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chamikaJ 474f1afe66 feat(recurring-tasks): implement recurring tasks service with timezone support and notifications
- Added a new service for managing recurring tasks, allowing configuration of task schedules with timezone support.
- Introduced job queues for processing recurring tasks and handling task creation in bulk.
- Implemented notification system to alert users about newly created recurring tasks, including email and in-app notifications.
- Enhanced database schema with new tables for notifications and audit logs to track recurring task operations.
- Updated frontend components to support timezone selection and manage excluded dates for recurring tasks.
- Refactored existing code to integrate new features and improve overall task management experience.
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# Job Queue Dependencies
To use the job queue implementation for recurring tasks, add these dependencies to your package.json:
```json
{
"dependencies": {
"bull": "^4.12.2",
"ioredis": "^5.3.2"
},
"devDependencies": {
"@types/bull": "^4.10.0"
}
}
```
## Installation
```bash
npm install bull ioredis
npm install --save-dev @types/bull
```
## Redis Setup
1. Install Redis on your system:
- **Ubuntu/Debian**: `sudo apt install redis-server`
- **macOS**: `brew install redis`
- **Windows**: Use WSL or Redis for Windows
- **Docker**: `docker run -d -p 6379:6379 redis:alpine`
2. Configure Redis connection in your environment variables:
```env
REDIS_HOST=localhost
REDIS_PORT=6379
REDIS_PASSWORD=your_password # Optional
REDIS_DB=0
```
## Configuration
Add these environment variables to control the recurring tasks behavior:
```env
# Service configuration
RECURRING_TASKS_ENABLED=true
RECURRING_TASKS_MODE=queue # or 'cron'
# Queue configuration
RECURRING_TASKS_MAX_CONCURRENCY=5
RECURRING_TASKS_RETRY_ATTEMPTS=3
RECURRING_TASKS_RETRY_DELAY=2000
# Notifications
RECURRING_TASKS_NOTIFICATIONS_ENABLED=true
RECURRING_TASKS_EMAIL_NOTIFICATIONS=true
RECURRING_TASKS_PUSH_NOTIFICATIONS=true
RECURRING_TASKS_IN_APP_NOTIFICATIONS=true
# Audit logging
RECURRING_TASKS_AUDIT_LOG_ENABLED=true
RECURRING_TASKS_AUDIT_RETENTION_DAYS=90
```
## Usage
In your main application file, start the service:
```typescript
import { RecurringTasksService } from './src/services/recurring-tasks-service';
// Start the service
await RecurringTasksService.start();
// Get status
const status = await RecurringTasksService.getStatus();
console.log('Recurring tasks status:', status);
// Health check
const health = await RecurringTasksService.healthCheck();
console.log('Health check:', health);
```
## Benefits of Job Queue vs Cron
### Job Queue (Bull/BullMQ) Benefits:
- **Better scalability**: Can run multiple workers
- **Retry logic**: Built-in retry with exponential backoff
- **Monitoring**: Redis-based job monitoring and UI
- **Priority queues**: Handle urgent tasks first
- **Rate limiting**: Control processing rate
- **Persistence**: Jobs survive server restarts
### Cron Job Benefits:
- **Simplicity**: No external dependencies
- **Lower resource usage**: No Redis required
- **Predictable timing**: Runs exactly on schedule
- **Easier debugging**: Simpler execution model
## Monitoring
You can monitor the job queues using:
- **Bull Dashboard**: Web UI for monitoring jobs
- **Redis CLI**: Direct Redis monitoring
- **Application logs**: Built-in audit logging
- **Health checks**: Built-in health check endpoint
Install Bull Dashboard for monitoring:
```bash
npm install -g bull-board
```