docker-volume-backup/cmd/backup/cron.go

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// Copyright 2024 - Offen Authors <hioffen@posteo.de>
// SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
package main
import (
"time"
"github.com/robfig/cron/v3"
)
// checkCronSchedule detects whether the given cron expression will actually
// ever be executed or not.
func checkCronSchedule(expression string) (ok bool) {
defer func() {
if err := recover(); err != nil {
ok = false
}
}()
sched, err := cron.ParseStandard(expression)
if err != nil {
ok = false
return
}
now := time.Now()
sched.Next(now) // panics when the cron would never run
ok = true
return
}