Parse/evaluate/generate CrontabExpressions outside of linux?

Question

I\'m building some software that needs a scheduling input, and I\'d really like to re-use the design of crontab because it simply works.

CrontabExpressions can be re

Answer 1

There is a Java library as part of the Quartz Scheduler which can be used to evaluate cron expressions quite easily.

The class CronExpression yields methods like isSatisfiedBy(Date date) or getNextValidTimeAfter(Date date) which is very useful.

The library is freely available.