Automated Task Scheduling with @Scheduled

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Automated Task Scheduling with @Scheduled

Using @Scheduled allows you to execute methods at specific intervals or times. In this example, the method runs every day at 2:00 AM using a cron expression.

snippet.java
java
@Component
public class CleanupTask {
    @Scheduled(cron = "0 0 2 * * *")
    public void runDailyCleanup() {
        // Logic to delete old temporary files
        System.out.println("Cleanup started...");
    }
}

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@Scheduled(cron = "0 0 2 * * *")

Defines the schedule using cron format: second, minute, hour, day, month, day of week.

public void runDailyCleanup()

The logic inside this method will be triggered automatically by Spring's task scheduler.

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