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+package cronlib
+
+//
+// crontab parser import from https://github.com/robfig/cron/blob/master/parser.go
+//
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"math"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// ConstantDelaySchedule represents a simple recurring duty cycle, e.g. "Every 5 minutes".
+// It does not support jobs more frequent than once a second.
+type ConstantDelaySchedule struct {
+	Delay time.Duration
+}
+
+// Every returns a crontab Schedule that activates once every duration.
+// Delays of less than a second are not supported (will round up to 1 second).
+// Any fields less than a Second are truncated.
+func Every(duration time.Duration) ConstantDelaySchedule {
+	if duration < time.Second {
+		duration = time.Second
+	}
+	return ConstantDelaySchedule{
+		Delay: duration - time.Duration(duration.Nanoseconds())%time.Second,
+	}
+}
+
+// Next returns the next time this should be run.
+// This rounds so that the next activation time will be on the second.
+func (schedule ConstantDelaySchedule) Next(t time.Time) time.Time {
+	return t.Add(schedule.Delay - time.Duration(t.Nanosecond())*time.Nanosecond)
+}
+
+// The Schedule describes a job's duty cycle.
+type TimeRunner interface {
+	// Return the next activation time, later than the given time.
+	// Next is invoked initially, and then each time the job is run.
+	Next(time.Time) time.Time
+}
+
+// SpecSchedule specifies a duty cycle (to the second granularity), based on a
+// traditional crontab specification. It is computed initially and stored as bit sets.
+type SpecSchedule struct {
+	Second, Minute, Hour, Dom, Month, Dow uint64
+}
+
+// bounds provides a range of acceptable values (plus a map of name to value).
+type bounds struct {
+	min, max uint
+	names    map[string]uint
+}
+
+// The bounds for each field.
+var (
+	seconds = bounds{0, 59, nil}
+	minutes = bounds{0, 59, nil}
+	hours   = bounds{0, 23, nil}
+	dom     = bounds{1, 31, nil}
+	months  = bounds{1, 12, map[string]uint{
+		"jan": 1,
+		"feb": 2,
+		"mar": 3,
+		"apr": 4,
+		"may": 5,
+		"jun": 6,
+		"jul": 7,
+		"aug": 8,
+		"sep": 9,
+		"oct": 10,
+		"nov": 11,
+		"dec": 12,
+	}}
+	dow = bounds{0, 6, map[string]uint{
+		"sun": 0,
+		"mon": 1,
+		"tue": 2,
+		"wed": 3,
+		"thu": 4,
+		"fri": 5,
+		"sat": 6,
+	}}
+)
+
+const (
+	// Set the top bit if a star was included in the expression.
+	starBit = 1 << 63
+)
+
+// Next returns the next time this schedule is activated, greater than the given
+// time.  If no time can be found to satisfy the schedule, return the zero time.
+func (s *SpecSchedule) Next(t time.Time) time.Time {
+	// General approach:
+	// For Month, Day, Hour, Minute, Second:
+	// Check if the time value matches.  If yes, continue to the next field.
+	// If the field doesn't match the schedule, then increment the field until it matches.
+	// While incrementing the field, a wrap-around brings it back to the beginning
+	// of the field list (since it is necessary to re-verify previous field
+	// values)
+
+	// Start at the earliest possible time (the upcoming second).
+	t = t.Add(1*time.Second - time.Duration(t.Nanosecond())*time.Nanosecond)
+
+	// This flag indicates whether a field has been incremented.
+	added := false
+
+	// If no time is found within five years, return zero.
+	yearLimit := t.Year() + 5
+
+WRAP:
+	if t.Year() > yearLimit {
+		return time.Time{}
+	}
+
+	// Find the first applicable month.
+	// If it's this month, then do nothing.
+	for 1<<uint(t.Month())&s.Month == 0 {
+		// If we have to add a month, reset the other parts to 0.
+		if !added {
+			added = true
+			// Otherwise, set the date at the beginning (since the current time is irrelevant).
+			t = time.Date(t.Year(), t.Month(), 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, t.Location())
+		}
+		t = t.AddDate(0, 1, 0)
+
+		// Wrapped around.
+		if t.Month() == time.January {
+			goto WRAP
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Now get a day in that month.
+	for !dayMatches(s, t) {
+		if !added {
+			added = true
+			t = time.Date(t.Year(), t.Month(), t.Day(), 0, 0, 0, 0, t.Location())
+		}
+		t = t.AddDate(0, 0, 1)
+
+		if t.Day() == 1 {
+			goto WRAP
+		}
+	}
+
+	for 1<<uint(t.Hour())&s.Hour == 0 {
+		if !added {
+			added = true
+			t = time.Date(t.Year(), t.Month(), t.Day(), t.Hour(), 0, 0, 0, t.Location())
+		}
+		t = t.Add(1 * time.Hour)
+
+		if t.Hour() == 0 {
+			goto WRAP
+		}
+	}
+
+	for 1<<uint(t.Minute())&s.Minute == 0 {
+		if !added {
+			added = true
+			t = t.Truncate(time.Minute)
+		}
+		t = t.Add(1 * time.Minute)
+
+		if t.Minute() == 0 {
+			goto WRAP
+		}
+	}
+
+	for 1<<uint(t.Second())&s.Second == 0 {
+		if !added {
+			added = true
+			t = t.Truncate(time.Second)
+		}
+		t = t.Add(1 * time.Second)
+
+		if t.Second() == 0 {
+			goto WRAP
+		}
+	}
+
+	return t
+}
+
+// dayMatches returns true if the schedule's day-of-week and day-of-month
+// restrictions are satisfied by the given time.
+func dayMatches(s *SpecSchedule, t time.Time) bool {
+	var (
+		domMatch bool = 1<<uint(t.Day())&s.Dom > 0
+		dowMatch bool = 1<<uint(t.Weekday())&s.Dow > 0
+	)
+	if s.Dom&starBit > 0 || s.Dow&starBit > 0 {
+		return domMatch && dowMatch
+	}
+	return domMatch || dowMatch
+}
+
+// Configuration options for creating a parser. Most options specify which
+// fields should be included, while others enable features. If a field is not
+// included the parser will assume a default value. These options do not change
+// the order fields are parse in.
+type ParseOption int
+
+const (
+	Second      ParseOption = 1 << iota // Seconds field, default 0
+	Minute                              // Minutes field, default 0
+	Hour                                // Hours field, default 0
+	Dom                                 // Day of month field, default *
+	Month                               // Month field, default *
+	Dow                                 // Day of week field, default *
+	DowOptional                         // Optional day of week field, default *
+	Descriptor                          // Allow descriptors such as @monthly, @weekly, etc.
+)
+
+var places = []ParseOption{
+	Second,
+	Minute,
+	Hour,
+	Dom,
+	Month,
+	Dow,
+}
+
+var defaults = []string{
+	"0",
+	"0",
+	"0",
+	"*",
+	"*",
+	"*",
+}
+
+// A custom Parser that can be configured.
+type Parser struct {
+	options   ParseOption
+	optionals int
+}
+
+// Creates a custom Parser with custom options.
+//
+//  // Standard parser without descriptors
+//  specParser := NewParser(Minute | Hour | Dom | Month | Dow)
+//  sched, err := specParser.Parse("0 0 15 */3 *")
+//
+//  // Same as above, just excludes time fields
+//  subsParser := NewParser(Dom | Month | Dow)
+//  sched, err := specParser.Parse("15 */3 *")
+//
+//  // Same as above, just makes Dow optional
+//  subsParser := NewParser(Dom | Month | DowOptional)
+//  sched, err := specParser.Parse("15 */3")
+//
+func NewParser(options ParseOption) Parser {
+	optionals := 0
+	if options&DowOptional > 0 {
+		options |= Dow
+		optionals++
+	}
+	return Parser{options, optionals}
+}
+
+// Parse returns a new crontab schedule representing the given spec.
+// It returns a descriptive error if the spec is not valid.
+// It accepts crontab specs and features configured by NewParser.
+func (p Parser) Parse(spec string) (TimeRunner, error) {
+	if len(spec) == 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Empty spec string")
+	}
+	if spec[0] == '@' && p.options&Descriptor > 0 {
+		return parseDescriptor(spec)
+	}
+
+	// Figure out how many fields we need
+	max := 0
+	for _, place := range places {
+		if p.options&place > 0 {
+			max++
+		}
+	}
+	min := max - p.optionals
+
+	// Split fields on whitespace
+	fields := strings.Fields(spec)
+
+	// Validate number of fields
+	if count := len(fields); count < min || count > max {
+		if min == max {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Expected exactly %d fields, found %d: %s", min, count, spec)
+		}
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Expected %d to %d fields, found %d: %s", min, max, count, spec)
+	}
+
+	// Fill in missing fields
+	fields = expandFields(fields, p.options)
+
+	var err error
+	field := func(field string, r bounds) uint64 {
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0
+		}
+		var bits uint64
+		bits, err = getField(field, r)
+		return bits
+	}
+
+	var (
+		second     = field(fields[0], seconds)
+		minute     = field(fields[1], minutes)
+		hour       = field(fields[2], hours)
+		dayofmonth = field(fields[3], dom)
+		month      = field(fields[4], months)
+		dayofweek  = field(fields[5], dow)
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &SpecSchedule{
+		Second: second,
+		Minute: minute,
+		Hour:   hour,
+		Dom:    dayofmonth,
+		Month:  month,
+		Dow:    dayofweek,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func expandFields(fields []string, options ParseOption) []string {
+	n := 0
+	count := len(fields)
+	expFields := make([]string, len(places))
+	copy(expFields, defaults)
+	for i, place := range places {
+		if options&place > 0 {
+			expFields[i] = fields[n]
+			n++
+		}
+		if n == count {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	return expFields
+}
+
+var standardParser = NewParser(
+	Minute | Hour | Dom | Month | Dow | Descriptor,
+)
+
+// ParseStandard returns a new crontab schedule representing the given standardSpec
+// (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cron). It differs from Parse requiring to always
+// pass 5 entries representing: minute, hour, day of month, month and day of week,
+// in that order. It returns a descriptive error if the spec is not valid.
+//
+// It accepts
+//   - Standard crontab specs, e.g. "* * * * ?"
+//   - Descriptors, e.g. "@midnight", "@every 1h30m"
+func ParseStandard(standardSpec string) (TimeRunner, error) {
+	return standardParser.Parse(standardSpec)
+}
+
+var defaultParser = NewParser(
+	Second | Minute | Hour | Dom | Month | DowOptional | Descriptor,
+)
+
+// Parse returns a new crontab schedule representing the given spec.
+// It returns a descriptive error if the spec is not valid.
+//
+// It accepts
+//   - Full crontab specs, e.g. "* * * * * ?"
+//   - Descriptors, e.g. "@midnight", "@every 1h30m"
+func Parse(spec string) (TimeRunner, error) {
+	return defaultParser.Parse(spec)
+}
+
+// getField returns an Int with the bits set representing all of the times that
+// the field represents or error parsing field value.  A "field" is a comma-separated
+// list of "ranges".
+func getField(field string, r bounds) (uint64, error) {
+	var bits uint64
+	ranges := strings.FieldsFunc(field, func(r rune) bool { return r == ',' })
+	for _, expr := range ranges {
+		bit, err := getRange(expr, r)
+		if err != nil {
+			return bits, err
+		}
+		bits |= bit
+	}
+	return bits, nil
+}
+
+// getRange returns the bits indicated by the given expression:
+//   number | number "-" number [ "/" number ]
+// or error parsing range.
+func getRange(expr string, r bounds) (uint64, error) {
+	var (
+		start, end, step uint
+		rangeAndStep     = strings.Split(expr, "/")
+		lowAndHigh       = strings.Split(rangeAndStep[0], "-")
+		singleDigit      = len(lowAndHigh) == 1
+		err              error
+	)
+
+	var extra uint64
+	if lowAndHigh[0] == "*" || lowAndHigh[0] == "?" {
+		start = r.min
+		end = r.max
+		extra = starBit
+	} else {
+		start, err = parseIntOrName(lowAndHigh[0], r.names)
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		switch len(lowAndHigh) {
+		case 1:
+			end = start
+		case 2:
+			end, err = parseIntOrName(lowAndHigh[1], r.names)
+			if err != nil {
+				return 0, err
+			}
+		default:
+			return 0, fmt.Errorf("Too many hyphens: %s", expr)
+		}
+	}
+
+	switch len(rangeAndStep) {
+	case 1:
+		step = 1
+	case 2:
+		step, err = mustParseInt(rangeAndStep[1])
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+
+		// Special handling: "N/step" means "N-max/step".
+		if singleDigit {
+			end = r.max
+		}
+	default:
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("Too many slashes: %s", expr)
+	}
+
+	if start < r.min {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("Beginning of range (%d) below minimum (%d): %s", start, r.min, expr)
+	}
+	if end > r.max {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("End of range (%d) above maximum (%d): %s", end, r.max, expr)
+	}
+	if start > end {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("Beginning of range (%d) beyond end of range (%d): %s", start, end, expr)
+	}
+	if step == 0 {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("Step of range should be a positive number: %s", expr)
+	}
+
+	return getBits(start, end, step) | extra, nil
+}
+
+// parseIntOrName returns the (possibly-named) integer contained in expr.
+func parseIntOrName(expr string, names map[string]uint) (uint, error) {
+	if names != nil {
+		if namedInt, ok := names[strings.ToLower(expr)]; ok {
+			return namedInt, nil
+		}
+	}
+	return mustParseInt(expr)
+}
+
+// mustParseInt parses the given expression as an int or returns an error.
+func mustParseInt(expr string) (uint, error) {
+	num, err := strconv.Atoi(expr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("Failed to parse int from %s: %s", expr, err)
+	}
+	if num < 0 {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("Negative number (%d) not allowed: %s", num, expr)
+	}
+
+	return uint(num), nil
+}
+
+// getBits sets all bits in the range [min, max], modulo the given step size.
+func getBits(min, max, step uint) uint64 {
+	var bits uint64
+
+	// If step is 1, use shifts.
+	if step == 1 {
+		return ^(math.MaxUint64 << (max + 1)) & (math.MaxUint64 << min)
+	}
+
+	// Else, use a simple loop.
+	for i := min; i <= max; i += step {
+		bits |= 1 << i
+	}
+	return bits
+}
+
+// all returns all bits within the given bounds.  (plus the star bit)
+func all(r bounds) uint64 {
+	return getBits(r.min, r.max, 1) | starBit
+}
+
+// parseDescriptor returns a predefined schedule for the expression, or error if none matches.
+func parseDescriptor(descriptor string) (TimeRunner, error) {
+	switch descriptor {
+	case "@yearly", "@annually":
+		return &SpecSchedule{
+			Second: 1 << seconds.min,
+			Minute: 1 << minutes.min,
+			Hour:   1 << hours.min,
+			Dom:    1 << dom.min,
+			Month:  1 << months.min,
+			Dow:    all(dow),
+		}, nil
+
+	case "@monthly":
+		return &SpecSchedule{
+			Second: 1 << seconds.min,
+			Minute: 1 << minutes.min,
+			Hour:   1 << hours.min,
+			Dom:    1 << dom.min,
+			Month:  all(months),
+			Dow:    all(dow),
+		}, nil
+
+	case "@weekly":
+		return &SpecSchedule{
+			Second: 1 << seconds.min,
+			Minute: 1 << minutes.min,
+			Hour:   1 << hours.min,
+			Dom:    all(dom),
+			Month:  all(months),
+			Dow:    1 << dow.min,
+		}, nil
+
+	case "@daily", "@midnight":
+		return &SpecSchedule{
+			Second: 1 << seconds.min,
+			Minute: 1 << minutes.min,
+			Hour:   1 << hours.min,
+			Dom:    all(dom),
+			Month:  all(months),
+			Dow:    all(dow),
+		}, nil
+
+	case "@hourly":
+		return &SpecSchedule{
+			Second: 1 << seconds.min,
+			Minute: 1 << minutes.min,
+			Hour:   all(hours),
+			Dom:    all(dom),
+			Month:  all(months),
+			Dow:    all(dow),
+		}, nil
+	}
+
+	const every = "@every "
+	if strings.HasPrefix(descriptor, every) {
+		duration, err := time.ParseDuration(descriptor[len(every):])
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Failed to parse duration %s: %s", descriptor, err)
+		}
+		return Every(duration), nil
+	}
+
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("Unrecognized descriptor: %s", descriptor)
+}
+