Test for cron expressions overlap

[jmrozanec]

Given the following expressions:

cron1 = "0 0 10 1/1 ? "; //everyday at 10am
cron2 = "0 0 10 ? MON "; //every monday at 10am

We would ideally want to test cron1.overlap(cron2) -> true

[diegoramosb]

Hi @jmrozanec! I'd like to work on this issue. Just to check if I understood the feature correctly, the overlap method would be declared in the Cron interface and would check the overlap between two objects that implement Cron, is that correct?

[jmrozanec]

@diegoramosb that is correct! 😄 We look forward to your PR! Greetings to Bogotá!

[diegoramosb]

Hey there! I just wanted to let you know that I'm still working on this issue. I've made progress on completing it, but it's way more complicated than I initially thought and I haven't been able to work on it for the last week or so.

[jmrozanec]

@diegoramosb we appreciate the status! 😄 Just send the PR when done, and we will be glad to merge and release a new version!

[jiachengzhang1]

@jmrozanec has this feature been completed yet? I implemented something similar for work, I'd like to continue contributing on this if help is still needed.

[jmrozanec]

@jiachengzhang1 please, go ahead! The contribution is welcome! 😄

[saurabhk70306]

@jmrozanec has the overlap feature released yet or is there any update on this? I have a similar use in my project where I have to compare two crons and reschedule if there is any overlap. The crons can be of any form and still they should be checked for an overlap. Please let me know if there is any release or else I would Like to work on it.

[jmrozanec]

@saurabhk70306 thank you for reaching out. We did not release yet. You can expect a major release before March.