d0ugal/hassio-dropbox-upload

Addon is checking every hour, fixed time or with a trigger possible?

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#46 opened on Nov 28, 2018

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Description

Now my add-on is checking every hour. But would it be a possible to set a trigger or on a fixed time?

I make every night my backup, so for e.g. would be great to execute my upload a hour later.

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Research direction
Investigate how to implement a scheduling mechanism for the addon, such as using cron expressions or a time trigger in Home Assistant. Look into existing addon scheduling patterns or the use of async time based triggers.
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python
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backend
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PythonHome Assistant addon development
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70