feat(system): add cron

src/modules/system/index.ts

@@ -22,6 +22,16 @@ const commonInterfaceSchemas = {
   pci: 'p',
 } as const;
 
+const CRON_DAY_OF_WEEK = [
+  'SUN',
+  'MON',
+  'TUE',
+  'WED',
+  'THU',
+  'FRI',
+  'SAT',
+] as const;
+
 /**
  * Generates fake data for many computer systems properties.
  */
@@ -264,4 +274,67 @@ export class System {
 
     return `${prefix}${interfaceType}${commonInterfaceSchemas[interfaceSchema]}${suffix}`;
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a random cron expression.
+   *
+   * @param options The optional options to use.
+   * @param options.includeYear Whether to include a year in the generated expression. Defaults to `false`.
+   * @param options.includeNonStandard Whether to include a @yearly, @monthly, @daily, etc text labels in the generated expression. Defaults to `false`.
+   *
+   * @example
+   * faker.system.cron() // '45 23 * * 6'
+   * faker.system.cron({ includeYear: true }) // '45 23 * * 6 2067'
+   * faker.system.cron({ includeYear: false }) // '45 23 * * 6'
+   * faker.system.cron({ includeNonStandard: false }) // '45 23 * * 6'
+   * faker.system.cron({ includeNonStandard: true }) // '@yearly'
+   */
+  cron(
+    options: {
+      includeYear?: boolean;
+      includeNonStandard?: boolean;
+    } = {}
+  ): string {
+    const { includeYear = false, includeNonStandard = false } = options;
+
+    // create the arrays to hold the available values for each component of the expression
+    const minutes = [this.faker.datatype.number({ min: 0, max: 59 }), '*'];
+    const hours = [this.faker.datatype.number({ min: 0, max: 23 }), '*'];
+    const days = [this.faker.datatype.number({ min: 1, max: 31 }), '*', '?'];
+    const months = [this.faker.datatype.number({ min: 1, max: 12 }), '*'];
+    const daysOfWeek = [
+      this.faker.datatype.number({ min: 0, max: 6 }),
+      this.faker.helpers.arrayElement(CRON_DAY_OF_WEEK),
+      '*',
+      '?',
+    ];
+    const years = [this.faker.datatype.number({ min: 1970, max: 2099 }), '*'];
+
+    const minute = this.faker.helpers.arrayElement(minutes);
+    const hour = this.faker.helpers.arrayElement(hours);
+    const day = this.faker.helpers.arrayElement(days);
+    const month = this.faker.helpers.arrayElement(months);
+    const dayOfWeek = this.faker.helpers.arrayElement(daysOfWeek);
+    const year = this.faker.helpers.arrayElement(years);
+
+    // create and return the cron expression string
+    let standardExpression = `${minute} ${hour} ${day} ${month} ${dayOfWeek}`;
+    if (includeYear) {
+      standardExpression += ` ${year}`;
+    }
+
+    const nonStandardExpressions = [
+      '@annually',
+      '@daily',
+      '@hourly',
+      '@monthly',
+      '@reboot',
+      '@weekly',
+      '@yearly',
+    ];
+
+    return !includeNonStandard || this.faker.datatype.boolean()
+      ? standardExpression
+      : this.faker.helpers.arrayElement(nonStandardExpressions);
+  }
 }

test/__snapshots__/system.spec.ts.snap

@@ -8,6 +8,16 @@ exports[`system > 42 > commonFileName > with extension 1`] = `"lavender_shoes.ex
 
 exports[`system > 42 > commonFileType 1`] = `"audio"`;
 
+exports[`system > 42 > cron > noArgs 1`] = `"* 19 * 3 5"`;
+
+exports[`system > 42 > cron > with includeNonStandard false 1`] = `"* 19 * 3 5"`;
+
+exports[`system > 42 > cron > with includeNonStandard true 1`] = `"@yearly"`;
+
+exports[`system > 42 > cron > with includeYear false 1`] = `"* 19 * 3 5"`;
+
+exports[`system > 42 > cron > with includeYear true 1`] = `"* 19 * 3 5 2047"`;
+
 exports[`system > 42 > directoryPath 1`] = `"/opt/bin"`;
 
 exports[`system > 42 > fileExt > noArgs 1`] = `"lrm"`;
@@ -76,6 +86,16 @@ exports[`system > 1211 > commonFileName > with extension 1`] = `"invoice_cyclocr
 
 exports[`system > 1211 > commonFileType 1`] = `"application"`;
 
+exports[`system > 1211 > cron > noArgs 1`] = `"55 * 28 * 1"`;
+
+exports[`system > 1211 > cron > with includeNonStandard false 1`] = `"55 * 28 * 1"`;
+
+exports[`system > 1211 > cron > with includeNonStandard true 1`] = `"@hourly"`;
+
+exports[`system > 1211 > cron > with includeYear false 1`] = `"55 * 28 * 1"`;
+
+exports[`system > 1211 > cron > with includeYear true 1`] = `"55 * 28 * 1 *"`;
+
 exports[`system > 1211 > directoryPath 1`] = `"/var/log"`;
 
 exports[`system > 1211 > fileExt > noArgs 1`] = `"dic"`;
@@ -144,6 +164,16 @@ exports[`system > 1337 > commonFileName > with extension 1`] = `"nesciunt.ext"`;
 
 exports[`system > 1337 > commonFileType 1`] = `"audio"`;
 
+exports[`system > 1337 > cron > noArgs 1`] = `"15 13 5 * *"`;
+
+exports[`system > 1337 > cron > with includeNonStandard false 1`] = `"15 13 5 * *"`;
+
+exports[`system > 1337 > cron > with includeNonStandard true 1`] = `"@yearly"`;
+
+exports[`system > 1337 > cron > with includeYear false 1`] = `"15 13 5 * *"`;
+
+exports[`system > 1337 > cron > with includeYear true 1`] = `"15 13 5 * * 2029"`;
+
 exports[`system > 1337 > directoryPath 1`] = `"/Library"`;
 
 exports[`system > 1337 > fileExt > noArgs 1`] = `"oa3"`;
@@ -210,6 +240,8 @@ exports[`system > seed: 42 > commonFileName() 1`] = `"lavender_shoes.mpe"`;
 
 exports[`system > seed: 42 > commonFileType() 1`] = `"audio"`;
 
+exports[`system > seed: 42 > cron() 1`] = `"* 19 * 3 5"`;
+
 exports[`system > seed: 42 > directoryPath() 1`] = `"/opt/bin"`;
 
 exports[`system > seed: 42 > fileExt() 1`] = `"lrm"`;
@@ -232,6 +264,8 @@ exports[`system > seed: 1211 > commonFileName() 1`] = `"invoice_cyclocross_assau
 
 exports[`system > seed: 1211 > commonFileType() 1`] = `"application"`;
 
+exports[`system > seed: 1211 > cron() 1`] = `"55 * 28 * 1"`;
+
 exports[`system > seed: 1211 > directoryPath() 1`] = `"/var/log"`;
 
 exports[`system > seed: 1211 > fileExt() 1`] = `"dic"`;
@@ -254,6 +288,8 @@ exports[`system > seed: 1337 > commonFileName() 1`] = `"nesciunt.mp2"`;
 
 exports[`system > seed: 1337 > commonFileType() 1`] = `"audio"`;
 
+exports[`system > seed: 1337 > cron() 1`] = `"15 13 5 * *"`;
+
 exports[`system > seed: 1337 > directoryPath() 1`] = `"/Library"`;
 
 exports[`system > seed: 1337 > fileExt() 1`] = `"oa3"`;

test/system.spec.ts

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const functionNames = [
   'commonFileExt',
   'commonFileName',
   'commonFileType',
+  'cron',
   'directoryPath',
   'fileExt',
   'fileName',
@@ -65,6 +66,14 @@ describe('system', () => {
         }
       }
     });
+
+    t.describe('cron', (t) => {
+      t.it('noArgs')
+        .it('with includeYear true', { includeYear: true })
+        .it('with includeYear false', { includeYear: false })
+        .it('with includeNonStandard true', { includeNonStandard: true })
+        .it('with includeNonStandard false', { includeNonStandard: false });
+    });
   });
 
   for (const seed of seededRuns) {
@@ -385,6 +394,41 @@ describe('system', () => {
           ).toMatch(/^enx[a-f\d]{12}$/);
         });
       });
+
+      describe('cron()', () => {
+        const regex =
+          /^([1-9]|[1-5]\d|\*) ([0-9]|1\d|2[0-3]|\*) ([1-9]|[12]\d|3[01]|\*|\?) ([1-9]|1[0-2]|\*) ([0-6]|\*|\?|[A-Z]{3}) ((19[7-9]d)|20\d{2}|\*)?/;
+
+        const regexElements = regex.toString().replace(/\//g, '').split(' ');
+
+        it.each([
+          [{}, 5],
+          [{ includeYear: false }, 5],
+          [{ includeYear: true }, 6],
+        ])(
+          'should return cron expression with correct number of valid elements - %o, %d',
+          (options, count: number) => {
+            const cron = faker.system.cron(options).split(' ');
+            expect(cron).toHaveLength(count);
+            cron.forEach((cronElement, i) =>
+              expect(
+                cronElement,
+                `generated cron, ${cronElement} should match regex ${regexElements[i]}`
+              ).toMatch(new RegExp(regexElements[i]))
+            );
+          }
+        );
+
+        it('should return non-standard cron expressions', () => {
+          const validResults = ['1', '2', '5', '*', '@'];
+          expect(
+            faker.system.cron({ includeNonStandard: true })[0],
+            'generated cron, string should contain non-standard cron labels'
+          ).toSatisfy(
+            (value) => !!validResults.find((result) => value === result)
+          );
+        });
+      });
     }
   });