rufus-scheduler 3.1.4 → 3.8.2

data/lib/rufus/scheduler.rb

@@ -1,643 +1,735 @@
-#--
-# Copyright (c) 2006-2015, John Mettraux, jmettraux@gmail.com
-#
-# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
-# of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
-# in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
-# to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
-# copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
-# furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
-#
-# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
-# all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-#
-# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
-# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
-# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
-# AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
-# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
-# OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
-# THE SOFTWARE.
-#
-# Made in Japan.
-#++
 
 require 'date' if RUBY_VERSION < '1.9.0'
-require 'time'
 require 'thread'
-#require 'tzinfo'
 
+require 'fugit'
 
-module Rufus
 
-  class Scheduler
+module Rufus; end
 
-    require 'rufus/scheduler/util'
-    require 'rufus/scheduler/zotime'
-    require 'rufus/scheduler/jobs'
-    require 'rufus/scheduler/cronline'
-    require 'rufus/scheduler/job_array'
-    require 'rufus/scheduler/locks'
+class Rufus::Scheduler
 
-    VERSION = '3.1.4'
+  VERSION = '3.8.2'
 
-    #
-    # A common error class for rufus-scheduler
-    #
-    class Error < StandardError; end
+  EoTime = ::EtOrbi::EoTime
 
-    #
-    # This error is thrown when the :timeout attribute triggers
-    #
-    class TimeoutError < Error; end
+  require 'rufus/scheduler/util'
+  require 'rufus/scheduler/jobs_core'
+  require 'rufus/scheduler/jobs_one_time'
+  require 'rufus/scheduler/jobs_repeat'
+  require 'rufus/scheduler/job_array'
+  require 'rufus/scheduler/locks'
 
-    #
-    # For when the scheduler is not running
-    # (it got shut down or didn't start because of a lock)
-    #
-    class NotRunningError < Error; end
+  #
+  # A common error class for rufus-scheduler
+  #
+  class Error < StandardError; end
 
-    #MIN_WORK_THREADS = 3
-    MAX_WORK_THREADS = 28
+  #
+  # This error is thrown when the :timeout attribute triggers
+  #
+  class TimeoutError < Error; end
 
-    attr_accessor :frequency
-    attr_reader :started_at
-    attr_reader :thread
-    attr_reader :thread_key
-    attr_reader :mutexes
+  #
+  # For when the scheduler is not running
+  # (it got shut down or didn't start because of a lock)
+  #
+  class NotRunningError < Error; end
 
-    #attr_accessor :min_work_threads
-    attr_accessor :max_work_threads
+  #MIN_WORK_THREADS = 3
+  MAX_WORK_THREADS = 28
 
-    attr_accessor :stderr
+  attr_accessor :frequency
+  attr_accessor :discard_past
 
-    attr_reader :work_queue
+  attr_reader :started_at
+  attr_reader :paused_at
+  attr_reader :thread
+  attr_reader :thread_key
+  attr_reader :mutexes
 
-    def initialize(opts={})
+  #attr_accessor :min_work_threads
+  attr_accessor :max_work_threads
 
-      @opts = opts
+  attr_accessor :stderr
 
-      @started_at = nil
-      @paused = false
+  attr_reader :work_queue
 
-      @jobs = JobArray.new
+  def initialize(opts={})
 
-      @frequency = Rufus::Scheduler.parse(opts[:frequency] || 0.300)
-      @mutexes = {}
+    @opts = opts
 
-      @work_queue = Queue.new
+    @started_at = nil
+    @paused_at = nil
 
-      #@min_work_threads = opts[:min_work_threads] || MIN_WORK_THREADS
-      @max_work_threads = opts[:max_work_threads] || MAX_WORK_THREADS
+    @jobs = JobArray.new
 
-      @stderr = $stderr
+    @frequency = Rufus::Scheduler.parse(opts[:frequency] || 0.300)
+    @discard_past = opts.has_key?(:discard_past) ? opts[:discard_past] : true
 
-      @thread_key = "rufus_scheduler_#{self.object_id}"
+    @mutexes = {}
 
-      @scheduler_lock =
-        if lockfile = opts[:lockfile]
-          Rufus::Scheduler::FileLock.new(lockfile)
-        else
-          opts[:scheduler_lock] || Rufus::Scheduler::NullLock.new
-        end
-
-      @trigger_lock = opts[:trigger_lock] || Rufus::Scheduler::NullLock.new
+    @work_queue = Queue.new
+    @join_queue = Queue.new
 
-      # If we can't grab the @scheduler_lock, don't run.
-      @scheduler_lock.lock || return
+    #@min_work_threads =
+    #  opts[:min_work_threads] || opts[:min_worker_threads] ||
+    #  MIN_WORK_THREADS
+    @max_work_threads =
+      opts[:max_work_threads] || opts[:max_worker_threads] ||
+      MAX_WORK_THREADS
 
-      start
-    end
+    @stderr = $stderr
 
-    # Returns a singleton Rufus::Scheduler instance
-    #
-    def self.singleton(opts={})
+    @thread_key = "rufus_scheduler_#{self.object_id}"
 
-      @singleton ||= Rufus::Scheduler.new(opts)
-    end
+    @scheduler_lock =
+      if lockfile = opts[:lockfile]
+        Rufus::Scheduler::FileLock.new(lockfile)
+      else
+        opts[:scheduler_lock] || Rufus::Scheduler::NullLock.new
+      end
 
-    # Alias for Rufus::Scheduler.singleton
-    #
-    def self.s(opts={}); singleton(opts); end
+    @trigger_lock = opts[:trigger_lock] || Rufus::Scheduler::NullLock.new
 
-    # Releasing the gem would probably require redirecting .start_new to
-    # .new and emit a simple deprecation message.
-    #
-    # For now, let's assume the people pointing at rufus-scheduler/master
-    # on GitHub know what they do...
-    #
-    def self.start_new
+    # If we can't grab the @scheduler_lock, don't run.
+    lock || return
 
-      fail "this is rufus-scheduler 3.0, use .new instead of .start_new"
-    end
+    start
+  end
 
-    def shutdown(opt=nil)
+  # Returns a singleton Rufus::Scheduler instance
+  #
+  def self.singleton(opts={})
 
-      @started_at = nil
+    @singleton ||= Rufus::Scheduler.new(opts)
+  end
 
-      #jobs.each { |j| j.unschedule }
-        # provokes https://github.com/jmettraux/rufus-scheduler/issue/98
-      @jobs.array.each { |j| j.unschedule }
+  # Alias for Rufus::Scheduler.singleton
+  #
+  def self.s(opts={}); singleton(opts); end
 
-      @work_queue.clear
+  # Releasing the gem would probably require redirecting .start_new to
+  # .new and emit a simple deprecation message.
+  #
+  # For now, let's assume the people pointing at rufus-scheduler/master
+  # on GitHub know what they do...
+  #
+  def self.start_new
 
-      if opt == :wait
-        join_all_work_threads
-      elsif opt == :kill
-        kill_all_work_threads
-      end
+    fail 'this is rufus-scheduler 3.x, use .new instead of .start_new'
+  end
 
-      unlock
-    end
+  def uptime
 
-    alias stop shutdown
+    @started_at ? EoTime.now - @started_at : nil
+  end
 
-    def uptime
+  def around_trigger(job)
 
-      @started_at ? Time.now - @started_at : nil
-    end
+    yield
+  end
 
-    def uptime_s
+  def uptime_s
 
-      self.class.to_duration(uptime)
-    end
+    uptime ? self.class.to_duration(uptime) : ''
+  end
 
-    def join
+  def join(time_limit=nil)
 
-      fail NotRunningError.new(
-        'cannot join scheduler that is not running'
-      ) unless @thread
+    fail NotRunningError.new('cannot join scheduler that is not running') \
+      unless @thread
+    fail ThreadError.new('scheduler thread cannot join itself') \
+      if @thread == Thread.current
 
-      @thread.join
+    if time_limit
+      time_limit_join(time_limit)
+    else
+      no_time_limit_join
     end
+  end
 
-    def down?
+  def down?
 
-      ! @started_at
-    end
-
-    def up?
+    ! @started_at
+  end
 
-      !! @started_at
-    end
+  def up?
 
-    def paused?
+    !! @started_at
+  end
 
-      @paused
-    end
+  def paused?
 
-    def pause
+    !! @paused_at
+  end
 
-      @paused = true
-    end
+  def pause
 
-    def resume
+    @paused_at = EoTime.now
+  end
 
-      @paused = false
-    end
+  def resume(opts={})
 
-    #--
-    # scheduling methods
-    #++
+    dp = opts[:discard_past]
+    jobs.each { |job| job.resume_discard_past = dp }
 
-    def at(time, callable=nil, opts={}, &block)
+    @paused_at = nil
+  end
 
-      do_schedule(:once, time, callable, opts, opts[:job], block)
-    end
+  #--
+  # scheduling methods
+  #++
 
-    def schedule_at(time, callable=nil, opts={}, &block)
+  def at(time, callable=nil, opts={}, &block)
 
-      do_schedule(:once, time, callable, opts, true, block)
-    end
+    do_schedule(:once, time, callable, opts, opts[:job], block)
+  end
 
-    def in(duration, callable=nil, opts={}, &block)
+  def schedule_at(time, callable=nil, opts={}, &block)
 
-      do_schedule(:once, duration, callable, opts, opts[:job], block)
-    end
+    do_schedule(:once, time, callable, opts, true, block)
+  end
 
-    def schedule_in(duration, callable=nil, opts={}, &block)
+  def in(duration, callable=nil, opts={}, &block)
 
-      do_schedule(:once, duration, callable, opts, true, block)
-    end
+    do_schedule(:once, duration, callable, opts, opts[:job], block)
+  end
 
-    def every(duration, callable=nil, opts={}, &block)
+  def schedule_in(duration, callable=nil, opts={}, &block)
 
-      do_schedule(:every, duration, callable, opts, opts[:job], block)
-    end
+    do_schedule(:once, duration, callable, opts, true, block)
+  end
 
-    def schedule_every(duration, callable=nil, opts={}, &block)
+  def every(duration, callable=nil, opts={}, &block)
 
-      do_schedule(:every, duration, callable, opts, true, block)
-    end
+    do_schedule(:every, duration, callable, opts, opts[:job], block)
+  end
 
-    def interval(duration, callable=nil, opts={}, &block)
+  def schedule_every(duration, callable=nil, opts={}, &block)
 
-      do_schedule(:interval, duration, callable, opts, opts[:job], block)
-    end
+    do_schedule(:every, duration, callable, opts, true, block)
+  end
 
-    def schedule_interval(duration, callable=nil, opts={}, &block)
+  def interval(duration, callable=nil, opts={}, &block)
 
-      do_schedule(:interval, duration, callable, opts, true, block)
-    end
+    do_schedule(:interval, duration, callable, opts, opts[:job], block)
+  end
 
-    def cron(cronline, callable=nil, opts={}, &block)
+  def schedule_interval(duration, callable=nil, opts={}, &block)
 
-      do_schedule(:cron, cronline, callable, opts, opts[:job], block)
-    end
+    do_schedule(:interval, duration, callable, opts, true, block)
+  end
 
-    def schedule_cron(cronline, callable=nil, opts={}, &block)
+  def cron(cronline, callable=nil, opts={}, &block)
 
-      do_schedule(:cron, cronline, callable, opts, true, block)
-    end
+    do_schedule(:cron, cronline, callable, opts, opts[:job], block)
+  end
 
-    def schedule(arg, callable=nil, opts={}, &block)
+  def schedule_cron(cronline, callable=nil, opts={}, &block)
 
-      opts[:_t] = Scheduler.parse(arg, opts)
+    do_schedule(:cron, cronline, callable, opts, true, block)
+  end
 
-      case opts[:_t]
-        when CronLine then schedule_cron(arg, callable, opts, &block)
-        when Time then schedule_at(arg, callable, opts, &block)
-        else schedule_in(arg, callable, opts, &block)
-      end
-    end
+  def schedule(arg, callable=nil, opts={}, &block)
 
-    def repeat(arg, callable=nil, opts={}, &block)
+    callable, opts = nil, callable if callable.is_a?(Hash)
+    opts = opts.dup
 
-      opts[:_t] = Scheduler.parse(arg, opts)
+    opts[:_t] = Rufus::Scheduler.parse(arg, opts)
 
-      case opts[:_t]
-        when CronLine then schedule_cron(arg, callable, opts, &block)
-        else schedule_every(arg, callable, opts, &block)
-      end
+    case opts[:_t]
+    when ::Fugit::Cron then schedule_cron(arg, callable, opts, &block)
+    when ::EtOrbi::EoTime, Time then schedule_at(arg, callable, opts, &block)
+    else schedule_in(arg, callable, opts, &block)
     end
+  end
 
-    def unschedule(job_or_job_id)
+  def repeat(arg, callable=nil, opts={}, &block)
 
-      job, job_id = fetch(job_or_job_id)
+    callable, opts = nil, callable if callable.is_a?(Hash)
+    opts = opts.dup
 
-      fail ArgumentError.new("no job found with id '#{job_id}'") unless job
+    opts[:_t] = Rufus::Scheduler.parse(arg, opts)
 
-      job.unschedule if job
+    case opts[:_t]
+    when ::Fugit::Cron then schedule_cron(arg, callable, opts, &block)
+    else schedule_every(arg, callable, opts, &block)
     end
+  end
 
-    #--
-    # jobs methods
-    #++
+  def unschedule(job_or_job_id)
 
-    # Returns all the scheduled jobs
-    # (even those right before re-schedule).
-    #
-    def jobs(opts={})
+    job, job_id = fetch(job_or_job_id)
 
-      opts = { opts => true } if opts.is_a?(Symbol)
+    fail ArgumentError.new("no job found with id '#{job_id}'") unless job
 
-      jobs = @jobs.to_a
+    job.unschedule if job
+  end
 
-      if opts[:running]
-        jobs = jobs.select { |j| j.running? }
-      elsif ! opts[:all]
-        jobs = jobs.reject { |j| j.next_time.nil? || j.unscheduled_at }
-      end
+  #--
+  # jobs methods
+  #++
 
-      tags = Array(opts[:tag] || opts[:tags]).collect { |t| t.to_s }
-      jobs = jobs.reject { |j| tags.find { |t| ! j.tags.include?(t) } }
+  # Returns all the scheduled jobs
+  # (even those right before re-schedule).
+  #
+  def jobs(opts={})
 
-      jobs
-    end
+    opts = { opts => true } if opts.is_a?(Symbol)
 
-    def at_jobs(opts={})
+    jobs = @jobs.to_a
 
-      jobs(opts).select { |j| j.is_a?(Rufus::Scheduler::AtJob) }
+    if opts[:running]
+      jobs = jobs.select { |j| j.running? }
+    elsif ! opts[:all]
+      jobs = jobs.reject { |j| j.next_time.nil? || j.unscheduled_at }
     end
 
-    def in_jobs(opts={})
+    tags = Array(opts[:tag] || opts[:tags]).collect(&:to_s)
+    jobs = jobs.reject { |j| tags.find { |t| ! j.tags.include?(t) } }
 
-      jobs(opts).select { |j| j.is_a?(Rufus::Scheduler::InJob) }
-    end
+    jobs
+  end
 
-    def every_jobs(opts={})
+  def at_jobs(opts={})
 
-      jobs(opts).select { |j| j.is_a?(Rufus::Scheduler::EveryJob) }
-    end
+    jobs(opts).select { |j| j.is_a?(Rufus::Scheduler::AtJob) }
+  end
 
-    def interval_jobs(opts={})
+  def in_jobs(opts={})
 
-      jobs(opts).select { |j| j.is_a?(Rufus::Scheduler::IntervalJob) }
-    end
+    jobs(opts).select { |j| j.is_a?(Rufus::Scheduler::InJob) }
+  end
 
-    def cron_jobs(opts={})
+  def every_jobs(opts={})
 
-      jobs(opts).select { |j| j.is_a?(Rufus::Scheduler::CronJob) }
-    end
+    jobs(opts).select { |j| j.is_a?(Rufus::Scheduler::EveryJob) }
+  end
 
-    def job(job_id)
+  def interval_jobs(opts={})
 
-      @jobs[job_id]
-    end
+    jobs(opts).select { |j| j.is_a?(Rufus::Scheduler::IntervalJob) }
+  end
 
-    # Returns true if the scheduler has acquired the [exclusive] lock and
-    # thus may run.
-    #
-    # Most of the time, a scheduler is run alone and this method should
-    # return true. It is useful in cases where among a group of applications
-    # only one of them should run the scheduler. For schedulers that should
-    # not run, the method should return false.
-    #
-    # Out of the box, rufus-scheduler proposes the
-    # :lockfile => 'path/to/lock/file' scheduler start option. It makes
-    # it easy for schedulers on the same machine to determine which should
-    # run (the first to write the lockfile and lock it). It uses "man 2 flock"
-    # so it probably won't work reliably on distributed file systems.
-    #
-    # If one needs to use a special/different locking mechanism, the scheduler
-    # accepts :scheduler_lock => lock_object. lock_object only needs to respond
-    # to #lock
-    # and #unlock, and both of these methods should be idempotent.
-    #
-    # Look at rufus/scheduler/locks.rb for an example.
-    #
-    def lock
-
-      @scheduler_lock.lock
-    end
+  def cron_jobs(opts={})
 
-    # Sister method to #lock, is called when the scheduler shuts down.
-    #
-    def unlock
+    jobs(opts).select { |j| j.is_a?(Rufus::Scheduler::CronJob) }
+  end
 
-      @trigger_lock.unlock
-      @scheduler_lock.unlock
-    end
+  def job(job_id)
 
-    # Callback called when a job is triggered. If the lock cannot be acquired,
-    # the job won't run (though it'll still be scheduled to run again if
-    # necessary).
-    #
-    def confirm_lock
+    @jobs[job_id]
+  end
 
-      @trigger_lock.lock
-    end
+  # Returns true if the scheduler has acquired the [exclusive] lock and
+  # thus may run.
+  #
+  # Most of the time, a scheduler is run alone and this method should
+  # return true. It is useful in cases where among a group of applications
+  # only one of them should run the scheduler. For schedulers that should
+  # not run, the method should return false.
+  #
+  # Out of the box, rufus-scheduler proposes the
+  # :lockfile => 'path/to/lock/file' scheduler start option. It makes
+  # it easy for schedulers on the same machine to determine which should
+  # run (the first to write the lockfile and lock it). It uses "man 2 flock"
+  # so it probably won't work reliably on distributed file systems.
+  #
+  # If one needs to use a special/different locking mechanism, the scheduler
+  # accepts :scheduler_lock => lock_object. lock_object only needs to respond
+  # to #lock
+  # and #unlock, and both of these methods should be idempotent.
+  #
+  # Look at rufus/scheduler/locks.rb for an example.
+  #
+  def lock
+
+    @scheduler_lock.lock
+  end
 
-    # Returns true if this job is currently scheduled.
-    #
-    # Takes extra care to answer true if the job is a repeat job
-    # currently firing.
-    #
-    def scheduled?(job_or_job_id)
+  # Sister method to #lock, is called when the scheduler shuts down.
+  #
+  def unlock
 
-      job, job_id = fetch(job_or_job_id)
+    @trigger_lock.unlock
+    @scheduler_lock.unlock
+  end
 
-      !! (job && job.next_time != nil)
-    end
+  # Callback called when a job is triggered. If the lock cannot be acquired,
+  # the job won't run (though it'll still be scheduled to run again if
+  # necessary).
+  #
+  def confirm_lock
 
-    # Lists all the threads associated with this scheduler.
-    #
-    def threads
+    @trigger_lock.lock
+  end
 
-      Thread.list.select { |t| t[thread_key] }
-    end
+  # Returns true if this job is currently scheduled.
+  #
+  # Takes extra care to answer true if the job is a repeat job
+  # currently firing.
+  #
+  def scheduled?(job_or_job_id)
 
-    # Lists all the work threads (the ones actually running the scheduled
-    # block code)
-    #
-    # Accepts a query option, which can be set to:
-    # * :all (default), returns all the threads that are work threads
-    #   or are currently running a job
-    # * :active, returns all threads that are currenly running a job
-    # * :vacant, returns the threads that are not running a job
-    #
-    # If, thanks to :blocking => true, a job is scheduled to monopolize the
-    # main scheduler thread, that thread will get returned when :active or
-    # :all.
-    #
-    def work_threads(query=:all)
-
-      ts =
-        threads.select { |t|
-          t[:rufus_scheduler_job] || t[:rufus_scheduler_work_thread]
-        }
-
-      case query
-        when :active then ts.select { |t| t[:rufus_scheduler_job] }
-        when :vacant then ts.reject { |t| t[:rufus_scheduler_job] }
-        else ts
-      end
-    end
+    job, _ = fetch(job_or_job_id)
 
-    def running_jobs(opts={})
+    !! (job && job.unscheduled_at.nil? && job.next_time != nil)
+  end
+
+  # Lists all the threads associated with this scheduler.
+  #
+  def threads
 
-      jobs(opts.merge(:running => true))
+    Thread.list.select { |t| t[thread_key] }
+  end
+
+  # Lists all the work threads (the ones actually running the scheduled
+  # block code)
+  #
+  # Accepts a query option, which can be set to:
+  # * :all (default), returns all the threads that are work threads
+  #   or are currently running a job
+  # * :active, returns all threads that are currently running a job
+  # * :vacant, returns the threads that are not running a job
+  #
+  # If, thanks to :blocking => true, a job is scheduled to monopolize the
+  # main scheduler thread, that thread will get returned when :active or
+  # :all.
+  #
+  def work_threads(query=:all)
+
+    ts = threads.select { |t| t[:rufus_scheduler_work_thread] }
+
+    case query
+    when :active then ts.select { |t| t[:rufus_scheduler_job] }
+    when :vacant then ts.reject { |t| t[:rufus_scheduler_job] }
+    else ts
     end
+  end
 
-    def occurrences(time0, time1, format=:per_job)
+  def running_jobs(opts={})
 
-      h = {}
+    jobs(opts.merge(:running => true))
+  end
 
-      jobs.each do |j|
-        os = j.occurrences(time0, time1)
-        h[j] = os if os.any?
-      end
+  def occurrences(time0, time1, format=:per_job)
 
-      if format == :timeline
-        a = []
-        h.each { |j, ts| ts.each { |t| a << [ t, j ] } }
-        a.sort_by { |(t, j)| t }
-      else
-        h
-      end
-    end
+    h = {}
 
-    def timeline(time0, time1)
+    jobs.each do |j|
+      os = j.occurrences(time0, time1)
+      h[j] = os if os.any?
+    end
 
-      occurrences(time0, time1, :timeline)
+    if format == :timeline
+      a = []
+      h.each { |j, ts| ts.each { |t| a << [ t, j ] } }
+      a.sort_by { |(t, _)| t }
+    else
+      h
     end
+  end
 
-    def on_error(job, err)
+  def timeline(time0, time1)
+
+    occurrences(time0, time1, :timeline)
+  end
 
-      pre = err.object_id.to_s
+  def on_error(job, err)
 
-      ms = {}; mutexes.each { |k, v| ms[k] = v.locked? }
+    pre = err.object_id.to_s
 
-      stderr.puts("{ #{pre} rufus-scheduler intercepted an error:")
+    ms = {}; mutexes.each { |k, v| ms[k] = v.locked? }
+
+    stderr.puts("{ #{pre} rufus-scheduler intercepted an error:")
+    if job
       stderr.puts("  #{pre}   job:")
       stderr.puts("  #{pre}     #{job.class} #{job.original.inspect} #{job.opts.inspect}")
+      stderr.puts("  #{pre}     #{job.source_location.inspect}")
       # TODO: eventually use a Job#detail or something like that
-      stderr.puts("  #{pre}   error:")
-      stderr.puts("  #{pre}     #{err.object_id}")
-      stderr.puts("  #{pre}     #{err.class}")
-      stderr.puts("  #{pre}     #{err}")
-      err.backtrace.each do |l|
-        stderr.puts("  #{pre}       #{l}")
+    else
+      stderr.puts("  #{pre}   job: (error did not occur in a job)")
+    end
+    stderr.puts("  #{pre}   error:")
+    stderr.puts("  #{pre}     #{err.object_id}")
+    stderr.puts("  #{pre}     #{err.class}")
+    stderr.puts("  #{pre}     #{err}")
+    err.backtrace.each do |l|
+      stderr.puts("  #{pre}       #{l}")
+    end
+    stderr.puts("  #{pre}   tz:")
+    stderr.puts("  #{pre}     ENV['TZ']: #{ENV['TZ']}")
+    stderr.puts("  #{pre}     Time.now: #{Time.now}")
+    stderr.puts("  #{pre}     local_tzone: #{EoTime.local_tzone.inspect}")
+    stderr.puts("  #{pre}   et-orbi:")
+    stderr.puts("  #{pre}     #{EoTime.platform_info}")
+    stderr.puts("  #{pre}   scheduler:")
+    stderr.puts("  #{pre}     object_id: #{object_id}")
+    stderr.puts("  #{pre}     opts:")
+    stderr.puts("  #{pre}       #{@opts.inspect}")
+    stderr.puts("  #{pre}       frequency: #{self.frequency}")
+    stderr.puts("  #{pre}       scheduler_lock: #{@scheduler_lock.inspect}")
+    stderr.puts("  #{pre}       trigger_lock: #{@trigger_lock.inspect}")
+    stderr.puts("  #{pre}     uptime: #{uptime} (#{uptime_s})")
+    stderr.puts("  #{pre}     down?: #{down?}")
+    stderr.puts("  #{pre}     frequency: #{frequency.inspect}")
+    stderr.puts("  #{pre}     discard_past: #{discard_past.inspect}")
+    stderr.puts("  #{pre}     started_at: #{started_at.inspect}")
+    stderr.puts("  #{pre}     paused_at: #{paused_at.inspect}")
+    stderr.puts("  #{pre}     threads: #{self.threads.size}")
+    stderr.puts("  #{pre}       thread: #{self.thread}")
+    stderr.puts("  #{pre}       thread_key: #{self.thread_key}")
+    stderr.puts("  #{pre}       work_threads: #{work_threads.size}")
+    stderr.puts("  #{pre}         active: #{work_threads(:active).size}")
+    stderr.puts("  #{pre}         vacant: #{work_threads(:vacant).size}")
+    stderr.puts("  #{pre}         max_work_threads: #{max_work_threads}")
+    stderr.puts("  #{pre}       mutexes: #{ms.inspect}")
+    stderr.puts("  #{pre}     jobs: #{jobs.size}")
+    stderr.puts("  #{pre}       at_jobs: #{at_jobs.size}")
+    stderr.puts("  #{pre}       in_jobs: #{in_jobs.size}")
+    stderr.puts("  #{pre}       every_jobs: #{every_jobs.size}")
+    stderr.puts("  #{pre}       interval_jobs: #{interval_jobs.size}")
+    stderr.puts("  #{pre}       cron_jobs: #{cron_jobs.size}")
+    stderr.puts("  #{pre}     running_jobs: #{running_jobs.size}")
+    stderr.puts("  #{pre}     work_queue:")
+    stderr.puts("  #{pre}       size: #{@work_queue.size}")
+    stderr.puts("  #{pre}       num_waiting: #{@work_queue.num_waiting}")
+    stderr.puts("  #{pre}     join_queue:")
+    stderr.puts("  #{pre}       size: #{@join_queue.size}")
+    stderr.puts("  #{pre}       num_waiting: #{@join_queue.num_waiting}")
+    stderr.puts("} #{pre} .")
+
+  rescue => e
+
+    stderr.puts("failure in #on_error itself:")
+    stderr.puts(e.inspect)
+    stderr.puts(e.backtrace)
+
+  ensure
+
+    stderr.flush
+  end
+
+  def shutdown(opt=nil)
+
+    opts =
+      case opt
+      when Symbol then { opt => true }
+      when Hash then opt
+      else {}
       end
-      stderr.puts("  #{pre}   tz:")
-      stderr.puts("  #{pre}     ENV['TZ']: #{ENV['TZ']}")
-      stderr.puts("  #{pre}     Time.now: #{Time.now}")
-      stderr.puts("  #{pre}   scheduler:")
-      stderr.puts("  #{pre}     object_id: #{object_id}")
-      stderr.puts("  #{pre}     opts:")
-      stderr.puts("  #{pre}       #{@opts.inspect}")
-      stderr.puts("  #{pre}       frequency: #{self.frequency}")
-      stderr.puts("  #{pre}       scheduler_lock: #{@scheduler_lock.inspect}")
-      stderr.puts("  #{pre}       trigger_lock: #{@trigger_lock.inspect}")
-      stderr.puts("  #{pre}     uptime: #{uptime} (#{uptime_s})")
-      stderr.puts("  #{pre}     down?: #{down?}")
-      stderr.puts("  #{pre}     threads: #{self.threads.size}")
-      stderr.puts("  #{pre}       thread: #{self.thread}")
-      stderr.puts("  #{pre}       thread_key: #{self.thread_key}")
-      stderr.puts("  #{pre}       work_threads: #{work_threads.size}")
-      stderr.puts("  #{pre}         active: #{work_threads(:active).size}")
-      stderr.puts("  #{pre}         vacant: #{work_threads(:vacant).size}")
-      stderr.puts("  #{pre}         max_work_threads: #{max_work_threads}")
-      stderr.puts("  #{pre}       mutexes: #{ms.inspect}")
-      stderr.puts("  #{pre}     jobs: #{jobs.size}")
-      stderr.puts("  #{pre}       at_jobs: #{at_jobs.size}")
-      stderr.puts("  #{pre}       in_jobs: #{in_jobs.size}")
-      stderr.puts("  #{pre}       every_jobs: #{every_jobs.size}")
-      stderr.puts("  #{pre}       interval_jobs: #{interval_jobs.size}")
-      stderr.puts("  #{pre}       cron_jobs: #{cron_jobs.size}")
-      stderr.puts("  #{pre}     running_jobs: #{running_jobs.size}")
-      stderr.puts("  #{pre}     work_queue: #{work_queue.size}")
-      stderr.puts("} #{pre} .")
-
-    rescue => e
-
-      stderr.puts("failure in #on_error itself:")
-      stderr.puts(e.inspect)
-      stderr.puts(e.backtrace)
-
-    ensure
-
-      stderr.flush
+
+    @jobs.unschedule_all
+
+    if opts[:wait] || opts[:join]
+      join_shutdown(opts)
+    elsif opts[:kill]
+      kill_shutdown(opts)
+    else
+      regular_shutdown(opts)
     end
 
-    protected
+    @work_queue.clear
 
-    # Returns [ job, job_id ]
-    #
-    def fetch(job_or_job_id)
+    unlock
 
-      if job_or_job_id.respond_to?(:job_id)
-        [ job_or_job_id, job_or_job_id.job_id ]
-      else
-        [ job(job_or_job_id), job_or_job_id ]
-      end
-    end
+    @thread.join unless @thread == Thread.current
+  end
+  alias stop shutdown
 
-    def terminate_all_jobs
+  protected
 
-      jobs.each { |j| j.unschedule }
+  def join_shutdown(opts)
 
-      sleep 0.01 while running_jobs.size > 0
-    end
+    limit = opts[:wait] || opts[:join]
+    limit = limit.is_a?(Numeric) ? limit : nil
+
+    #@started_at = nil
+      #
+      # when @started_at is nil, the scheduler thread exits, here
+      # we want it to exit when all the work threads have been joined
+      # hence it's set to nil later on
+      #
+    @paused_at = EoTime.now
 
-    def join_all_work_threads
+    (work_threads.size * 2 + 1).times { @work_queue << :shutdown }
 
-      work_threads.size.times { @work_queue << :sayonara }
+    work_threads
+      .collect { |wt|
+        wt == Thread.current ? nil : Thread.new { wt.join(limit); wt.kill } }
+      .each { |st|
+        st.join if st }
+
+    @started_at = nil
+  end
 
-      work_threads.each { |t| t.join }
+  def kill_shutdown(opts)
 
-      @work_queue.clear
+    @started_at = nil
+    work_threads.each(&:kill)
+  end
+
+  def regular_shutdown(opts)
+
+    @started_at = nil
+  end
+
+  def time_limit_join(limit)
+
+    fail ArgumentError.new("limit #{limit.inspect} should be > 0") \
+      unless limit.is_a?(Numeric) && limit > 0
+
+    t0 = monow
+    f = [ limit.to_f / 20, 0.100 ].min
+
+    while monow - t0 < limit
+      r =
+        begin
+          @join_queue.pop(true)
+        rescue ThreadError
+          # #<ThreadError: queue empty>
+          false
+        end
+      return r if r
+      sleep(f)
     end
 
-    def kill_all_work_threads
+    nil
+  end
+
+  def no_time_limit_join
+
+    @join_queue.pop
+  end
+
+  # Returns [ job, job_id ]
+  #
+  def fetch(job_or_job_id)
 
-      work_threads.each { |t| t.kill }
+    if job_or_job_id.respond_to?(:job_id)
+      [ job_or_job_id, job_or_job_id.job_id ]
+    else
+      [ job(job_or_job_id), job_or_job_id ]
     end
+  end
+
+  def terminate_all_jobs
 
-    #def free_all_work_threads
-    #
-    #  work_threads.each { |t| t.raise(KillSignal) }
-    #end
+    jobs.each { |j| j.unschedule }
+
+    sleep 0.01 while running_jobs.size > 0
+  end
 
-    def start
+  #def free_all_work_threads
+  #
+  #  work_threads.each { |t| t.raise(KillSignal) }
+  #end
 
-      @started_at = Time.now
+  def start
 
-      @thread =
-        Thread.new do
+    @started_at = EoTime.now
 
-          while @started_at do
+    @thread =
+      Thread.new do
+
+        while @started_at do
+          begin
 
             unschedule_jobs
-            trigger_jobs unless @paused
+            trigger_jobs unless @paused_at
             timeout_jobs
 
             sleep(@frequency)
+
+          rescue => err
+            #
+            # for `blocking: true` jobs mostly
+            #
+            on_error(nil, err)
           end
         end
 
-      @thread[@thread_key] = true
-      @thread[:rufus_scheduler] = self
-      @thread[:name] = @opts[:thread_name] || "#{@thread_key}_scheduler"
-    end
+        rejoin
+      end
 
-    def unschedule_jobs
+    @thread[@thread_key] = true
+    @thread[:rufus_scheduler] = self
+    @thread[:name] = @opts[:thread_name] || "#{@thread_key}_scheduler"
+  end
 
-      @jobs.delete_unscheduled
-    end
+  def unschedule_jobs
 
-    def trigger_jobs
+    @jobs.delete_unscheduled
+  end
 
-      now = Time.now
+  def trigger_jobs
 
-      @jobs.each(now) do |job|
+    now = EoTime.now
 
-        job.trigger(now)
-      end
+    @jobs.each(now) do |job|
+
+      job.trigger(now)
     end
+  end
 
-    def timeout_jobs
+  def timeout_jobs
 
-      work_threads(:active).each do |t|
+    work_threads(:active).each do |t|
 
-        job = t[:rufus_scheduler_job]
-        to = t[:rufus_scheduler_timeout]
-        ts = t[:rufus_scheduler_time]
+      job = t[:rufus_scheduler_job]
+      to = t[:rufus_scheduler_timeout]
+      ts = t[:rufus_scheduler_time]
 
-        next unless job && to && ts
-          # thread might just have become inactive (job -> nil)
+      next unless job && to && ts
+        # thread might just have become inactive (job -> nil)
 
-        to = to.is_a?(Time) ? to : ts + to
+      to = ts + to unless to.is_a?(EoTime)
 
-        next if to > Time.now
+      next if to > EoTime.now
 
-        t.raise(Rufus::Scheduler::TimeoutError)
-      end
+      t.raise(Rufus::Scheduler::TimeoutError)
     end
+  end
 
-    def do_schedule(job_type, t, callable, opts, return_job_instance, block)
-
-      fail NotRunningError.new(
-        'cannot schedule, scheduler is down or shutting down'
-      ) if @started_at == nil
-
-      callable, opts = nil, callable if callable.is_a?(Hash)
-      return_job_instance ||= opts[:job]
-
-      job_class =
-        case job_type
-          when :once
-            opts[:_t] ||= Rufus::Scheduler.parse(t, opts)
-            opts[:_t].is_a?(Time) ? AtJob : InJob
-          when :every
-            EveryJob
-          when :interval
-            IntervalJob
-          when :cron
-            CronJob
-        end
+  def rejoin
 
-      job = job_class.new(self, t, opts, block || callable)
+    (@join_queue.num_waiting * 2 + 1).times { @join_queue << @thread }
+  end
 
-      raise ArgumentError.new(
-        "job frequency (#{job.frequency}) is higher than " +
-        "scheduler frequency (#{@frequency})"
-      ) if job.respond_to?(:frequency) && job.frequency < @frequency
+  def do_schedule(job_type, t, callable, opts, return_job_instance, block)
 
-      @jobs.push(job)
+    fail NotRunningError.new(
+      'cannot schedule, scheduler is down or shutting down'
+    ) if @started_at.nil?
 
-      return_job_instance ? job : job.job_id
-    end
+    callable, opts = nil, callable if callable.is_a?(Hash)
+    opts = opts.dup unless opts.has_key?(:_t)
+
+    return_job_instance ||= opts[:job]
+
+    job_class =
+      case job_type
+      when :once
+        opts[:_t] ||= Rufus::Scheduler.parse(t, opts)
+        opts[:_t].is_a?(Numeric) ? InJob : AtJob
+      when :every
+        EveryJob
+      when :interval
+        IntervalJob
+      when :cron
+        CronJob
+      end
+
+    job = job_class.new(self, t, opts, block || callable)
+    job.check_frequency
+
+    @jobs.push(job)
+
+    return_job_instance ? job : job.job_id
   end
+
+  def monow; self.class.monow; end
+  def ltstamp; self.class.ltstamp; end
 end