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    <title>topic Cronjob query action: prevent from running from config in Alfresco Archive</title>
    <link>https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/cronjob-query-action-prevent-from-running-from-config/m-p/303733#M256863</link>
    <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;I have created a custom action, which can be invoked as a rule, or from a query cronjob.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;The spring bean that registers the cronjob + query is a java class that extends &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;PRE class="language-java line-numbers"&gt;&lt;CODE&gt;CronScheduledQueryBasedTemplateActionDefinition&lt;SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/CODE&gt;&lt;/PRE&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;. I have overridden its &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;PRE class="language-none line-numbers"&gt;&lt;CODE&gt;queryTemplate&lt;SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/CODE&gt;&lt;/PRE&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt; setters and getters to be able to load my query from the java code, and added a &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;PRE class="language-none line-numbers"&gt;&lt;CODE&gt;isEnabled&lt;SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/CODE&gt;&lt;/PRE&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt; boolean flag. This is switched to true or false from config.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Now, I want to make sure that on startup, the cron is not scheduled at all if &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;PRE class="language-none line-numbers"&gt;&lt;CODE&gt;isEnabled&lt;SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/CODE&gt;&lt;/PRE&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt; is false. To that end, I wrote the following method:&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;PRE class="language-java line-numbers"&gt;&lt;CODE&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;@Override&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;public void afterPropertiesSet() throws Exception {&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;if(isEnabled) {&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;logger.warn("Scheduling "+NAME);&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;super.afterPropertiesSet();&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;} else {&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;logger.warn("Didn't schedule "+NAME+" because it was disabled.");&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;}&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;}&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/CODE&gt;&lt;/PRE&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;The superclass's afterPropertiesSet method registers the cron with the scheduler.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Unfortunately, this doesn't work. Corresponding log warnings never even show, suggesting that the method is never invoked. However, the following code works flawlessly:&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;PRE class="language-java line-numbers"&gt;&lt;CODE&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;@Override&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;public List&amp;lt;NodeRef&amp;gt; getNodes() {&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;if(isEnabled) {&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;logger.warn("getNodes: "+NAME);&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;return super.getNodes();&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;} else {&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;logger.warn("Didn't get nodes for "+NAME+" because it was disabled.");&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;return new ArrayList&amp;lt;NodeRef&amp;gt;();&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;}&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;}&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/CODE&gt;&lt;/PRE&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Of course, the cron is still scheduled, so the getNodes method is still invoked at scheduled times. However, it always returns an empty response, so no furthur actions are taken.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;I want to be able to make sure the cronjob is never scheduled. Why does my first attempt not work, and what should I try instead?&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2013 14:23:35 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>mtielemans</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2013-07-30T14:23:35Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Cronjob query action: prevent from running from config</title>
      <link>https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/cronjob-query-action-prevent-from-running-from-config/m-p/303733#M256863</link>
      <description>I have created a custom action, which can be invoked as a rule, or from a query cronjob.The spring bean that registers the cronjob + query is a java class that extends CronScheduledQueryBasedTemplateActionDefinition‍. I have overridden its queryTemplate‍ setters and getters to be able to load my que</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2013 14:23:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/cronjob-query-action-prevent-from-running-from-config/m-p/303733#M256863</guid>
      <dc:creator>mtielemans</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2013-07-30T14:23:35Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Cronjob query action: prevent from running from config</title>
      <link>https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/cronjob-query-action-prevent-from-running-from-config/m-p/303734#M256864</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Mehtod afterPropertiesSet should be invoked .&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Are you sure neither "Scheduling "+NAME,nor "Didn't schedule "+NAME+" because it was disabled." is printed? &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Did you set logger level correctly?&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Is isEnabled an boolean property of your class and you configure it in spring xml file?&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;can you paste your complete source code here?&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2013 09:07:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/cronjob-query-action-prevent-from-running-from-config/m-p/303734#M256864</guid>
      <dc:creator>kaynezhang</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2013-07-31T09:07:36Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Cronjob query action: prevent from running from config</title>
      <link>https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/cronjob-query-action-prevent-from-running-from-config/m-p/303735#M256865</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;I had been looking for these entries below the log entry from my init method. I now found that the init method, which sets the &amp;lt;java&amp;gt;isEnabled&amp;lt;/java&amp;gt; switch, is called after &amp;lt;java&amp;gt;afterPropertiesSet&amp;lt;/java&amp;gt;..&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;The spring bean config has &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;PRE class="language-none line-numbers"&gt;&lt;CODE&gt;init-method=init&lt;SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/CODE&gt;&lt;/PRE&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;. This points to the following piece of code in my bean:&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;lt;java&amp;gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;public final void init() throws IOException {&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;intakePath=MyGlobalSettings.getPropertyValue("app.intake.path", intakePath);&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;String enabled = MyGlobalSettings.getPropertyValue("app.intake.cronjob.enabled", "1");&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;if(enabled.equals("1")) {&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;logger.info("Enabled "+NAME);&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;setEnabled(true);&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;} else {&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;logger.warn("Disabled "+NAME);&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;setEnabled(false);&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;}&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;setQueryTemplate("PATH:\""+intakePath+"/*\" -ASPECT:\"{&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.mark.nl/model/app/1.0}customAspect\" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"&gt;http://www.mark.nl/model/app/1.0}customAspect\&lt;/A&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;"");&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;}&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;lt;/java&amp;gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;From the log:&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;PRE class="language-none line-numbers"&gt;&lt;CODE&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;2013-07-31 12:37:30,446&amp;nbsp; WARN&amp;nbsp; [app.actions.CronScheduledQueryBasedAppIntakeActionDefinition] [Thread-2] Scheduling CronScheduledQueryBasedAppIntakeActionDefinition&lt;BR /&gt;2013-07-31 12:37:30,448&amp;nbsp; WARN&amp;nbsp; [app.actions.CronScheduledQueryBasedAppIntakeActionDefinition] [Thread-2] Disabled CronScheduledQueryBasedAppIntakeActionDefinition&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/CODE&gt;&lt;/PRE&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Evidently, the init method is somehow not the first to be called. I was in the illusion that was what its for.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;EDIT&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;I moved the logic from init to a zero-args constructor. Without changing any further code, this works flawlessly. Why didn't using the init-method work, and what is it for if not for what I was trying to achieve?&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;PRE class="language-none line-numbers"&gt;&lt;CODE&gt;&lt;BR /&gt; 2013-07-31 12:47:38,026&amp;nbsp; WARN&amp;nbsp; [app.actions.CronScheduledQueryBasedAppIntakeActionDefinition] [Thread-2] Disabled CronScheduledQueryBasedAppIntakeActionDefinition&lt;BR /&gt; 2013-07-31 12:47:38,026&amp;nbsp; DEBUG [app.actions.CronScheduledQueryBasedAppIntakeActionDefinition] [Thread-2] Query='PATH:"/app:company_home/st:sites/cm:app/cm:documentLibrary/cm:AppIntake/*" -ASPECT:"{&lt;A href="http://www.mark.nl/model/app/1.0}customAspect" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"&gt;http://www.mark.nl/model/app/1.0}customAspect&lt;/A&gt;"'&lt;BR /&gt; 2013-07-31 12:47:38,032&amp;nbsp; WARN&amp;nbsp; [app.actions.CronScheduledQueryBasedAppIntakeActionDefinition] [Thread-2] Didn't schedule CronScheduledQueryBasedAppIntakeActionDefinition because it was disabled.&lt;SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/CODE&gt;&lt;/PRE&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2013 10:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/cronjob-query-action-prevent-from-running-from-config/m-p/303735#M256865</guid>
      <dc:creator>mtielemans</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2013-07-31T10:43:00Z</dc:date>
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