php - Scheduling App/Commands in Laravel 5 -

here sendbirthdayemailcommand command created under /app/commands/ directory

class sendbirthdayemailcommand extends command implements shouldbequeued {      use interactswithqueue, serializesmodels;      public function __construct()     {      } } 

with handler class sendbirthdayemailcommandhandler in /app/handlers/ diretory

class sendbirthdayemailcommandhandler {  public function __construct() {     // }   public function handle(sendbirthdayemailcommand $command) {     //         $reminders = \app\reminder::all()->where('reminder_status','=','scheduled')                      ->where('reminder_set','=','birthday')                      ->where('reminder_type','=','email')                      ->where('reminder_time','<=',  \carbon\carbon::now('asia/kolkata'));         foreach ($reminders $reminder) {            $this->sendemailnow($reminder);        } }  public function sendemailnow($reminder_record) {     $reminderdata = $reminder_record;     $from = $reminderdata->reminder_from;     $to = $reminderdata->reminder_to;     $msgstring = $reminderdata->reminder_msg;     \illuminate\support\facades\mail::queueon(                 'birthday_email',                  ['html' => 'emails.bdaymailhtml'],                  $msgstring,                  function($message){                   $message->from('reminder@example.com', 'reeminder');                   $message->to($to,'')->subject('happy birthday you!');                 }     );  } } 

how dispatch command every 1 hour schedular

laravel doc shows example of scheduling console commands, not commands under app/commands diretory

edit 1

to more specific, dispatch sendbirthdayemailcommand schedular
correct approach? or have create console command explicitly , make call command in app/commands

p.s. 2 command references confusing. commands in /app/console/commands artisan console commands call commands in /app/commands directory handler classes in /app/handlers directory

edit 2

as suggested @luceos here https://stackoverflow.com/a/31043897/1679510

i have used closure below dispatch sendbirthdayemailcommand /app/console/kernel.php

protected function schedule(schedule $schedule) {     $schedule->command('inspire')              ->hourly();            $schedule->call(function()             {                 $this->dispatch(new app\commands\sendbirthdayemailcommand());              })->hourly(); } 

and avail dispatch() method in kernel have did following

1. availing command bus facade kernel

   use illuminate\foundation\bus\dispatchescommands; 

2. using facade inside kernel class

   class kernel extends consolekernel {  use dispatchescommands; /* rest of code */ } 

   let's see if works!! figuring out how run cron on xampp let schedular run.

also unsure, debug log if there comes error

update:

after bit playing kernel , running php artisan have found only console commands can registered in kernel

for example

class kernel extends consolekernel {  protected $commands = [     'app\console\commands\inspire',     '\app\commands\sendbirthdayemailcommand', /* give error */ ]; } 

the commands under app/commands/ directory cannot registered in kernel, accepts instance of console commands

so said, if call app/commands/mycommand command in schedule method $schedule->command('mycmd') do have create explicit console command?

you edit app/console/kernel.php class , add command under schedule() method using:

$schedule->command('birthday-email')->everyhour(); 

assuming named app\commands\sendbirthdayemailcommand birthday-email using property $name.

as have 2 classes think mixed things up. need move handle() method of sendbirthdayemailcommandhandler sendbirthdayemailcommand or call method within command.

if want call arbitrary things can use call method:

schedule->call(function() {     // task...  })->hourly();