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* General API functions for scheduling actions
* @package ActionScheduler.
* Enqueue an action to run one time, as soon as possible
* @param string $hook The hook to trigger.
* @param array $args Arguments to pass when the hook triggers.
* @param string $group The group to assign this job to.
* @param bool $unique Whether the action should be unique.
* @param int $priority Lower values take precedence over higher values. Defaults to 10, with acceptable values falling in the range 0-255.
* @return int The action ID. Zero if there was an error scheduling the action.
function as_enqueue_async_action( $hook, $args = array(), $group = '', $unique = false, $priority = 10 ) {
if ( ! ActionScheduler::is_initialized( __FUNCTION__ ) ) {
* Provides an opportunity to short-circuit the default process for enqueuing async
* Returning a value other than null from the filter will short-circuit the normal
* process. The expectation in such a scenario is that callbacks will return an integer
* representing the enqueued action ID (enqueued using some alternative process) or else
* @param int|null $pre_option The value to return instead of the option value.
* @param string $hook Action hook.
* @param array $args Action arguments.
* @param string $group Action group.
* @param int $priority Action priority.
$pre = apply_filters( 'pre_as_enqueue_async_action', null, $hook, $args, $group, $priority );
return is_int( $pre ) ? $pre : 0;
return ActionScheduler::factory()->create(
* Schedule an action to run one time
* @param int $timestamp When the job will run.
* @param string $hook The hook to trigger.
* @param array $args Arguments to pass when the hook triggers.
* @param string $group The group to assign this job to.
* @param bool $unique Whether the action should be unique.
* @param int $priority Lower values take precedence over higher values. Defaults to 10, with acceptable values falling in the range 0-255.
* @return int The action ID. Zero if there was an error scheduling the action.
function as_schedule_single_action( $timestamp, $hook, $args = array(), $group = '', $unique = false, $priority = 10 ) {
if ( ! ActionScheduler::is_initialized( __FUNCTION__ ) ) {
* Provides an opportunity to short-circuit the default process for enqueuing single
* Returning a value other than null from the filter will short-circuit the normal
* process. The expectation in such a scenario is that callbacks will return an integer
* representing the scheduled action ID (scheduled using some alternative process) or else
* @param int|null $pre_option The value to return instead of the option value.
* @param int $timestamp When the action will run.
* @param string $hook Action hook.
* @param array $args Action arguments.
* @param string $group Action group.
* @param int $priorities Action priority.
$pre = apply_filters( 'pre_as_schedule_single_action', null, $timestamp, $hook, $args, $group, $priority );
return is_int( $pre ) ? $pre : 0;
return ActionScheduler::factory()->create(
* Schedule a recurring action
* @param int $timestamp When the first instance of the job will run.
* @param int $interval_in_seconds How long to wait between runs.
* @param string $hook The hook to trigger.
* @param array $args Arguments to pass when the hook triggers.
* @param string $group The group to assign this job to.
* @param bool $unique Whether the action should be unique.
* @param int $priority Lower values take precedence over higher values. Defaults to 10, with acceptable values falling in the range 0-255.
* @return int The action ID. Zero if there was an error scheduling the action.
function as_schedule_recurring_action( $timestamp, $interval_in_seconds, $hook, $args = array(), $group = '', $unique = false, $priority = 10 ) {
if ( ! ActionScheduler::is_initialized( __FUNCTION__ ) ) {
$interval = (int) $interval_in_seconds;
// We expect an integer and allow it to be passed using float and string types, but otherwise
// should reject unexpected values.
if ( ! is_numeric( $interval_in_seconds ) || $interval_in_seconds != $interval ) {
/* translators: 1: provided value 2: provided type. */
esc_html__( 'An integer was expected but "%1$s" (%2$s) was received.', 'action-scheduler' ),
esc_html( $interval_in_seconds ),
esc_html( gettype( $interval_in_seconds ) )
* Provides an opportunity to short-circuit the default process for enqueuing recurring
* Returning a value other than null from the filter will short-circuit the normal
* process. The expectation in such a scenario is that callbacks will return an integer
* representing the scheduled action ID (scheduled using some alternative process) or else
* @param int|null $pre_option The value to return instead of the option value.
* @param int $timestamp When the action will run.
* @param int $interval_in_seconds How long to wait between runs.
* @param string $hook Action hook.
* @param array $args Action arguments.
* @param string $group Action group.
* @param int $priority Action priority.
$pre = apply_filters( 'pre_as_schedule_recurring_action', null, $timestamp, $interval_in_seconds, $hook, $args, $group, $priority );
return is_int( $pre ) ? $pre : 0;
return ActionScheduler::factory()->create(
'pattern' => $interval_in_seconds,
* Schedule an action that recurs on a cron-like schedule.
* @param int $timestamp The first instance of the action will be scheduled
* to run at a time calculated after this timestamp matching the cron
* expression. This can be used to delay the first instance of the action.
* @param string $schedule A cron-link schedule string.
* @see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cron
* ┬ ┬ ┬ ┬ ┬ ┬
* | | | | | + year [optional]
* | | | | +----- day of week (0 - 7) (Sunday=0 or 7)
* | | | +---------- month (1 - 12)
* | | +--------------- day of month (1 - 31)
* | +-------------------- hour (0 - 23)
* +------------------------- min (0 - 59)
* @param string $hook The hook to trigger.
* @param array $args Arguments to pass when the hook triggers.
* @param string $group The group to assign this job to.
* @param bool $unique Whether the action should be unique.
* @param int $priority Lower values take precedence over higher values. Defaults to 10, with acceptable values falling in the range 0-255.
* @return int The action ID. Zero if there was an error scheduling the action.
function as_schedule_cron_action( $timestamp, $schedule, $hook, $args = array(), $group = '', $unique = false, $priority = 10 ) {
if ( ! ActionScheduler::is_initialized( __FUNCTION__ ) ) {
* Provides an opportunity to short-circuit the default process for enqueuing cron
* Returning a value other than null from the filter will short-circuit the normal
* process. The expectation in such a scenario is that callbacks will return an integer
* representing the scheduled action ID (scheduled using some alternative process) or else
* @param int|null $pre_option The value to return instead of the option value.
* @param int $timestamp When the action will run.
* @param string $schedule Cron-like schedule string.
* @param string $hook Action hook.
* @param array $args Action arguments.
* @param string $group Action group.
* @param int $priority Action priority.
$pre = apply_filters( 'pre_as_schedule_cron_action', null, $timestamp, $schedule, $hook, $args, $group, $priority );
return is_int( $pre ) ? $pre : 0;
return ActionScheduler::factory()->create(
* Cancel the next occurrence of a scheduled action.
* While only the next instance of a recurring or cron action is unscheduled by this method, that will also prevent
* all future instances of that recurring or cron action from being run. Recurring and cron actions are scheduled in
* a sequence instead of all being scheduled at once. Each successive occurrence of a recurring action is scheduled
* only after the former action is run. If the next instance is never run, because it's unscheduled by this function,
* then the following instance will never be scheduled (or exist), which is effectively the same as being unscheduled
* @param string $hook The hook that the job will trigger.
* @param array $args Args that would have been passed to the job.
* @param string $group The group the job is assigned to.
* @return int|null The scheduled action ID if a scheduled action was found, or null if no matching action found.
function as_unschedule_action( $hook, $args = array(), $group = '' ) {
if ( ! ActionScheduler::is_initialized( __FUNCTION__ ) ) {
'status' => ActionScheduler_Store::STATUS_PENDING,
if ( is_array( $args ) ) {
$action_id = ActionScheduler::store()->query_action( $params );
ActionScheduler::store()->cancel_action( $action_id );
} catch ( Exception $exception ) {
ActionScheduler::logger()->log(
/* translators: %1$s is the name of the hook to be cancelled, %2$s is the exception message. */
__( 'Caught exception while cancelling action "%1$s": %2$s', 'action-scheduler' ),
* Cancel all occurrences of a scheduled action.
* @param string $hook The hook that the job will trigger.
* @param array $args Args that would have been passed to the job.
* @param string $group The group the job is assigned to.
function as_unschedule_all_actions( $hook, $args = array(), $group = '' ) {
if ( ! ActionScheduler::is_initialized( __FUNCTION__ ) ) {
if ( ! empty( $hook ) && empty( $group ) ) {
ActionScheduler_Store::instance()->cancel_actions_by_hook( $hook );
if ( ! empty( $group ) && empty( $hook ) ) {
ActionScheduler_Store::instance()->cancel_actions_by_group( $group );
$unscheduled_action = as_unschedule_action( $hook, $args, $group );
} while ( ! empty( $unscheduled_action ) );
* Check if there is an existing action in the queue with a given hook, args and group combination.
* An action in the queue could be pending, in-progress or async. If the is pending for a time in
* future, its scheduled date will be returned as a timestamp. If it is currently being run, or an
* async action sitting in the queue waiting to be processed, in which case boolean true will be
* returned. Or there may be no async, in-progress or pending action for this hook, in which case,
* boolean false will be the return value.
* @param string $hook Name of the hook to search for.
* @param array $args Arguments of the action to be searched.
* @param string $group Group of the action to be searched.
* @return int|bool The timestamp for the next occurrence of a pending scheduled action, true for an async or in-progress action or false if there is no matching action.
function as_next_scheduled_action( $hook, $args = null, $group = '' ) {
if ( ! ActionScheduler::is_initialized( __FUNCTION__ ) ) {
if ( is_array( $args ) ) {
$params['status'] = ActionScheduler_Store::STATUS_RUNNING;
$action_id = ActionScheduler::store()->query_action( $params );
$params['status'] = ActionScheduler_Store::STATUS_PENDING;
$action_id = ActionScheduler::store()->query_action( $params );
if ( null === $action_id ) {
$action = ActionScheduler::store()->fetch_action( $action_id );
$scheduled_date = $action->get_schedule()->get_date();
return (int) $scheduled_date->format( 'U' );
} elseif ( null === $scheduled_date ) { // pending async action with NullSchedule.
* Check if there is a scheduled action in the queue but more efficiently than as_next_scheduled_action().
* It's recommended to use this function when you need to know whether a specific action is currently scheduled
* (pending or in-progress).
* @param string $hook The hook of the action.
* @param array $args Args that have been passed to the action. Null will matches any args.
* @param string $group The group the job is assigned to.
* @return bool True if a matching action is pending or in-progress, false otherwise.
function as_has_scheduled_action( $hook, $args = null, $group = '' ) {
if ( ! ActionScheduler::is_initialized( __FUNCTION__ ) ) {
'status' => array( ActionScheduler_Store::STATUS_RUNNING, ActionScheduler_Store::STATUS_PENDING ),
$query_args['args'] = $args;
$action_id = ActionScheduler::store()->query_action( $query_args );
return null !== $action_id;
* @param array $args Possible arguments, with their default values.
* 'hook' => '' - the name of the action that will be triggered.
* 'args' => NULL - the args array that will be passed with the action.
* 'date' => NULL - the scheduled date of the action. Expects a DateTime object, a unix timestamp, or a string that can parsed with strtotime(). Used in UTC timezone.
* 'date_compare' => '<=' - operator for testing "date". accepted values are '!=', '>', '>=', '<', '<=', '='.
* 'modified' => NULL - the date the action was last updated. Expects a DateTime object, a unix timestamp, or a string that can parsed with strtotime(). Used in UTC timezone.
* 'modified_compare' => '<=' - operator for testing "modified". accepted values are '!=', '>', '>=', '<', '<=', '='.
* 'group' => '' - the group the action belongs to.
* 'status' => '' - ActionScheduler_Store::STATUS_COMPLETE or ActionScheduler_Store::STATUS_PENDING.
* 'claimed' => NULL - TRUE to find claimed actions, FALSE to find unclaimed actions, a string to find a specific claim ID.
* 'per_page' => 5 - Number of results to return.
* 'orderby' => 'date' - accepted values are 'hook', 'group', 'modified', 'date' or 'none'.
* @param string $return_format OBJECT, ARRAY_A, or ids.
function as_get_scheduled_actions( $args = array(), $return_format = OBJECT ) {
if ( ! ActionScheduler::is_initialized( __FUNCTION__ ) ) {
$store = ActionScheduler::store();
foreach ( array( 'date', 'modified' ) as $key ) {
if ( isset( $args[ $key ] ) ) {
$args[ $key ] = as_get_datetime_object( $args[ $key ] );
$ids = $store->query_actions( $args );
if ( 'ids' === $return_format || 'int' === $return_format ) {
foreach ( $ids as $action_id ) {
$actions[ $action_id ] = $store->fetch_action( $action_id );
if ( ARRAY_A == $return_format ) {
foreach ( $actions as $action_id => $action_object ) {
$actions[ $action_id ] = get_object_vars( $action_object );
* Helper function to create an instance of DateTime based on a given
* string and timezone. By default, will return the current date/time
* Needed because new DateTime() called without an explicit timezone
* will create a date/time in PHP's timezone, but we need to have
* assurance that a date/time uses the right timezone (which we almost
* always want to be UTC), which means we need to always include the
* timezone when instantiating datetimes rather than leaving it up to
* @param mixed $date_string A date/time string. Valid formats are explained in http://php.net/manual/en/datetime.formats.php.
* @param string $timezone A timezone identifier, like UTC or Europe/Lisbon. The list of valid identifiers is available http://php.net/manual/en/timezones.php.
* @return ActionScheduler_DateTime
function as_get_datetime_object( $date_string = null, $timezone = 'UTC' ) {
if ( is_object( $date_string ) && $date_string instanceof DateTime ) {
$date = new ActionScheduler_DateTime( $date_string->format( 'Y-m-d H:i:s' ), new DateTimeZone( $timezone ) );
} elseif ( is_numeric( $date_string ) ) {
$date = new ActionScheduler_DateTime( '@' . $date_string, new DateTimeZone( $timezone ) );
$date = new ActionScheduler_DateTime( null === $date_string ? 'now' : $date_string, new DateTimeZone( $timezone ) );
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