ability to turn off and change cron interval via env var

README.md

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ If you want to mock all models - in convex, please add the following environment
 
 - `npx convex env set MOCK_MODELS true`
 - `npx convex env set FLAG_TEST_PAGE true`
+- `npx convex env set FLAG_CRON_JOBS true`
 
 Add optional environment variable/s for simulating real AI models without mockup responses(when mockup flags are set to FALSE):
 

convex/constants.ts

@@ -16,3 +16,7 @@ export const AI_MODEL_IDS = AI_MODELS.map((model) => model.model);
 export const PLAY_DELAY = process.env.PLAY_DELAY
   ? parseInt(process.env.PLAY_DELAY)
   : 0;
+
+export const CRON_INTERVAL = process.env.CRON_INTERVAL
+  ? parseInt(process.env.CRON_INTERVAL)
+  : 60;

convex/crons.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import { cronJobs } from "convex/server";
 import { internal } from "./_generated/api";
+import { CRON_INTERVAL } from "./constants";
 
 const crons = cronJobs();
 
 crons.interval(
   "run games for all active models",
-  { minutes: 60 },
+  { minutes: CRON_INTERVAL },
   internal.models.runActiveModelsGames,
 );
 

convex/flags.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ export const getFlags = query({
   handler: async (ctx) => {
     return {
       showTestPage: process.env.FLAG_TEST_PAGE === "true",
+      enableCronJobs: process.env.FLAG_CRON_JOBS === "true",
     };
   },
 });

convex/models.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ import { internalMutation, query } from "./_generated/server";
 
 export const runActiveModelsGames = internalMutation({
   handler: async (ctx) => {
+    const flags = await ctx.runQuery(api.flags.getFlags);
+    if (!flags.enableCronJobs) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     const models = await ctx.runQuery(api.models.getActiveModels);
 
     await Promise.all(