claude-code - 💡(How to fix) Fix [FEATURE] Add skip-if-missed option for recurring scheduled tasks

TL;DR

Implementing an optional skipIfMissed parameter with a configurable time threshold can help prevent "catch-up flooding" by dropping missed runs that are older than a specified duration.

Guidance

• Introduce a new parameter skipIfMissed with a default value of true and a configurable time threshold (e.g., 30 minutes) to control when missed runs are skipped.
• Update the scheduling logic to check if a run's scheduled time has passed by more than the configured threshold, and skip it if skipIfMissed is true.
• Consider adding a mechanism to notify or log skipped runs to ensure awareness of potentially missed tasks.
• Review similar implementations, such as cron's RANDOM_DELAY and anacron's behavior, to inform the design of the skipIfMissed feature.

Example

// Pseudo-code example of the updated scheduling logic
if (skipIfMissed && (current_time - scheduled_time) > threshold) {
  // Skip the missed run
  logSkippedRun(task);
} else {
  // Execute the task
  executeTask(task);
}

Notes

The proposed solution assumes that the scheduling system has access to the current time and the scheduled time of each task. The implementation details may vary depending on the specific technology stack and requirements.

Recommendation

Apply the workaround by implementing the skipIfMissed parameter, as it provides a flexible and configurable solution to prevent catch-up flooding while allowing for brief delays.