Scheduler

Current Implementation

The scheduler lives in the cron module on the Panel and in scheduler methods inside the agents.

Important files:

Panel/modules/cron/module.php
Panel/modules/cron/cron.php
Panel/modules/cron/shared_cron_functions.php
Agent_Linux/ogp_agent.pl
Agent-Windows/ogp_agent.pl

How It Works Today

The Panel builds cron-like jobs and sends them to the agent using RPC methods such as:

scheduler_add_task
scheduler_edit_task
scheduler_del_task
scheduler_list_tasks
scheduler_read_tasks

The agent stores and executes the tasks locally.

Current Task Model

Current jobs are built as cron expressions plus a command string.

The command can be:

a safe predefined server action
an update-related action
a server content action
a raw admin command

Scheduled Actions Observed

From the current codebase and related Server Content work, the action set includes:

restart server
stop server
start server
Steam auto update
server content update checks
server content install/update actions
validate files
backup before update
notify-only update flow

Problems With the Current Design

The task model is not strongly typed.
Customer-safe and admin-only actions are too easy to blur together.
Task output and run history are not user-friendly enough.
The agent is the executor, but the Panel needs a better task record and result view.
Overlap/conflict rules are not explicit.
Missed-task behavior after reboot should be documented and normalized.

Recommended Next-Step Shape

Use typed actions instead of raw command strings for customer-facing scheduler tasks.

Suggested fields:

action key
display name
role
arguments
timeout
retry behavior
conflict rules
log policy

Agent Interaction Pattern

Panel schedules task
  -> Panel stores intent and UI data
  -> Panel sends job to agent
  -> agent writes/loads scheduler state
  -> agent executes action at the right time
  -> agent logs result
  -> Panel reads back task state

What To Inspect in Code

If scheduler behavior needs deeper investigation, start with:

Panel/modules/cron/cron.php
Panel/modules/cron/shared_cron_functions.php
Agent_Linux/ogp_agent.pl scheduler subroutines
Agent-Windows/ogp_agent.pl scheduler subroutines

Current Panel Update Finding

The current scheduler does not provide a first-class path for scheduling Panel, Website, or remote agent self-updates. Existing scheduled update actions are game-server oriented, for example gamemanager/update&type=steam and Server Content actions. Backup and retention behavior in Panel/modules/administration/panel_update.php therefore applies to manual/admin-triggered updater flows, not to any existing scheduled self-update job.

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