pablonaj
pablonaj2mo ago

pablonaj - what's the best way to activate/deac...

what's the best way to activate/deactivate a cron job? I would like to have an even firing every day, but would like to have the option of it not running some days (I want to be able to chose on the same day if it runs or not).
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@pablonaj Currently, deleting the trigger or workflow stops/deactivates the workflow. For your case, you can just delete the Cron trigger, and replace it with REST API Trigger and then ship again. The cron will stop running.
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Gaurav Chadha
Gaurav Chadha2mo ago
@pablonaj Currently, deleting the trigger or workflow stops/deactivates the workflow. For your case, you can just delete the Cron trigger, and replace it with REST API Trigger and then ship again. The cron will stop running.
pablonaj
pablonajOP2mo ago
Hi I was thinking of some sort of switch, as I don't want to change or delete the workflow. Is there a way to setup a variable inside the workflow with a call? I think a workaround would be to have a switch in the workflow and read a value from a Google sheet to see if it should execute the event or not. I would set that value in the sheet through another workflow. But I want to know if there's a more direct way.
Gaurav Chadha
Gaurav Chadha2mo ago
@pablonaj, in BuildShip v2, you'll be able to set variable inside a workflow with a call. For now the workaround you mentioned should be ideal.
pablonaj
pablonajOP2mo ago
thanks, didn't know there was a buildship v2 planned, any idea when that is coming?
Gaurav Chadha
Gaurav Chadha2mo ago
very soon, you can signup here for early access - https://buildship.com/v2-early-access
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pablonaj
pablonajOP2mo ago
thanks, I've signed up!