Arm Treasure Data has a scheduler feature that supports periodic query execution.

Prerequisites

• Basic knowledge of Treasure Data, including TD toolbelt
• A table with some data. 

TD Toolbelt Create Schedule Syntax

A new schedule can be created using the td sched:create command. The name of the schedule, cron-style schedule, query, and the database name are required.

$ td sched:create <name> <cron> [sql]

options:

  -d, --database DB_NAME           use the database (required)

  -t, --timezone TZ                name of the timezone. Only extended timezones are supported.

  -D, --delay SECONDS              delay time of the schedule

  -r, --result RESULT_URL          write result to the URL (see also result:create subcommand)

  -u, --user NAME                  set user name for the result URL

  -p, --password                   ask password for the result URL

  -P, --priority PRIORITY          set priority

  -q, --query PATH                 use file instead of inline query

  -R, --retry COUNT                automatic retrying count

  -T, --type TYPE                  set query type (hive)

For example:

Setting the Priority of Scheduled Jobs using TD Toolbelt

To change the priority of a job, use:

td sched:update <job_name> -P <#>

Priority	syntax option value
very high	-P 2
normal	-P 0
very low	-P -2

For example:

td sched:update 111_beta_query_01 -P 2

Example: Periodic Aggregation

A common pattern is to periodically summarize data from a main table into another table. The example aggregates web request results from an access log on an hourly basis. It makes use of several common functions for Presto (or for Hive) to set the proper time range for the aggregation.

SELECT
  user, code, method, path, agent, host, avg(size)
FROM
  www_access
GROUP BY
  user, code, method, path, agent, host
WHERE
  TD_TIME_RANGE(time,
    TD_TIME_ADD(TD_SCHEDULED_TIME(), '-1h'),
    TD_SCHEDULED_TIME())

To finish setting up the query to run on an hourly basis, create a scheduled query :

$ td sched:create \  
hourly_agg \
  "@hourly" \
  -d testdb \
  -D 1800 \
  "SELECT user, code, method, path, agent, host, avg(size) FROM www_access GROUP BY user, code, method, path, agent, host WHERE TD_TIME_RANGE(time, TD_TIME_ADD(TD_SCHEDULED_TIME(), '-1h'), TD_SCHEDULED_TIME())"

In the preceding example, @hourly is the same as the cron 0 * * * *. The -D parameter allows you specify a delay time in seconds. In the example, a 1800 seconds (or 30 minutes delay) is set. The job will execute 30 minutes after each hour.

Viewing Schedules using TD Toolbelt

To see the list of existing scheduled entries, use td sched:list.

Viewing the History of a Job

td sched:history shows the job history of a schedule entry. To investigate the results of each individual job, use td job <jobid>.

To get a list of jobs that run according to a defined schedule, use:

td sched:list

To view the history of one of the jobs with a defined schedule, use:

td sched:history <name> [max]

Example:

Update the Schedule

Most of the settings for scheduled queries can be updated or reconfigured at any time. The ‘next scheduled run time’ (also referred to as ‘Next’ or ‘Next schedule’) is an inferred configuration that is auto updated based on the current time of your browser's timezone, cron schedule, and delay setting.

When a scheduled query is updated, the updated settings will apply immediately to the next scheduled run, occurring at ‘next scheduled run time + delay’ (with delay >0, <0 or 0).

td sched:update <name>

example:

  $ td sched:update sched1 -s "0 */2 * * *" -d my_db -t "Asia/Tokyo" -D 3600

options:

  -n, --newname NAME               change the schedule's name

  -s, --schedule CRON              change the schedule

  -q, --query SQL                  change the query

  -d, --database DB_NAME           change the database

  -r, --result RESULT_URL          change the result target (see also result:create subcommand)

  -t, --timezone TZ                name of the timezone. Only extended timezones are supported.

  -D, --delay SECONDS              change the delay time of the schedule

  -P, --priority PRIORITY          set priority

  -R, --retry COUNT                automatic retrying count

  -T, --type TYPE                  set query type (hive)

Unschedule the Job

To unschedule a specific job, use:

"" instead of "*****"

For example:

  $ td sched:update sched1 -s "" -d my_db -t "Asia/Tokyo" -D 3600

or 

$ td sched:create non_scheduled_query "" "select count(*) from www_access" -d sample_datasets

Delete the Schedule

To remove the schedule from a specific job, use:

td sched:delete <name>

For example:

$ td sched:delete hourly_count