issue-654: allow setting a stopTime for job.

errors.go

@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ var (
 	ErrWithMonitorNil                = fmt.Errorf("gocron: WithMonitor: monitor must not be nil")
 	ErrWithNameEmpty                 = fmt.Errorf("gocron: WithName: name must not be empty")
 	ErrWithStartDateTimePast         = fmt.Errorf("gocron: WithStartDateTime: start must not be in the past")
+	ErrWithStopDateTimePast          = fmt.Errorf("gocron: WithStopDateTime: end must not be in the past")
+	ErrStartTimeLaterThanEndTime     = fmt.Errorf("gocron: WithStartDateTime: start must not be later than end")
+	ErrStopTimeEarlierThanStartTime  = fmt.Errorf("gocron: WithStopDateTime: end must not be earlier than start")
 	ErrWithStopTimeoutZeroOrNegative = fmt.Errorf("gocron: WithStopTimeout: timeout must be greater than 0")
 )
 

executor.go

@@ -358,6 +358,10 @@ func (e *executor) runJob(j internalJob, jIn jobIn) {
 	default:
 	}
 
+	if j.stopTimeReached(e.clock.Now()) {
+		return
+	}
+
 	if e.elector != nil {
 		if err := e.elector.IsLeader(j.ctx); err != nil {
 			e.sendOutForRescheduling(&jIn)

job.go

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ type internalJob struct {
 	limitRunsTo        *limitRunsTo
 	startTime          time.Time
 	startImmediately   bool
+	stopTime           time.Time
 	// event listeners
 	afterJobRuns          func(jobID uuid.UUID, jobName string)
 	beforeJobRuns         func(jobID uuid.UUID, jobName string)
@@ -60,6 +61,13 @@ func (j *internalJob) stop() {
 	j.cancel()
 }
 
+func (j *internalJob) stopTimeReached(now time.Time) bool {
+	if j.stopTime.IsZero() {
+		return false
+	}
+	return j.stopTime.Before(now)
+}
+
 // task stores the function and parameters
 // that are actually run when the job is executed.
 type task struct {
@@ -594,11 +602,41 @@ func WithStartDateTime(start time.Time) StartAtOption {
 		if start.IsZero() || start.Before(now) {
 			return ErrWithStartDateTimePast
 		}
+		if !j.stopTime.IsZero() && j.stopTime.Before(start) {
+			return ErrStartTimeLaterThanEndTime
+		}
 		j.startTime = start
 		return nil
 	}
 }
 
+// WithStopAt sets the option for stopping the job from running
+// after the specified time.
+func WithStopAt(option StopAtOption) JobOption {
+	return func(j *internalJob, now time.Time) error {
+		return option(j, now)
+	}
+}
+
+// StopAtOption defines options for stopping the job
+type StopAtOption func(*internalJob, time.Time) error
+
+// WithStopDateTime sets the final date & time after which the job should stop.
+// This must be in the future and should be after the startTime (if specified).
+// The job's final run may be at the stop time, but not after.
+func WithStopDateTime(end time.Time) StopAtOption {
+	return func(j *internalJob, now time.Time) error {
+		if end.IsZero() || end.Before(now) {
+			return ErrWithStopDateTimePast
+		}
+		if end.Before(j.startTime) {
+			return ErrStopTimeEarlierThanStartTime
+		}
+		j.stopTime = end
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
 // WithTags sets the tags for the job. Tags provide
 // a way to identify jobs by a set of tags and remove
 // multiple jobs by tag.

scheduler.go

@@ -325,6 +325,10 @@ func (s *scheduler) selectExecJobsOutForRescheduling(id uuid.UUID) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	if j.stopTimeReached(s.now()) {
+		return
+	}
+
 	scheduleFrom := j.lastRun
 	if len(j.nextScheduled) > 0 {
 		// always grab the last element in the slice as that is the furthest

scheduler_test.go

@@ -150,6 +150,21 @@ func TestScheduler_LongRunningJobs(t *testing.T) {
 		options      []SchedulerOption
 		expectedRuns int
 	}{
+		{
+			"duration with stop time between executions",
+			durationCh,
+			DurationJob(
+				time.Millisecond * 500,
+			),
+			NewTask(
+				func() {
+					time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+					durationCh <- struct{}{}
+				}),
+			[]JobOption{WithStopAt(WithStopDateTime(time.Now().Add(time.Millisecond * 1100)))},
+			[]SchedulerOption{WithStopTimeout(time.Second * 2)},
+			2,
+		},
 		{
 			"duration",
 			durationCh,
@@ -755,6 +770,22 @@ func TestScheduler_NewJobErrors(t *testing.T) {
 			[]JobOption{WithStartAt(WithStartDateTime(time.Now().Add(-time.Second)))},
 			ErrWithStartDateTimePast,
 		},
+		{
+			"WithStartDateTime is later than the end",
+			DurationJob(
+				time.Second,
+			),
+			[]JobOption{WithStopAt(WithStopDateTime(time.Now().Add(time.Second))), WithStartAt(WithStartDateTime(time.Now().Add(time.Hour)))},
+			ErrStartTimeLaterThanEndTime,
+		},
+		{
+			"WithStopDateTime is earlier than the start",
+			DurationJob(
+				time.Second,
+			),
+			[]JobOption{WithStartAt(WithStartDateTime(time.Now().Add(time.Hour))), WithStopAt(WithStopDateTime(time.Now().Add(time.Second)))},
+			ErrStopTimeEarlierThanStartTime,
+		},
 		{
 			"oneTimeJob start at is zero",
 			OneTimeJob(OneTimeJobStartDateTime(time.Time{})),