Library does not support '#' in cron expression

[pratik-k2]

Description

I passed 0 30 17 ? * 3#2 expression to trigger a process on 2nd Tuesday of every month at 5:30PM but the library throws exception CronError: Field (dayOfMonth) cannot be parsed.
Upon debugging, I found out that it the library does not honor '#' in the expression.

Expected Behavior

'#' should be be honored as its considered into cron expression.

Actual Behavior

Library throws exception when '#' is passed in cron expression: CronError: Field (dayOfMonth) cannot be parsed

Possible Fix

No response

Steps to Reproduce

Ue expression 0 30 17 ? * 3#2 in any code snippet using the library.

Context

I was trying to run a cron job.

Your Environment

• cron version: 3.1.7
• NodeJS version: 18.16.0
• Operating System and version: macOS 14.6.1
• TypeScript version (if applicable):
• Link to your project (if applicable):

[sheerlox]

This library respects the UNIX cron syntax (cronie's cron), which does not support the # symbol.

However, we do plan on supporting it at some point. You can find the existing feature request here:

• support extended cron syntax #435

In the meantime, you can add a check in your onTick function to only execute on the second Thursday.