adi-crontab-tool

adi-crontab-tool

A small CLI to validate and explain cron expressions.

Installation

From PyPI (Recommended)

pip install adi-crontab-tool

From Source

Navigate to the tool's directory and install it:

cd crontab
pip install .

For Development

To install in editable mode with development dependencies (like pytest):

pip install -e .[dev]

Usage

Once installed, you can use the crontab-tool command.

Validate and Explain a Cron Expression

Use the explain subcommand to get a description of the schedule:

crontab-tool explain "*/5 * * * *"

Just Validate

Use the validate subcommand to check if an expression is valid (returns exit code 0 if valid, 2 if invalid):

crontab-tool validate "0 9 * * *"

Output Example:

Every 5 minutes.

Help

To see available options:

crontab-tool --help

Testing

To run the tests, make sure you installed the package with [dev] dependencies:

pytest