How to create a Cron Job

Create a new module with Bluethink_Cronjob

Please follow the guides to start the cron job program as your wish:

Step 1: Create registration.php file.

app/code/Bluethink/Cronjob/registration.php

<?php
\Magento\Framework\Component\ComponentRegistrar::register(
        \Magento\Framework\Component\ComponentRegistrar::MODULE,
        'Bluethink_Cronjob',
        __DIR__
);

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<?php

\Magento\Framework\Component\ComponentRegistrar::register(

\Magento\Framework\Component\ComponentRegistrar::MODULE,

'Bluethink_Cronjob',

__DIR__

);

Step 2: Create module.xml file.

app/code/Bluethink/Cronjob/etc/module.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="urn:magento:framework:Module/etc/module.xsd">
    <module name="Bluethink_Cronjob" setup_version="1.0.0">
    </module>
</config>

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<?xml version="1.0"?>

</module>

</config>

Step 3: Create Test.php file.

app/code/Bluethink/Cronjob/Cron/Test.php

<?php
namespace Bluethink\Cronjob\Cron;
use \Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
class Test {
  protected $logger;
  public function __construct(LoggerInterface $logger) {
    $this->logger = $logger;
  }
  /**
    * Write to system.log
    *
    * @return void
  */
  public function execute() {
    // Do your Stuff
    $this->logger->info('Cron Works');
  }
}

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<?php

namespace Bluethink\Cronjob\Cron;

use \Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;

class Test {

protected $logger;

public function __construct(LoggerInterface $logger) {

$this->logger = $logger;

}

/**

* Write to system.log

*

* @return void

*/

public function execute() {

// Do your Stuff

$this->logger->info('Cron Works');

}

Step 4: Create crontab.xml file

app/code/Bluethink/Cronjob/etc/crontab.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="urn:magento:module:Magento_Cron:etc/crontab.xsd">
<group id="default">
    <job name="custom_cronjob" instance="Bluethink\Crontab\Cron\Test" method="execute">
        <schedule>* * * * *</schedule>
    </job>
</group>
</config>

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<?xml version="1.0"?>