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Scheduled Worker Functions

The Scheduled Worker is a cron-driven script that automates certain tasks. Each cron trigger corresponds to specific functions that the worker executes. Below is the documentation for the cron triggers and their associated functionality.

Cron Trigger: 0 9 * * *​

This cron trigger executes every day at 09:00 AM.

checkFinancialAid(env)​

Fetches financial aid opportunities from the certain websites and sends email notifications for new entries.

Description:​

The function performs the following tasks:

  • Fetches open financial aid applications from the UAM website.
  • Compares the fetched list with previously recorded applications to identify new entries.
  • Sends an email notification with details of new financial aid applications.
  • Updates the stored list of applications to avoid duplicate notifications.

Parameters:​

  • env: Contains environment bindings and configuration, including:
    • MISC: KV for storing application state.
    • EMAIL_SERVICE: Service for sending emails (see the docs).

Usage Example:​

await checkFinancialAid(env);