
                  si.NextStart = DateTime.Now.AddMinutes(4);
                  si.RetainHistoryNum = 100;
                  si.RetryTimeLapse = 5;
                  si.RetryTimeLapseMeasurement = "m";
                  si.ScheduleSource = ScheduleSource.NOT_SET;
                  si.TimeLapse = 7;
                  si.TimeLapseMeasurement = "d";
                  si.TypeFullName = "my.DNN.Module.Scheduler";
                  si.FriendlyName = "Short description of what the task is doing";
                  SchedulingProvider.Instance().AddSchedule(si);
               }
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
               Exceptions.LogException(ex);
            }
         }
         return String.Format("Upgrading to version {0}", version);
      }

Consider my.DNN.Module.Scheduler is the class name of the scheduled task, and My_Module is the module's friendly name. Hope it helps!

Happy DNNing!
Michael


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10/20/2015 7:20 PM
 
Thanks Michael!
 
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10/21/2015 11:55 AM
 

Chris,

you're welcome. Hope this was helpful.

Happy DNNing!
Michael


Michael Tobisch
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10/21/2015 10:42 PM
 

Hi Michael

I've followed your advice unfortunately the task never appears in the Scheduler.  Here is my dnn package file section with installer code in that class below. 

 

    ...

 

<components>
        <component type="ResourceFile">
          <resourceFiles>
            <basePath>DesktopModules/Module1</basePath>
            <resourceFile>
              <name>Resources.zip</name>
            </resourceFile>
          </resourceFiles>
        </component>

        <component type="Module">
          <desktopModule>
            <moduleName>Module1</moduleName>
            <foldername>Module1</foldername>
            <businessControllerClass>Module1.Components.FeatureController,Module1</businessControllerClass>

 

   ...
 

 

namespace Module1.Components
{

 

public class FeatureController : IUpgradeable
{
public string UpgradeModule(string Version)
{           
            try
            {
                ScheduleItem si = SchedulingProvider.Instance().GetSchedule($"{typeof(BackgroundTask).FullName}, {nameof(Module1)}", string.Empty);

                if (si == null)
                {
                    si = new ScheduleItem();
                    si.CatchUpEnabled = false;
                    si.Enabled = true;
                    si.NextStart = DateTime.Now.AddMinutes(5);
                    si.RetainHistoryNum = 10;
                    si.RetryTimeLapse = 5;
                    si.RetryTimeLapseMeasurement = "m";
                    si.ScheduleSource = ScheduleSource.NOT_SET;
                    si.TimeLapse = 7;
                    si.TimeLapseMeasurement = "d";
                    si.Servers = string.Empty;
                    si.TypeFullName = typeof(BackgroundTask).FullName;
                    si.FriendlyName = "Module1 Task";

                    SchedulingProvider.Instance().AddSchedule(si);
                }
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                Exceptions.LogException(ex);
            }
            return $"Upgrading to version: {Version}";
}
}

 

}

 
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