Create a Spring Scheduled task with @Scheduled cron and @EnableScheduling

Create a Spring @Scheduled task firing every 50 seconds

1. Spring configuration class - add @EnableScheduling

@Configuration @EnableScheduling public class YourConfigurationFile { // ...

}

2. Application yml

application: appSection: yourCron: "*/50 0 * * * *"

3. Service Implementation class 

import org.springframework.scheduling.annotation.Scheduled; // ... @Scheduled(cron = "${application.appSection.yourCron}") public void doSomething() { // This will fire every 50 seconds }

Extra - Cron expression examples from stackoverflow:

* "0 0 * * * *" = the top of every hour of every day.
* "*/10 * * * * *" = every ten seconds.
* "0 0 8-10 * * *" = 8, 9 and 10 o'clock of every day.
* "0 0 8,10 * * *" = 8 and 10 o'clock of every day.
* "0 0/30 8-10 * * *" = 8:00, 8:30, 9:00, 9:30 and 10 o'clock every day.
* "0 0 9-17 * * MON-FRI" = on the hour nine-to-five weekdays
* "0 0 0 25 12 ?" = every Christmas Day at midnight

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/26147044/spring-cron-expression-for-every-day-101am