add cron job for pvx functions

package.json

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
     "googlethis": "^1.7.1",
     "insta-fetcher": "^1.3.25",
     "node-cache": "^5.1.2",
+    "node-cron": "^3.0.3",
     "node-telegram-bot-api": "^0.61.0",
     "openai": "^3.3.0",
     "pg": "^8.7.3",
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@
     "@types/adm-zip": "^0.5.0",
     "@types/express": "^4.17.17",
     "@types/fluent-ffmpeg": "^2.1.21",
+    "@types/node-cron": "^3.0.11",
     "@types/node-telegram-bot-api": "^0.61.6",
     "@types/pg": "^8.10.1",
     "@types/string-similarity": "^4.0.0",

src/bot.ts

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import makeWASocket, {
 } from "@whiskeysockets/baileys";
 
 import pino from "pino";
+import cron from "node-cron";
 
 /* ----------------------------- add local files ---------------------------- */
 import { setAuth, getAuth } from "./db/authDB";
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ import { pvxFunctionsEnabled } from "./utils/config";
 
 stats.started = getIndianDateTime().toDateString();
 
-let dateCheckerInterval: NodeJS.Timeout;
+let cronJob: cron.ScheduledTask | undefined;
 
 let milestonesDefault: MilestonesDefault = {};
 
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ const startBot = async () => {
       commandsOwners,
       allCommandsName,
     } = await addCommands();
-    clearInterval(dateCheckerInterval);
+    cronJob?.stop();
 
     const { version, isLatest } = await fetchLatestBaileysVersion();
     console.log(`using WA v${version.join(".")}, isLatest: ${isLatest}`);
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ const startBot = async () => {
     store?.bind(bot.ev);
 
     if (pvxFunctionsEnabled === "true") {
-      dateCheckerInterval = await pvxFunctions(bot);
+      cronJob = await pvxFunctions(bot);
     }
 
     let botNumberJid = bot.user ? bot.user.id : ""; // '1506xxxxx54:[email protected]'

src/functions/pvxFunctions.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import cron from "node-cron";
 import { ownerNumberWithJid } from "../utils/config";
 import { pvxgroups } from "../utils/constants";
 import { deleteOldNews } from "../db/newsDB";
@@ -7,11 +8,11 @@ import { getIndianDateTime, getOldIndianDateTime } from "./getIndianDateTime";
 import postStudyInfo from "./postStudyInfo";
 import { postTechNewsHeadline, postTechNewsList } from "./postTechNews";
 
-const pvxFunctions = async (bot: Bot) => {
+const pvxFunctions = async (bot: Bot): Promise<cron.ScheduledTask> => {
   let usedDate = getIndianDateTime().toDateString();
 
-  return setInterval(async () => {
-    console.log("SET INTERVAL.");
+  return cron.schedule("0 */20 * ? * *", async () => {
+    console.log("Cron 20 min !");
     const date = getIndianDateTime();
     const todayDate = date.toDateString();
 
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ const pvxFunctions = async (bot: Bot) => {
         });
       }
     }
-  }, 1000 * 60 * 30); // 30 min
+  });
 };
 
 export default pvxFunctions;