Ruby on rails - Static method

Question

I want a method to be executed every 5 minutes, I implemented whenever for ruby (cron). But it does not work. I think my method is not accessible. The method I want to exec

Answer 1

To declare a static method, write ...

def self.checkPings
  # A static method
end

... or ...

class Myclass extend self

  def checkPings
    # Its static method
  end

end