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Introduction

  • Overview
  • How BackWave Works
  • Quickstart
  • Installation
  • Configuration

Core Concepts

  • Jobs & Handlers
  • Job Lifecycle
  • Execution Guarantee
  • Execution Model
  • Queues
  • Worker Groups & Dispatch
  • Scheduling
  • Dependencies
  • WorkflowsPro
  • Tags

Guides

  • Define & Enqueue a Job
  • Transactional Enqueue with EF Core
  • Evolve Job Payloads
  • Guard Wire Compatibility
  • Retries & Error Handling
  • Schedule Recurring Jobs
  • Cancel a Job
  • Chain Jobs with Dependencies
  • Read Another Job's Output
  • Build a WorkflowPro
  • React to Job Outcomes
  • Prioritize Work with Queues
  • Tag & Find Jobs
  • Wire Up OpenTelemetry
  • Handle Sensitive Data
  • Deploy with Zero Downtime
  • Publish with Native AOT
  • Migrating from Hangfire

Storage

  • Overview
  • Choosing an Adapter
  • PostgreSQL
  • SQL Server
  • SQLite
  • EF Core Integration
  • Schema & Migrations
  • Wake-Up Hints & Latency

Testing

  • Write Your First Test
  • Test Behavior Over Time
  • Assert on What Happened
  • Test WorkflowsPro
  • Integration Testing
  • How BackWave Is Tested

Operations

  • The Dashboard
  • Health, Fail-Stop & Draining
  • Scaling & Throughput Tuning
  • Retention & History Purge
  • The Monitor API

Advanced / Internals

  • The Determinism Boundary
  • The Sans-IO Node Driver
  • The Job Pump & DI Scope
  • The Effect-Once Fence
  • Leases & Crash Recovery
  • Throughput & Pump Fan-Out
  • Performance & Benchmarks
  • Always-On Assertions & Fail-Stop
  • Transition Observer Internals
  • Inside the Source Generator
  • Extension Seams
  • Authoring a Storage Adapter
  • The Conformance Suite

Reference

  • Overview
  • Configuration Options
  • Limits & Defaults
  • Dispatch Policies
  • Job & Handler API
  • Client, Monitor & Operator API
  • Observers API
  • Cron API
  • Job States & Transitions
  • Storage Contract Reference
  • Telemetry Reference
  • Packages & Compatibility
  • Glossary
  • Workflows APIPro
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  3. Cron API

Cron API

The cron builder and expression API for Recurring Schedules, including parsing, canonical form, and IANA time zones.

The cron builder and expression API for Recurring Schedules, including parsing, canonical form, and IANA time zones.

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