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Serverless framework plugin to export AWS SAM templates for a service
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# AWS Node Scheduled Weather Example
This is an example of creating a function that runs as a cron job using the serverless `schedule` event. It retrieves weather information at 10am (UTC) and emails it to a predefined recipient. For more information on `schedule` event check out the Serverless docs on [schedule](https://serverless.com/framework/docs/providers/aws/events/schedule/).
## Cron syntax
```pseudo
cron(Minutes Hours Day-of-month Month Day-of-week Year)
```
All fields are required and time zone is UTC only.
| Field | Values | Wildcards |
| ------------- |:--------------:|:-------------:|
| Minutes | 0-59 | , - * / |
| Hours | 0-23 | , - * / |
| Day-of-month | 1-31 | , - * ? / L W |
| Month | 1-12 or JAN-DEC| , - * / |
| Day-of-week | 1-7 or SUN-SAT | , - * ? / L # |
| Year | 1970-2199 | , - * / |
Read the [AWS cron expression syntax](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/lambda/latest/dg/tutorial-scheduled-events-schedule-expressions.html) docs for more info on how to setup cron
## Setup
### DarkSky
Please visit https://darksky.net/dev/ to register for a free API token.
### Postmark
Please visit https://postmarkapp.com to register for a free Postmark account.
### Configuration
Upon setting up access to both external services, you'll be required to update the environment variables in `serverless.yml`:
```
environment:
RECIPIENT: tom@carrotcreative.com
DARK_SKY_API_KEY: abc123
POSTMARK_API_KEY: abc123
POSTMARK_SENDER: devops@carrotcreative.com
LATITUDE: 40.702637
LONGITUDE: -73.989406
```
## Deploy
In order to deploy the you endpoint simply run
```bash
serverless deploy
```
The expected result should be similar to:
```bash
Serverless: Packaging service...
Serverless: Uploading CloudFormation file to S3...
Serverless: Uploading service .zip file to S3 (1.87 MB)...
Serverless: Updating Stack...
Serverless: Checking Stack update progress...
...........
Serverless: Stack update finished...
Serverless: Removing old service versions...
Service Information
service: scheduled-weather-example
stage: dev
region: us-east-1
api keys:
None
endpoints:
None
functions:
scheduled-weather-example-dev-weather: arn:aws:lambda:us-east-1:219106525755:function:scheduled-weather-example-dev-weather
```
There is no additional step required. Your defined schedule becomes active right away after deployment.
## Usage
To test your function remotely:
```bash
sls invoke -f weather
```
The expected result should be similar to:
```json
{
"success": true
}
```
## Additonal Resources
For more information on running cron with Serverless check out the [Tutorial: Serverless Scheduled Tasks](https://parall.ax/blog/view/3202/tutorial-serverless-scheduled-tasks) by Parallax.