play framework 2.1 - scheduling async tasks

Question

In play\'s 2.0.x doc you can see how to schedule asynchronous tasks:

http://www.playframework.org/documentation/2.0.4/ScalaAkka

Akka.system.scheduler         


        

Answer 1

biesior's answer is great

However, you don't have to go through an actor if you don't want to. Here's the same answer using good old java.lang.Runnable:

Akka.system.scheduler.schedule(5 minutes, 5 minutes, new Runnable {
  def run() {
    Logger.info("that still ticks!")
  }
})
Akka.system.scheduler.scheduleOnce(7 minutes, new Runnable {
  def run() {
    Logger.warn("... 7 seconds after start, only once")
  }
})