A simple interface to the at command scheduler.
The command-line interface for at is difficult to use. at reads
commands from stdin, expects an obscure datetime syntax, includes no
timezone support, and makes it difficult to view scheduled commands.
Plat is a Python interface to the unix at command scheduler. It may
someday evolve a command-line interface itself.
The name "plat" is taken from "simPLe AT".
Plat assumes a recent version of the at command is installed and
available in the current path.
The output of the at command varies slightly by platform; plat handles recent versions of Linux and macOS (née Mac OS X). Windows is currently unsupported (contributions welcome).
at (via the batch command) includes the ability to associate
priority ("niceness") with scheduled jobs (via at -q or the batch
command, itself a shorthand for at -q b). Plat currently uses only
queue 'a' and does not currently support "nicer" job queues
(contributions welcome).
at also supports a flexible time specification format that allows
users to pass simple datetime math statements (e.g. 'noon + 3 days').
Plat explicitly omits this feature to promote standardization over
flexibility (contributions not welcome).