Fix: Job to check invoice due dates was never run

Made it a command so it runs with the scheduler

app/Console/Commands/CaldavSyncCommand.php

@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ public function handle(CaldavService $service)
         }
         Cache::put($cacheKey, true, 300);
 
-        Log::info('Running CalDAV sync');
+        Log::info('Synchronizing Todo itmes with CalDAV server');
-        $this->info('Starting CalDAV sync');
+        $this->info('Synchronizing Todo itmes with CalDAV server');
 
         $todos = $service->getTodos();
 
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ public function handle(CaldavService $service)
 
         Log::info("Synced " . count($todos) . " todos.");
         $this->info("Synced " . count($todos) . " todos.");
+
         return 0;
     }
 }

app/Console/Commands/CheckInvoiceDueDatesCommand.php

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Console\Commands;
+
+use Illuminate\Console\Command;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
+use Carbon\Carbon;
+use App\Models\Invoice;
+
+class CheckInvoiceDueDatesCommand extends Command
+{
+    /**
+     * The name and signature of the console command.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $signature = 'invoices:check-due';
+
+    /**
+     * The console command description.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $description = 'Check invoices for due dates (runs synchronously)';
+
+    /**
+     * Execute the console command.
+     */
+    public function handle(): int
+    {
+        $this->info('Check invoice due dates');
+        Log::info('Check invoice due dates');
+
+        try {
+            $today = Carbon::today();
+
+            // Find invoices with payment_status 'issued' and due_date <= today
+            $invoices = Invoice::where('payment_status', 'issued')
+                ->whereDate('due_date', '<=', $today)
+                ->get();
+
+            foreach ($invoices as $invoice) {
+                $invoice->update(['payment_status' => 'due']);
+                $this->info("Updated invoice {$invoice->nr} to 'due' status");
+            }
+
+            $this->info("Checked {$invoices->count()} invoices for due dates.");
+        } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            $this->error("Error in CheckInvoiceDueDatesJob: " . $e->getMessage());
+        }
+
+        return 0;
+    }
+}

app/Console/Kernel.php

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class Kernel extends ConsoleKernel
      */
     protected $commands = [
         \App\Console\Commands\CaldavSyncCommand::class,
+        \App\Console\Commands\CheckInvoiceDueDatesCommand::class,
     ];
 
     /**
@@ -21,6 +22,14 @@ class Kernel extends ConsoleKernel
      */
     protected function schedule(Schedule $schedule): void
     {
+        $schedule->command('caldav:sync')
+            ->everyMinute()
+            ->withoutOverlapping();
+
+        // Run synchronously on schedule to support environments without queue workers
+        $schedule->command('invoices:check-due')
+            ->dailyAt('3:00')
+            ->withoutOverlapping();
     }
 
     /**

app/Jobs/CheckInvoiceDueDatesJob.php

@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace App\Jobs;
-
-use Illuminate\Bus\Queueable;
-use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\ShouldQueue;
-use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\Dispatchable;
-use Illuminate\Queue\InteractsWithQueue;
-use Illuminate\Queue\SerializesModels;
-use App\Models\Invoice;
-use Carbon\Carbon;
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
-
-class CheckInvoiceDueDatesJob implements ShouldQueue
-{
-    use Dispatchable, InteractsWithQueue, Queueable, SerializesModels;
-
-    /**
-     * Execute the job.
-     */
-    public function handle(): void
-    {
-        try {
-            $today = Carbon::today();
-
-            // Find invoices with payment_status 'issued' and due_date <= today
-            $invoices = Invoice::where('payment_status', 'issued')
-                ->whereDate('due_date', '<=', $today)
-                ->get();
-
-            foreach ($invoices as $invoice) {
-                $invoice->update(['payment_status' => 'due']);
-                Log::info("Updated invoice {$invoice->nr} to 'due' status");
-            }
-
-            Log::info("Checked {$invoices->count()} invoices for due dates.");
-        } catch (\Exception $e) {
-            Log::error("Error in CheckInvoiceDueDatesJob: " . $e->getMessage());
-        }
-    }
-}

app/Providers/EventServiceProvider.php

@@ -16,16 +16,5 @@ class EventServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
     public function boot(): void
     {
         parent::boot();
-
-        // // TODO: read where to put these or ask in the forums
-        // // it seems to work here, but where is the apropriate place?
-        // // Kernel::schedule did not work
-        Schedule::command('caldav:sync')
-            ->everyMinute()
-            ->withoutOverlapping();
-
-        Schedule::job(new CheckInvoiceDueDatesJob())
-            ->daily()
-            ->withoutOverlapping();
     }
 }

bootstrap/app.php

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Configuration\Middleware;
 use Illuminate\Http\Middleware\AddLinkHeadersForPreloadedAssets;
 
-return Application::configure(basePath: dirname(__DIR__))
+$app = Application::configure(basePath: dirname(__DIR__))
     ->withRouting(
         web: __DIR__ . '/../routes/web.php',
         commands: __DIR__ . '/../routes/console.php',
@@ -26,4 +26,12 @@
     })
     ->withExceptions(function (Exceptions $exceptions) {
         //
-    })->create();
+    })->withKernels()->create();
+
+$app->singleton(
+    \Illuminate\Contracts\Console\Kernel::class,
+    \App\Console\Kernel::class
+);
+
+return $app;
+

routes/api.php

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 use App\Http\Controllers\TodoController;
 use App\Http\Controllers\UnitController;
 use App\Mail\OrderConfirmation;
-use App\Services\CaldavService;
 use App\Http\Controllers\TimesheetController;
 use App\Http\Controllers\TimesheetEntryController;
 use App\Http\Controllers\PipelineController;