showcase django q schedule task setup

newsletter.py

# apps.py
from django.apps import AppConfig


class NewsletterConfig(AppConfig):
    name = "newsletter"
    
    def ready(self):
        from django_q.tasks import schedule
        from django.utils import timezone
        from dateutil.relativedelta import relativedelta
        from django.db import IntegrityError, ProgrammingError, OperationalError

        next_run = timezone.now()

        schedules = [
            {
                "func": "newsletter.tasks.send_monthly_reminder",
                "name": "Monthly Reminder Mails",
                "schedule_type": "M",
                "next_run": next_run

            },
        ]

        for info in schedules:
            try:
                schedule(
                    info["func"],
                    name=info["name"],
                    schedule_type=info["schedule_type"],
                    next_run=info["next_run"]
                )
            except (ProgrammingError, IntegrityError, OperationalError):
                pass


# tasks.py
def send_monthly_reminder():
    # messages send before the end of the month to remind user to pay their bill
    users = User.objects.filter(Q(is_sub_to_soneb=True) | Q(is_sub_to_sbee=True))
    for user in users:
        data = {
            "user_full_name": user.full_name,
            "message_type": "month_reminder",
            "month": month_from_date(date.today()),
        }
        async_task(send_mail, *get_email_content_from_txt(service="bill", data=data),
                   from_email=settings.DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL,
                   recipient_list=[user.email])
        async_task(
            send_text_message,
            get_msg_content_from_txt(service="bill", data=data),
            user.full_phone_number,
        )