feat: task scheduling

Author: zaida04

packages/gil/lib/structures/Task.ts

@@ -2,19 +2,21 @@ import { Collection } from "@discordjs/collection";
 import glob from "fast-glob";
 import { GilClient } from "../GilClient";
 import { Manager } from "./Manager";
+import Cron from "node-cron";
 
 interface TaskOptions {
 	// The internal-safe name of the task
 	name: string;
-	// The interval to run the task. You can put anything that https://github.com/breejs/bree supports.
-	// For example, you can use crons like "0 0 * * *" to run the task every day at midnight.
+	// A cron representing the interval at which the task should run.
 	interval: string;
+	// Whether the task should run immediately upon startup.
+	runImmediately?: boolean;
 }
 export abstract class Task {
 	public constructor(
 		public readonly gil: GilClient,
 		public readonly options: TaskOptions,
-	) {}
+	) { }
 
 	public abstract execute(): unknown | Promise<unknown>;
 }
@@ -48,6 +50,13 @@ export class TaskManager extends Manager {
 			const createdTask: Task = new imported.default(this.gil);
 			this.gil.logger.info(`Task ${createdTask.options.name} loaded.`);
 			this.tasks.set(createdTask.options.name, createdTask);
+
+			if (createdTask.options.runImmediately) {
+				this.gil.logger.info(`Running task ${createdTask.options.name} immediately.`);
+				createdTask.execute();
+			}
+
+			Cron.schedule(createdTask.options.interval, createdTask.execute.bind(createdTask));
 		}
 	}
 }

packages/gil/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@guildedjs/gil",
-  "version": "0.6.3",
+  "version": "0.6.4",
   "description": "Framework for guilded.js that allows you to build bots with ease.",
   "author": "Zaid \"Nico\" <[email protected]>",
   "license": "MIT",
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/better-sqlite3": "^7.6.9",
     "@types/mongoose": "^5.11.97",
+    "@types/node-cron": "^3.0.11",
     "better-sqlite3": "^9.4.3",
     "dotenv": "^16.0.3",
     "mongoose": "^8.2.3",
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@
     "fast-glob": "^3.3.2",
     "guilded.js": "workspace:*",
     "lexure": "^0.17.0",
+    "node-cron": "^3.0.3",
     "typed-emitter": "^2.1.0"
   },
   "contributors": [