How to create a service like web api which contineously runs

Question

I want to create a web api which will accept one parameters like SocialSecurityNumber and it will check a database if it exists then it will push record into a new table if it did not exists in that table then it will pop it out from that table and this service need to be run everything like a cron job with no specific time  What is the best way to achieve this using .NET MVC.

Sam Hobbs · Answer

A cron job is not something that runs continuously. Cron is a scheduler like the Windows Task Scheduler  that runs jobs as specified. I assume that Cron is a service that runs continuously but the jobs that it shedules are not normally (probably never) run continuously. In both Unix/Linux and in Windows services are what run continuously. If you want someting like cron in Linux but for Windows then you can use the Windows Task Scheduler .

Amit Mohanty · Answer

You can use a library like Hangfire . Hangfire allows you to schedule background jobs in .NET applications.

Sam Hobbs · Answer

Are you trying to create a service like the ones shown in the Services tab of the Task Manager ? Create A Windows Service In C# https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/create-windows-services-in-c-sharp Create Windows Service using BackgroundService - .NET | Microsoft Learnhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/extensions/windows-service?pivots=dotnet-7-0

Sachin Singh · Answer

You can use Hangfire or Quartz for the same.

Mark Tabor · Answer

I did not encountered with any problem I would like to know how I could achieve that type of cron job like it continuesly runs and push and pop record like do I need to create a web service or windows service etc.

Amit Mohanty · Answer

Hey Mark Tabor  Could you clarify at which point you encountered the problem?