cron-parser

Parse, validate, and explain cron expressions in natural language.

Usage

What does this cron expression mean? [expression]
Parse and explain: [expression]
When does this cron run next? [expression]
Validate this cron: [expression]

Examples

| Expression | Meaning | |-----------|---------| | 0 * * * * | Every hour, at minute 0 | | 0 9 * * 1-5 | Every weekday at 9am | | */15 * * * * | Every 15 minutes | | 0 0 1 * * | First day of every month at midnight | | 30 4 * * * | Every day at 4:30am |

What it does

• Parse — Explains what a cron expression means in plain English
• Next run — Shows the next 5 execution times
• Validate — Checks if expression is valid
• Convert — Shows human-readable format and vice versa

Notes

• Supports standard 5-field cron (minute, hour, day, month, weekday)
• All standard special characters: *, ,, -, /
• Uses node-cron internally