Sounds like you need to add "synchronized" to the schedule, thus "every 1 minutes synchronized", to get it what you want to do if I'm understanding you correctly.
Stephen CortexConnect.com On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 8:38 AM, dimi <dimitri.beck...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi guys, > > I define my cron job with <schedule>every 1 minutes</schedule>. > > The job fetches an XML every 5 seconds (Thread.sleep(5 * 1000);). In > total, the job runs for 60 seconds. > While testing I notice that the job doesn't run every 1 minute, but every 2 > minutes. > > This means that "every N minutes" means: when a job has finished running, > start the next one N minutes from now. > I tried my logic by putting a cronjob online with <schedule>every 2 > minutes</schedule>. And this job runs every 4 minutes (the job runs for 2 > minutes and waits until 2 minutes are over) > > Is that a bug or is this intentional? And how to get around this? > > I need to load this XML every 5 seconds. (the IT guys who publish the XML > cannot notify me when the information updates) > > Thnx! > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google App Engine for Java" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/google-appengine-java/-/bPipwpjpVVUJ. > To post to this group, send email to > google-appengine-java@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > google-appengine-java+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine-java?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine for Java" group. To post to this group, send email to google-appengine-java@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-appengine-java+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine-java?hl=en.
