def delete(time, unit):
cron = CronTab(user=True)
if not exists(time, unit):
print(f"Cannot delete. Cron entry: '{time}, {unit}' doesnt exist")
return
cron_time = convert(time, unit)
cron_string = get_cron_line(time, unit)
cron_string = cron_string.replace("*", "[*]")
iter = cron.find_time(cron_time)
for job in iter:
cron.remove(job)
cron.write()
log.debug(f"Deleted from cron: {cron_string}")
def main():
module = AnsibleModule(
argument_spec=dict(
# default value for user to bypass required_one_of check
# incase of validate_cron_time
user=dict(default="dpal"),
tabfile=dict(),
use_regex=dict(default=False),
match_string=dict(),
schedule=dict(),
list_all_crons=dict(type=bool),
get_crons_by_command=dict(type=bool),
get_crons_by_comment=dict(type=bool),
get_crons_by_time=dict(type=bool),
validate_cron_time=dict(type=bool),
),
required_one_of=(("user", "tabfile"), ),
required_if=(
("get_crons_by_command", True, ["match_string", "use_regex"]),
("get_crons_by_comment", True, ["match_string", "use_regex"]),
("get_crons_by_time", True, ["match_string", "use_regex"]),
("validate_cron_time", True, ["schedule"]),
))
cron = CronTab(user=module.params["user"],
tabfile=module.params["tabfile"])
if module.params['list_all_crons']:
crons = cron.lines
elif module.params['get_crons_by_command']:
if module.params["use_regex"]:
crons = cron.find_command(
re.compile(r"{}".format(module.params["match_string"])))
else:
crons = cron.find_command(module.params["match_string"])
elif module.params['get_crons_by_comment']:
if module.params["use_regex"]:
crons = cron.find_comment(
re.compile(r"{}".format(module.params["match_string"])))
else:
crons = cron.find_comment(module.params["match_string"])
elif module.params['get_crons_by_time']:
crons = cron.find_time(module.params["match_string"])
elif module.params['validate_cron_time']:
module.exit_json(valid=CronSlices.is_valid(module.params["schedule"]))
else:
module.fail_json(msg="unknown parameters")
module.exit_json(crons=cron_items_to_list(crons))
def exists(time, unit):
cron = CronTab(user=True)
cron_time = convert(time, unit)
iter = cron.find_time(cron_time)
for x in iter:
return True
from crontab import CronTab
PATH_TO_SYSTEM_TAB_FILE = "data.tab"
cron_obj = CronTab(tabfile=PATH_TO_SYSTEM_TAB_FILE)
commands = cron_obj.find_command("client.py")
for com in commands:
print(com)
commands = cron_obj.find_time("0 0 * * */3")
for com in commands:
print(com)