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February 28, 2016 06:05
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Regex to validate cron expressions
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"^\\s*($|#|\\w+\\s*=|(\\?|\\*|(?:[0-5]?\\d)(?:(?:-|\/|\\,)(?:[0-5]?\\d))?(?:,(?:[0-5]?\\d)(?:(?:-|\/|\\,)(?:[0-5]?\\d))?)*)\\s+(\\?|\\*|(?:[0-5]?\\d)(?:(?:-|\/|\\,)(?:[0-5]?\\d))?(?:,(?:[0-5]?\\d)(?:(?:-|\/|\\,)(?:[0-5]?\\d))?)*)\\s+(\\?|\\*|(?:[01]?\\d|2[0-3])(?:(?:-|\/|\\,)(?:[01]?\\d|2[0-3]))?(?:,(?:[01]?\\d|2[0-3])(?:(?:-|\/|\\,)(?:[01]?\\d|2[0-3]))?)*)\\s+(\\?|\\*|(?:0?[1-9]|[12]\\d|3[01])(?:(?:-|\/|\\,)(?:0?[1-9]|[12]\\d|3[01]))?(?:,(?:0?[1-9]|[12]\\d|3[01])(?:(?:-|\/|\\,)(?:0?[1-9]|[12]\\d|3[01]))?)*)\\s+(\\?|\\*|(?:[1-9]|1[012])(?:(?:-|\/|\\,)(?:[1-9]|1[012]))?(?:L|W)?(?:,(?:[1-9]|1[012])(?:(?:-|\/|\\,)(?:[1-9]|1[012]))?(?:L|W)?)*|\\?|\\*|(?:JAN|FEB|MAR|APR|MAY|JUN|JUL|AUG|SEP|OCT|NOV|DEC)(?:(?:-)(?:JAN|FEB|MAR|APR|MAY|JUN|JUL|AUG|SEP|OCT|NOV|DEC))?(?:,(?:JAN|FEB|MAR|APR|MAY|JUN|JUL|AUG|SEP|OCT|NOV|DEC)(?:(?:-)(?:JAN|FEB|MAR|APR|MAY|JUN|JUL|AUG|SEP|OCT|NOV|DEC))?)*)\\s+(\\?|\\*|(?:[0-6])(?:(?:-|\/|\\,|#)(?:[0-6]))?(?:L)?(?:,(?:[0-6])(?:(?:-|\/|\\,|#)(?:[0-6]))?(?:L)?)*|\\?|\\*|(?:MON|TUE|WED|THU|FRI|SAT|SUN)(?:(?:-)(?:MON|TUE|WED|THU|FRI|SAT|SUN))?(?:,(?:MON|TUE|WED|THU|FRI|SAT|SUN)(?:(?:-)(?:MON|TUE|WED|THU|FRI|SAT|SUN))?)*)(|\\s)+(\\?|\\*|(?:|\\d{4})(?:(?:-|\/|\\,)(?:|\\d{4}))?(?:,(?:|\\d{4})(?:(?:-|\/|\\,)(?:|\\d{4}))?)*))$" |
reg.test("* */5 * * * *"); return false, please fix it
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Is there a regexp for 5 time points?
The regexp tests well against 6 time points cron expression, but not 5 (5 time points occur when
second
is optional.).Example:
reg.test("10 12 * * 1,2,3,4,5"); // false
reg.test("* 10 12 * * 1,2,3,4,5"); // true