Cron doesn't run after 15 minutes of running every 2 minutes

[Cyberuben]

I just had my application running for 15 minutes. I've had the same problem a few times already, where the cron simply stops executing. I do not have a function calling it to a stop anywhere, no infinite loops or whatsoever, so I don't think this could be the problem. I'm using the following code:

new cron("0 */2 * * * *", functionToExecute, null, true);

The function that is executed has a console.log to let me know it finished executing, this is printed every time, so I know it reaches the end of the function. What could the problem here be?

[frabbit]

same problem for me, after a lot of bugfixing sessions i finally switched to https://github.com/merencia/node-cron and it works very well so far.

[ncb000gt]

Sorry for the delay here. I've been able to leave test code open over night, testing DST stuff in the past, and everything ran as expected. I'm not entirely sure what would cause this to stop functioning- I can try speculating though.

• If the "next time" was in the past, it seems unlikely that would be the case, but the stop will be called if this is the case.
• If you are trying to call setTime that could cause some issues as it will stop the job from running, but I would expect you ruled that out.

I'm not sure if you're still experiencing this issue, but if so, can you start by looking at the next time, timeout, https://github.com/ncb000gt/node-cron/blob/master/lib/cron.js#L445.

Thanks.

[nini-os]

In my case the issue is NOT present in node 0.10 but only in node 4.x and later (6.x). If this can help someone.

[ncb000gt]

Closing due to age. We can create a new ticket if still an issue.

[sheerlox]

This issue is superseded by #962, which regroups similar issues and includes a general bug description, root cause analysis, reproduction instructions, and a proposed fix.

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