cron
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When does this cron expression actually fire? Returns the next N run times in UTC. Standard five fields, plus @daily/@weekly/@monthly. Handles the parts that are usually got wrong: 0 and 7 both mean Sunday, and a restricted day-of-month with a restricted day-of-week is OR, not AND.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| expression | string | yes | e.g. "0 9 * * 1-5" or "@weekly" |
| count | integer | no | How many run times. Default 5. |
| from | string | no | ISO timestamp to count from. Default now. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"expression": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 128,
"description": "e.g. \"0 9 * * 1-5\" or \"@weekly\""
},
"count": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 25,
"description": "How many run times. Default 5."
},
"from": {
"type": "string",
"description": "ISO timestamp to count from. Default now."
}
},
"required": [
"expression"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}