When withoutoverlapping method set in scheduler command never runs

[AliAlican]

• Laravel Version: ^8.0
• PHP Version: 7.3.0

Description:

I want to run a nonoverlapping job but the command is just never called

Here is my code

$schedule->command('start_listeners')->withoutOverlapping();
I also tried this

$schedule->command('start_listeners')->everyMinute()->withoutOverlapping();
When i remove the withoutOverlapping method it works perfectly fine

[derMart]

same problem here

[Krisell]

So what happens / what output do you get when running php artisan schedule:run?

[derMart]

I think the overlapping mutex lock uses the cache by default, and the expiration time in case the lock is not released is 24 hours. So if you did run the command but it crashed, the lock might be left and you would need to clear the cache.

Isn't the lock released when the command crashes, e.g. by encapsulating the command in a try catch block?

[Krisell]

Yes that sounds reasonable, and I'm just guessing the cause for you here. Perhaps a ctrl+c or similar left it in this state?

[derMart]

Yes that sounds reasonable,

Is it actually encapsulated by laravel at the moment, or isn't it?

There was no user cancellation like ctrl+c, I am pretty sure. There might have been crashes of the command during development, but these should have been caught, if it would have been encapsulated by laravel, but you did not answer that. I am sure you are much faster in finding this out than me (still getting to know laravel).

[Krisell]

Yes it is, check in WithoutOverlapping.php

[derMart]

Thanks alot! Well then it must have been something else which causes the lock not to get released. Unable to figure this out atm sadly. If it happens again I will try to boil it down.