19, Aug 2023

TRACK CRON JOBS WITH OCAML LANGUAGE

Palzin Track Ocaml Use Cases

Track your OCaml cron jobs

![Track your OCaml cron jobs]

When setting up cron jobs in Ocaml, it is usually crucial to keep track of their execution and whether they have been executed successfully or not. Sometimes, a minor failure in a cronjob can cause your Ocaml application to stop working correctly. Palzin Track makes it easy to track your cron jobs and their execution status all in real-time, and it works seamlessly with your Ocaml code.

Connect Palzin Track to OCaml


Setting up your account

Setting up Palzin Track with OCaml is very simple!

  1. Create a free Palzin Track account.
  2. Create a new project on your dashboard.
  3. Copy your API token from the settings page.

OCaml code snippets

Once your Palzin Track account is set up, you can use the following code snippets to track your cron jobs. Just replace the YOUR_API_TOKEN with your Palzin Track API token and update your project name.

Using OCaml with Cohttp


open Lwt  


open Cohttp  


open Cohttp_lwt_unix  


let postData = ref "{\"project\":\"my-project\",\"channel\":\"cronjobs\",\"event\":\"Cronjob Started\",\"description\":\"job: email-notifications\",\"icon\":\"⏰\",\"notify\":true}";;  


let reqBody =   


 let uri = Uri.of_string "https://api.palzin.live/v1/log" in  


 let headers = Header.init ()  


 |> fun h -> Header.add h "Content-Type" "application/json"  


 |> fun h -> Header.add h "Authorization" "Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN"  


 in  


 let body = Cohttp_lwt.Body.of_string !postData in  


 Client.call ~headers ~body `POST uri >>= fun (_resp, body) ->  


 body |> Cohttp_lwt.Body.to_string >|= fun body -> body  


let () =  


 let respBody = Lwt_main.run reqBody in  


 print_endline (respBody)

OCaml integration details

Palzin Track is an easy-to-use event tracking tool that allows you to track any event within your OCaml application. One of the most common use cases for Palzin Track is tracking cron jobs as they are being executed. With Palzin Track, you can receive real-time push notifications on your desktop and mobile devices whenever a new cronjob is executed. In addition, you can create simple charts and filter through your data to help you better understand how your OCaml application is performing.

Other use-cases for Palzin Track

  1. Monitor your CI/CD build status for your OCaml application
  2. Monitor your CPU usage in your OCaml application
  3. Monitor when database goes down in your OCaml application
  4. Monitor high disk usage in your OCaml application
  5. Monitor when a user changes their email address in your OCaml application
  6. Monitor failed logins in your OCaml application
  7. Monitor failed payments for your OCaml application
  8. Monitor memory usage in your OCaml application
  9. Monitor MySQL downtime in your OCaml application
  10. Monitor when a new feature is used in your OCaml application
  11. Monitor your Postgres downtime in your OCaml application
  12. Monitor Redis downtime in your OCaml application
  13. Monitor suspicious activity in your OCaml application
  14. Monitor when a user exceeds the usage limit for your OCaml service
  15. Monitor when a user is being rate limited in your OCaml application
  16. Get a notification when your OCaml code is done executing
  17. Send push notifications to your phone or desktop using OCaml
  18. Track canceled subscriptions in your OCaml application
  19. Track when a file is uploaded to your OCaml application
  20. Track when a form is submitted to your OCaml application
  21. Track payment events via OCaml
  22. Track user sign in events in OCaml
  23. Monitor user signup events via OCaml
  24. Track waitlist signup events via OCaml

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