perl script acting as scehuler for other perl scripts

palette has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hi,
I wanted to know is there any CPAN module through which I can call other perl scripts.
Something like POE::Component::JobQueue.
I feel that POE::Component::JobQueue is particulAr to call specific modules,
Can I use this to make call to perl scripts.

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Re: perl script acting as scehuler for other perl scripts by puudeli (Pilgrim) on Feb 20, 2009 at 07:36 UTC
Maybe Schedule::Cron could do the trick? You could use Timer, Schedule or Cron as search terms in CPAN. -- `seek $her, $from, $everywhere if exists $true{love};`	[reply] [d/l]
Re: perl script acting as scehuler for other perl scripts by rcaputo (Chaplain) on Feb 21, 2009 at 02:29 UTC
POE::Component::JobQueue is used to execute jobs in a particular order, with a specified level of concurrency. It's not a cron-like timed scheduler, but POE::Component::Cron might fit if that's what you need. That said, there's no restriction on what the jobs can do. If you want, they can use POE::Wheel::Run to fork off and manage subprocesses, which may be "other perl scripts". And if your scheduling needs are simpler than POE::Component::JobQueue, you could just use POE itself. If you need more robust queuing, something like POE::Component::MessageQueue might work better. `-- Rocco Caputo - http://poe.perl.org/`	[reply]