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.scalingTrash/cronExtras2.bash

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+function recycle{
+start_hour=$(date +%H)
+
+if (( current_minute + 5 >= 60 )); then
+
+  start_hour=$(( (start_hour + 1) % 24 )) # handle wrap-around at 24 hours
+
+fi
+
+start_day=$(date +%d)
+start_month=$(date +%m)
+start_weekday=$(date +%w)
+
+
+# Get external IP and hostname (using a reliable method)
+
+external_ip=$(curl -s ifconfig.me)  # Or use dig +short myip.opendns.com
+
+hostname=$(hostname -f)
+
+
+# Construct the cron command with the calculated time and logging
+cron_command="$start_minute $start_hour $start_day $start_month $start_weekday python3 /yankee-gnome-fire-consumer/consumer.py >> /var/log/yankee-downloader.log 2>&1"
+
+# Add IP and hostname to log message *before* the python script runs
+log_message="Starting consumer at $(date) from $hostname ($external_ip): "
+
+# Add the log message to the log file, then run the python script and redirect stderr
+# This is done using a subshell to ensure the log message comes before the python script's output.
+cron_command_with_log="echo \"$log_message\" >> /var/log/yankee-downloader.log 2>&1; $cron_command"
+
+
+# Add the cron job (using crontab -l to get existing entries, adding the new one, and then setting the crontab)
+(crontab -l; echo "$cron_command_with_log") | crontab -
+
+
+echo "Cron job added: $cron_command_with_log"