[TOOL] ArmaScheduler - another RCON scheduler tool

[Dragon_GER 19]

Hello everyone,

 

i'd like to share a tool im using for my community to restart and broadcast messages on our server. It is windows only but i think it could be possible to migrate to .net core.

You can find the project here on github . It's is open-source and comes with an MIT license.

 

Features included:

• ability to CRON tasks and messages
• ability to setup reccuring tasks with startup delay and a delay between executions
• auto restart server on crash
• easy configuration via json settings file

 

Planned features are:

- including support for custom batch file execution

- ability to run multiple instances to run multiple server at the same time

- ability to reload the settings on the fly...

 

On first launch the Tool will generate a small settings.json example configuration onto your desktop.

A finished configuration can look something like this:

{
	"settings": {
		"ip": "127.0.0.1",
		"port": 2307,
		"password": "myfancyrcon",
		"repeat": 100,
		"timeout": 100,
		"hcCount": 3,
		"serverExecutable": "D:\\arma3\\arma3server_x64.exe",
		"hcParameter": "-client -connect=127.0.0.1 -port=2302",
		"serverParameter": "-port=2302 -config=D:\\Arma3\\TADST\\TF47\\TADST_config.cfg -cfg=D:\\Arma3\\TADST\\TF47\\TADST_basic.cfg -profiles=D:\\Arma3\\TADST\\TF47 -name=TF47-GM -filePatching -mod=gm;@ace;@ADV__ACE_CPR;@CBA_A3;@Task_Force_Arrowhead_Radio_BETA__;-autoInit -enableHT -servermod=@TCL;@InterceptDB"
	},
	"scheduledTasks": [
		{
			"time": "19:00:00",
			"rconCommand": "say -1 Server restart in 1 hour.",
			"executeTask": 0
		},
		{
			"time": "19:30:00",
			"rconCommand": "say -1 Server restart in 30 minutes.",
			"executeTask": 0
		},
		{
			"time": "19:50:00",
			"rconCommand": "say -1 Server restart in 10 minutes. Please bring all vehicles back to base. Bitte bringt alle Fahrzeuge zurück zur Basis.",
			"executeTask": 0
		},
		{
			"time": "20:00:00",
			"rconCommand": "say -1 RESTART!",
			"executeTask": 1
		}
	],
	"repeatingServices": [
		{
			"startupDelay": 0,
			"repeating": -1,
			"delay": 10,
			"rconCommand": "say -1 Restart times: [02:00, 08:00, 14:00, 20:00]",
			"executeTask": 0
		},
		{
			"startupDelay": 2,
			"repeating": -1,
			"delay": 15,
			"rconCommand": "#say -1 Schaut auch auf unserer Website und im Forum vorbei, unter taskforce47.com / forum.taskforce47.com",
			"executeTask": 0
		}
	]
}

Notice the two differend ways of setting up tasks?

Use scheduledTasks to setup CRON job like tasks. RepeatingServices on the other hand is used to configure reccuring tasks.

A small hint on  repeating Services: if you set repeating services to -1 it is gonna repeat forever. If you set it to a positive number, it is gonna repeat it the amount of times you have choosen.

 

Oh just a small hint regarding "time". It is only gonna use min and hours in your configuration. Any entered seconds will be ignored.

 

For more information you can read the readme file on github.

 

Download here: Click me

 

Thank you for reading,

Dragon

 

[Whisker_Stern 0]

Great job!👍👍👍 Good alternative for BEC.

What the parameter "startupDelay": 0 and 2 ?

[Dragon_GER 19]

Hey Whisker thank you very much.

The startupDelay parameter is used for inital wait before first execution of repeatingServices tasks. It is an delay factor in minutes.

So let's say you want your task to start executing 10min after tool start you just use 10. 0 if you  want your task to get executed immediately.

[Whisker_Stern 0]

Thank you very much. People ask if there are plans to develop "ArmaScheduler" for Linux version (console)? If so, in what time frame?

[Dragon_GER 19]

If there is a need for it im sure to look into it. At least for the depencedies there should be no problem switching to .netcore2.

The only thing linux users would need is the latest version of .netcore2 that can be found here https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/2.2

[Dragon_GER 19]

Okay another quick Update. I finished a first linux build, it just needed some small changes. Hower i don't have any linux server to test at the moment. Hence not sure if everything related to server start will work as intended. Gonna push a first testbuild tomorrow!

[Whisker_Stern 0]

After two days of testing, I discovered the following:
When starting the server and before restarting, all messages of "ArmaScheduler" are displayed on the Arma 3 server and in the ArmaScheduler console.
After the scheduled time restart of the server, messages are displayed only in the ArmaScheduler console, and there are no messages in the console of the Arma 3 server.

 

{
    "settings": {
        "ip": "127.0.0.1",
        "port": 2305,
        "password": "password",
        "repeat": 100,
        "timeout": 100,
        "hcCount": 0,
        "serverExecutable": "arma3server_x64.exe",
        "hcParameter": "",
        "serverParameter": "-cpuCount=8 -maxmem=4096 -noPause -nosplash -filePatching -servermod=@ASR_AI3;@ASR_AI3_RHS_config;@extDB3 -mod=@RHSSAF;@RHSGREF;@RHSUSAF;@RHSAFRF;@CUP_Weapons;@CUP_Vehicles;@CUP_Units;@CUP_Terrains_Maps;@CUP_Terrains_Core;@CBA_A3 -config=Server.cfg -cfg=basic.cfg -port=2302 -profiles=profilesServer -name=Server"
    },
    "scheduledTasks": [
        {
            "time": "03:00:00",
            "rconCommand": "say -1 Перезагрузка сервера через 1 час.",
            "executeTask": 0
        },
        {
            "time": "03:30:00",
            "rconCommand": "say -1 Перезагрузка сервера через 30 минут.",
            "executeTask": 0
        },
        {
            "time": "03:50:00",
            "rconCommand": "say -1 Перезагрузка сервера через 10 минут.",
            "executeTask": 0
        },
        {
            "time": "04:00:00",
            "rconCommand": "say -1 RESTART!",
            "executeTask": 1
        },
    ],
    "repeatingServices": [
        {
            "startupDelay": 0,
            "repeating": -1,
            "delay": 30,
            "rconCommand": "say -1 Рестарт сервера в: [04:00] по МСК",
            "executeTask": 0
        },
        {
            "startupDelay": 2,
            "repeating": -1,
            "delay": 31,
            "rconCommand": "say -1 bla-bla-bla",
            "executeTask": 0
        }
    ]
}

 

[Dragon_GER 19]

That's normal behavior. Your message is sent while your server is allready shutdown. It will get logged to the console as soon the message is passed to the rcon connection. But it takes some time after the server shutdown for the connection to notice it's not alive anymore. Therefore it looks like the message has been send to server normaly.

That's also why i suggest to use a startupDelay of at least 1 min,.

[Whisker_Stern 0]

Good afternoon, is it possible to enable logging? The situation has not changed

[Dragon_GER 19]

What do you mean by logging?

[Whisker_Stern 0]

Good afternoon, two months have already passed. The ArmaScheduler works fine👍. Thank

[Chrome526 0]

Hello,Dragon_GER! You made a great tool! Thank you for sharing it! 🙂

Is it possible to make the "settings" file appear in the folder with the program itself ??? not on the desktop as it is now.