java-app

JobRunr — Java Example

A minimal HTTP server that demonstrates three core JobRunr background job patterns.

The app models a newsletter subscription service:

Endpoint	Pattern	What happens
POST /subscribe	Fire-and-forget	Confirmation email sent as soon as a worker is free
POST /confirm	Delayed	Welcome email scheduled for execution 3 days later
(on startup)	Recurring	Weekly digest sent every Monday

Requirements

• Java 25 (uses compact source files)
• Gradle (wrapper included)

Project structure

java-app/
├── src/main/java/org/jobrunr/example/
│   ├── App.java              # HTTP server entry point + JobRunr setup
│   └── services/
│       └── EmailService.java # Simulated email jobs (prints to console)
└── build.gradle

Running the app

git clone https://github.com/jobrunr/jobrunr-examples.git
cd jobrunr-examples/java-app
./gradlew run

The server starts on http://localhost:8080 and the JobRunr dashboard on http://localhost:8000/dashboard.

Try it out

# Fire-and-forget: confirmation email sent immediately
curl -X POST "http://localhost:8080/subscribe?email=you@example.com"

# Delayed: welcome email scheduled 3 days from now
curl -X POST "http://localhost:8080/confirm?email=you@example.com"

How it works

See the Getting started with Java guide for a full walkthrough of the code.