Track your Ruby cron jobs
When setting up cron jobs in Ruby, it is usually crucial to keep track of their execution and whether they have been executed successfully or not. Sometimes, a minor failure in a cronjob can cause your Ruby application to stop working correctly. LogSnag makes it easy to track your cron jobs and their execution status all in real-time, and it works seamlessly with your Ruby code.
Setting up your account
Setting up LogSnag with Ruby is very simple!
- Create a free LogSnag account.
- Create a new project on your dashboard.
- Copy your API token from the settings page.
Ruby code snippets
Once your LogSnag account is set up, you can use the following code snippets to track user signup events. Just replace the YOUR_API_TOKEN
with your LogSnag API token and update your project name.
Using Ruby with Net::HTTP
require "uri" require "json" require "net/http" url = URI("https://api.logsnag.com/v1/log") https = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port) https.use_ssl = true request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url) request["Content-Type"] = "application/json" request["Authorization"] = "Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN" request.body = JSON.dump({ "project": "my-saas", "channel": "cronjobs", "event": "Cronjob Started", "description": "job: email-notifications", "icon": "⏰", "notify": true }) response = https.request(request) puts response.read_body
Ruby integration details
LogSnag is an easy-to-use event tracking tool that allows you to track any event within your Ruby application. One of the most common use cases for LogSnag is tracking cron jobs as they are being executed. With LogSnag, you can receive real-time push notifications on your desktop and mobile devices whenever a new cronjob is executed. In addition, you can create simple charts and filter through your data to help you better understand how your Ruby application is performing.