timer

Timer Trigger

This trigger provides your flogo application the ability to schedule an action

Installation

flogo install github.com/project-flogo/contrib/trigger/timer

Configuration

Handler Settings:

Name	Type	Description
startDelay	string	The start delay (ex. 1m, 1h, etc.), immediate if not specified
repeatInterval	string	The repeat interval (ex. 1m, 1h, etc.), doesn't repeat if not specified

Example Configurations

Triggers are configured via the triggers.json of your application. The following are some example configuration of the Timer Trigger.

Only once and immediate

Configure the Trigger to run a flow immediately

{
  "triggers": [
    {
      "id": "flogo-timer",
      "ref": "github.com/project-flogo/contrib/trigger/timer",
      "handlers": [
        {
          "action": {
            "ref": "#flow",
            "settings": {
              "flowURI": "res://flow:myflow"
            }
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Only once with a delay

Configure the Trigger to run a flow once with a delay of one minute. "startDelay" settings format = "[hours]h[minutes]m[seconds]s"

{
  "triggers": [
    {
      "id": "flogo-timer",
      "ref": "github.com/project-flogo/contrib/trigger/timer",
      "handlers": [
        {
          "settings": {
            "startDelay": "1m"
          },
          "action": {
            "ref": "#flow",
            "settings": {
              "flowURI": "res://flow:myflow"
            }
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Repeating

Configure the Trigger to run a flow repeating every 10 minutes. "repeatInterval" settings format = "[hours]h[minutes]m[seconds]s"

{
  "triggers": [
    {
      "id": "flogo-timer",
      "ref": "github.com/project-flogo/contrib/trigger/timer",
      "handlers": [
        {
          "settings": {
            "repeatInterval": "10m"
          },
          "action": {
            "ref": "github.com/project-flogo/flow",
            "settings": {
              "flowURI": "res://flow:myflow"
            }
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Repeating with start delay

Configure the Trigger to run a flow every minute, with a delayed start of 10 minutes and 30 seconds.

{
  "triggers": [
    {
      "id": "flogo-timer",
      "ref": "github.com/project-flogo/contrib/trigger/timer",
      "handlers": [
        {
          "settings": {
            "repeatInterval": "1m",
            "startDelay": "10m30s"
          },
          "action": {
            "ref": "github.com/project-flogo/flow",
            "settings": {
              "flowURI": "res://flow:myflow"
            }
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}