Method Start

tools/cron/cron.go:178–208

Start starts the cron ticker. Calling Start() on already started cron will restart the ticker.

()

//
// Calling Start() on already started cron will restart the ticker.
func (c *Cron) Start() {
	c.Stop()

	// delay the ticker to start at 00 of 1 c.interval duration
	now := time.Now()
	next := now.Add(c.interval).Truncate(c.interval)
	delay := next.Sub(now)

	c.mux.Lock()
	c.startTimer = time.AfterFunc(delay, func() {
		c.mux.Lock()
		c.ticker = time.NewTicker(c.interval)
		c.mux.Unlock()

		// run immediately at 00
		c.runDue(time.Now())

		// run after each tick
		go func() {
			for {
				select {
				case <-c.tickerDone:
					return
				case t := <-c.ticker.C:
					c.runDue(t)
				}
			}
		}()
	})
	c.mux.Unlock()
}

// HasStarted checks whether the current Cron ticker has been started.
func (c *Cron) HasStarted() bool {