- Adds new task scheduler configuration class

- Introduces method to start cron on demand when there are
  scheduled newsletters or queues in progress

lib/Cron/Workers/Scheduler.php

@@ -24,9 +24,7 @@ class Scheduler {
   }
 
   function process() {
-    $scheduled_queues = SendingQueue::where('status', 'scheduled')
-      ->whereLte('scheduled_at', Carbon::createFromTimestamp(current_time('timestamp')))
-      ->findMany();
+    $scheduled_queues = self::getScheduledQueues();
     if(!count($scheduled_queues)) return;
     foreach($scheduled_queues as $i => $queue) {
       $newsletter = Newsletter::filter('filterWithOptions')
@@ -185,4 +183,10 @@ class Scheduler {
       $notification_history :
       false;
   }
+  
+  static function getScheduledQueues() {
+    return SendingQueue::where('status', 'scheduled')
+      ->whereLte('scheduled_at', Carbon::createFromTimestamp(current_time('timestamp')))
+      ->findMany();
+  }
 }

lib/Cron/Workers/SendingQueue/SendingQueue.php

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class SendingQueue {
 
   function process() {
     $this->mailer_task->checkSendingLimit();
-    foreach($this->getQueues() as $queue) {
+    foreach(self::getRunningQueues() as $queue) {
       // get and pre-process newsletter (render, replace shortcodes/links, etc.)
       $newsletter = $this->newsletter_task->getAndPreProcess($queue->asArray());
       if(!$newsletter) {
@@ -168,6 +168,13 @@ class SendingQueue {
       ->findMany();
   }
 
+  static function getRunningQueues() {
+    return SendingQueueModel::orderByDesc('priority')
+      ->whereNull('deleted_at')
+      ->whereNull('status')
+      ->findMany();
+  }
+
   function updateQueue($queue) {
     $queue->count_processed =
       count($queue->subscribers['processed']) + count($queue->subscribers['failed']);