[FIXED] Programmatically trigger a @Scheduled method?

Issue

I'm working on a Springboot app that includes a task that's executed on a schedule. It typically takes about two to three minutes to run.

@Scheduled(cron = "* */30 * * * *")
public void stageOfferUpdates() throws SQLException {
    ...
}

We have a requirement to be able to kick off the execution of that task at any time by calling a rest endpoint. Is there a way my @GET method can programmatically kick this off and immediately return an http 200 OK?

Solution

So you just want to trigger an async task without waiting for results. Because you are using Spring, the @Async annotation is an easy way to achieve the goal.

@Async
public void asyncTask() {
    stageOfferUpdates();
}

Answered By - Pentragon
Answer Checked By - David Marino (JavaFixing Volunteer)