From b1ebd694e6fa056fa51193c13597a57a9e4aa495 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jose Diaz-Gonzalez <email@josediazgonzalez.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2026 00:35:30 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 1/6] refactor: standardize on add_requirements_txt wrapper

---
 tests/unit/builder-nixpacks.bats | 11 ++---------
 tests/unit/builder-railpack.bats | 11 ++---------
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tests/unit/builder-nixpacks.bats b/tests/unit/builder-nixpacks.bats
index e66a6147a..72ba86a21 100644
--- a/tests/unit/builder-nixpacks.bats
+++ b/tests/unit/builder-nixpacks.bats
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ teardown() {
   echo "status: $status"
   assert_success
 
-  run deploy_app python dokku@$DOKKU_DOMAIN:$TEST_APP inject_requirements_txt
+  run deploy_app python dokku@$DOKKU_DOMAIN:$TEST_APP add_requirements_txt
   echo "output: $output"
   echo "status: $status"
   assert_success
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ teardown() {
   echo "status: $status"
   assert_success
 
-  run deploy_app python dokku@$DOKKU_DOMAIN:$TEST_APP inject_requirements_txt
+  run deploy_app python dokku@$DOKKU_DOMAIN:$TEST_APP add_requirements_txt
   echo "output: $output"
   echo "status: $status"
   assert_success
@@ -80,10 +80,3 @@ teardown() {
   assert_success
   assert_output_contains "SECRET_KEY=fjdkslafjdk"
 }
-
-inject_requirements_txt() {
-  local APP="$1"
-  local APP_REPO_DIR="$2"
-  [[ -z "$APP" ]] && local APP="$TEST_APP"
-  echo "flask" >>"$APP_REPO_DIR/requirements.txt"
-}
diff --git a/tests/unit/builder-railpack.bats b/tests/unit/builder-railpack.bats
index a904e553b..260062443 100644
--- a/tests/unit/builder-railpack.bats
+++ b/tests/unit/builder-railpack.bats
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ teardown() {
   echo "status: $status"
   assert_success
 
-  run deploy_app python dokku@$DOKKU_DOMAIN:$TEST_APP inject_requirements_txt
+  run deploy_app python dokku@$DOKKU_DOMAIN:$TEST_APP add_requirements_txt
   echo "output: $output"
   echo "status: $status"
   assert_success
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ teardown() {
   echo "status: $status"
   assert_success
 
-  run deploy_app python dokku@$DOKKU_DOMAIN:$TEST_APP inject_requirements_txt
+  run deploy_app python dokku@$DOKKU_DOMAIN:$TEST_APP add_requirements_txt
   echo "output: $output"
   echo "status: $status"
   assert_success
@@ -91,10 +91,3 @@ teardown() {
   assert_success
   assert_output_contains "SECRET_KEY=fjdkslafjdk"
 }
-
-inject_requirements_txt() {
-  local APP="$1"
-  local APP_REPO_DIR="$2"
-  [[ -z "$APP" ]] && local APP="$TEST_APP"
-  echo "flask" >>"$APP_REPO_DIR/requirements.txt"
-}

From c19cb81c4bed34908d443a5247f0d4558f436e2d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jose Diaz-Gonzalez <email@josediazgonzalez.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2026 00:39:06 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 2/6] tests: add a test to prove cron:run commands work as
 expected

Closes #8242
---
 tests/apps/python/app-cnb-cron.json | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++
 tests/apps/python/app-cnb.json      |  2 +-
 tests/apps/python/app-cron.json     | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++
 tests/unit/builder-dockerfile.bats  | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 tests/unit/builder-herokuish.bats   | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 tests/unit/builder-nixpacks.bats    | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 tests/unit/builder-pack.bats        | 42 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 tests/unit/builder-railpack.bats    | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 8 files changed, 260 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 tests/apps/python/app-cnb-cron.json
 create mode 100644 tests/apps/python/app-cron.json

diff --git a/tests/apps/python/app-cnb-cron.json b/tests/apps/python/app-cnb-cron.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..54d9aa7a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/apps/python/app-cnb-cron.json
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{
+  "cron": [
+    {
+      "command": "python3 task.py some cron task",
+      "schedule": "5 5 5 5 5"
+    }
+  ],
+  "healthchecks": {
+    "web": [
+      {
+        "attempts": 2,
+        "content": "python/http.server",
+        "name": "check-1",
+        "path": "/",
+        "timeout": 5,
+        "type": "startup",
+        "wait": 2
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "dokku": {
+      // this is a comment for the postdeploy script
+      "postdeploy": "touch /workspace/postdeploy.test",
+      // this is a comment for the predeploy script
+      "predeploy": "touch /workspace/predeploy.test"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/apps/python/app-cnb.json b/tests/apps/python/app-cnb.json
index 85f5fe7f0..0d7012432 100644
--- a/tests/apps/python/app-cnb.json
+++ b/tests/apps/python/app-cnb.json
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@
       "predeploy": "touch /workspace/predeploy.test"
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/tests/apps/python/app-cron.json b/tests/apps/python/app-cron.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..89f2543ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/apps/python/app-cron.json
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{
+  "cron": [
+    {
+      "command": "python3 task.py some cron task",
+      "schedule": "5 5 5 5 5"
+    }
+  ],
+  "healthchecks": {
+    "web": [
+      {
+        "attempts": 2,
+        "content": "python/http.server",
+        "name": "check-1",
+        "path": "/",
+        "timeout": 5,
+        "type": "startup",
+        "wait": 2
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "dokku": {
+      // this is a comment for the postdeploy script
+      "postdeploy": "touch /app/postdeploy.test",
+      // this is a comment for the predeploy script
+      "predeploy": "touch /app/predeploy.test"
+    }
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/unit/builder-dockerfile.bats b/tests/unit/builder-dockerfile.bats
index 73c5b9c99..d61e6379f 100644
--- a/tests/unit/builder-dockerfile.bats
+++ b/tests/unit/builder-dockerfile.bats
@@ -170,3 +170,42 @@ EOF
   assert_success
   assert_output_contains "SECRET_KEY=fjdkslafjdk"
 }
+
+@test "(builder-dockerfile) cron:run" {
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku config:set $TEST_APP SECRET_KEY=fjdkslafjdk"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku builder:set $TEST_APP selected dockerfile"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+
+  run deploy_app python dokku@$DOKKU_DOMAIN:$TEST_APP cron_run_wrapper
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+
+  cron_id="$(dokku cron:list $TEST_APP --format json | jq -r '.[0].id')"
+  run /bin/bash -c "echo $cron_id"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+  assert_output_exists
+
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku cron:run $TEST_APP $cron_id"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+  assert_output "['task.py', 'some', 'cron', 'task']"
+}
+
+cron_run_wrapper() {
+  local APP="$1"
+  local APP_REPO_DIR="$2"
+  [[ -z "$APP" ]] && local APP="$TEST_APP"
+
+  convert_to_dockerfile "$APP" "$APP_REPO_DIR"
+  mv -f "$APP_REPO_DIR/app-cron.json" "$APP_REPO_DIR/app.json"
+}
diff --git a/tests/unit/builder-herokuish.bats b/tests/unit/builder-herokuish.bats
index fb1536f91..f794e3ca2 100644
--- a/tests/unit/builder-herokuish.bats
+++ b/tests/unit/builder-herokuish.bats
@@ -123,3 +123,41 @@ teardown() {
   assert_success
   assert_output_contains "SECRET_KEY=fjdkslafjdk"
 }
+
+@test "(builder-herokuish) cron:run" {
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku config:set $TEST_APP SECRET_KEY=fjdkslafjdk"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku builder:set $TEST_APP selected herokuish"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+
+  run deploy_app python dokku@$DOKKU_DOMAIN:$TEST_APP cron_run_wrapper
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+
+  cron_id="$(dokku cron:list $TEST_APP --format json | jq -r '.[0].id')"
+  run /bin/bash -c "echo $cron_id"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+  assert_output_exists
+
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku cron:run $TEST_APP $cron_id"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+  assert_output "['task.py', 'some', 'cron', 'task']"
+}
+
+cron_run_wrapper() {
+  local APP="$1"
+  local APP_REPO_DIR="$2"
+  [[ -z "$APP" ]] && local APP="$TEST_APP"
+
+  mv -f "$APP_REPO_DIR/app-cron.json" "$APP_REPO_DIR/app.json"
+}
diff --git a/tests/unit/builder-nixpacks.bats b/tests/unit/builder-nixpacks.bats
index 72ba86a21..a7fd3ac6e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/builder-nixpacks.bats
+++ b/tests/unit/builder-nixpacks.bats
@@ -80,3 +80,44 @@ teardown() {
   assert_success
   assert_output_contains "SECRET_KEY=fjdkslafjdk"
 }
+
+@test "(builder-nixpacks) cron:run" {
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku config:set $TEST_APP SECRET_KEY=fjdkslafjdk"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku builder:set $TEST_APP selected nixpacks"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+
+  run deploy_app python dokku@$DOKKU_DOMAIN:$TEST_APP cron_run_wrapper
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+  assert_output_contains 'load build definition from Dockerfile' -1
+  assert_output_contains "SECRET_KEY: fjdkslafjdk"
+
+  cron_id="$(dokku cron:list $TEST_APP --format json | jq -r '.[0].id')"
+  run /bin/bash -c "echo $cron_id"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+  assert_output_exists
+
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku cron:run $TEST_APP $cron_id"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+  assert_output "['task.py', 'some', 'cron', 'task']"
+}
+
+cron_run_wrapper() {
+  local APP="$1"
+  local APP_REPO_DIR="$2"
+  [[ -z "$APP" ]] && local APP="$TEST_APP"
+
+  add_requirements_txt "$APP" "$APP_REPO_DIR"
+  mv -f "$APP_REPO_DIR/app-cron.json" "$APP_REPO_DIR/app.json"
+}
diff --git a/tests/unit/builder-pack.bats b/tests/unit/builder-pack.bats
index 55c662149..d8081f48e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/builder-pack.bats
+++ b/tests/unit/builder-pack.bats
@@ -143,3 +143,45 @@ teardown() {
   assert_success
   assert_output_contains '"APP_RESPECTS_ENV_VARS": "1"'
 }
+
+@test "(builder-pack) cron:run" {
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku config:set $TEST_APP SECRET_KEY=fjdkslafjdk"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku builder:set $TEST_APP selected pack"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+
+  run deploy_app python dokku@$DOKKU_DOMAIN:$TEST_APP cron_run_wrapper
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+  assert_output_contains 'from cnb stack'
+  assert_output_contains 'Building with buildpack 1' 0
+  assert_output_contains 'Installing dependencies using pip'
+
+  cron_id="$(dokku cron:list $TEST_APP --format json | jq -r '.[0].id')"
+  run /bin/bash -c "echo $cron_id"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+  assert_output_exists
+
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku cron:run $TEST_APP $cron_id"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+  assert_output "['task.py', 'some', 'cron', 'task']"
+}
+
+cron_run_wrapper() {
+  local APP="$1"
+  local APP_REPO_DIR="$2"
+  [[ -z "$APP" ]] && local APP="$TEST_APP"
+
+  add_requirements_txt "$APP" "$APP_REPO_DIR"
+  mv -f "$APP_REPO_DIR/app-cron-cnb.json" "$APP_REPO_DIR/app.json"
+}
diff --git a/tests/unit/builder-railpack.bats b/tests/unit/builder-railpack.bats
index 260062443..3806b2508 100644
--- a/tests/unit/builder-railpack.bats
+++ b/tests/unit/builder-railpack.bats
@@ -91,3 +91,44 @@ teardown() {
   assert_success
   assert_output_contains "SECRET_KEY=fjdkslafjdk"
 }
+
+@test "(builder-railpack) cron:run" {
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku config:set $TEST_APP SECRET_KEY=fjdkslafjdk"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku builder:set $TEST_APP selected railpack"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+
+  run deploy_app python dokku@$DOKKU_DOMAIN:$TEST_APP cron_run_wrapper
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+  assert_output_contains 'create mise config'
+  assert_output_contains 'Successfully built image in'
+
+  cron_id="$(dokku cron:list $TEST_APP --format json | jq -r '.[0].id')"
+  run /bin/bash -c "echo $cron_id"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+  assert_output_exists
+
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku cron:run $TEST_APP $cron_id"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+  assert_output "['task.py', 'some', 'cron', 'task']"
+}
+
+cron_run_wrapper() {
+  local APP="$1"
+  local APP_REPO_DIR="$2"
+  [[ -z "$APP" ]] && local APP="$TEST_APP"
+
+  add_requirements_txt "$APP" "$APP_REPO_DIR"
+  mv -f "$APP_REPO_DIR/app-cron.json" "$APP_REPO_DIR/app.json"
+}

From 7cfabe1322853ba17d431701ea6b172c544f67b1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jose Diaz-Gonzalez <email@josediazgonzalez.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2026 02:42:21 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 3/6] fix: move the correct file over

---
 tests/unit/builder-pack.bats | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tests/unit/builder-pack.bats b/tests/unit/builder-pack.bats
index d8081f48e..008b0b2a3 100644
--- a/tests/unit/builder-pack.bats
+++ b/tests/unit/builder-pack.bats
@@ -183,5 +183,5 @@ cron_run_wrapper() {
   [[ -z "$APP" ]] && local APP="$TEST_APP"
 
   add_requirements_txt "$APP" "$APP_REPO_DIR"
-  mv -f "$APP_REPO_DIR/app-cron-cnb.json" "$APP_REPO_DIR/app.json"
+  mv -f "$APP_REPO_DIR/app-cnb-cron.json‎" "$APP_REPO_DIR/app.json"
 }

From 8f9ca78642f9f89ac6d8a3403fd8d00e32391ab5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jose Diaz-Gonzalez <email@josediazgonzalez.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2026 03:38:44 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 4/6] chore: debug

---
 tests/unit/builder-pack.bats | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/tests/unit/builder-pack.bats b/tests/unit/builder-pack.bats
index 008b0b2a3..5b50d68bf 100644
--- a/tests/unit/builder-pack.bats
+++ b/tests/unit/builder-pack.bats
@@ -183,5 +183,6 @@ cron_run_wrapper() {
   [[ -z "$APP" ]] && local APP="$TEST_APP"
 
   add_requirements_txt "$APP" "$APP_REPO_DIR"
+  ls -lah "$APP_REPO_DIR"
   mv -f "$APP_REPO_DIR/app-cnb-cron.json‎" "$APP_REPO_DIR/app.json"
 }

From 9d603e1a45f64efa7d9b1b64d65c0cce290b9b17 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jose Diaz-Gonzalez <email@josediazgonzalez.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2026 20:45:52 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 5/6] fix: use real path when extracting files

---
 tests/unit/builder-dockerfile.bats | 1 +
 tests/unit/builder-herokuish.bats  | 1 +
 tests/unit/builder-nixpacks.bats   | 1 +
 tests/unit/builder-pack.bats       | 1 +
 tests/unit/builder-railpack.bats   | 1 +
 tests/unit/test_helper.bash        | 4 ++++
 6 files changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tests/unit/builder-dockerfile.bats b/tests/unit/builder-dockerfile.bats
index d61e6379f..ca62231f0 100644
--- a/tests/unit/builder-dockerfile.bats
+++ b/tests/unit/builder-dockerfile.bats
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ cron_run_wrapper() {
   local APP="$1"
   local APP_REPO_DIR="$2"
   [[ -z "$APP" ]] && local APP="$TEST_APP"
+  APP_REPO_DIR="$(realpath "$APP_REPO_DIR")"
 
   convert_to_dockerfile "$APP" "$APP_REPO_DIR"
   mv -f "$APP_REPO_DIR/app-cron.json" "$APP_REPO_DIR/app.json"
diff --git a/tests/unit/builder-herokuish.bats b/tests/unit/builder-herokuish.bats
index f794e3ca2..a7a66bc11 100644
--- a/tests/unit/builder-herokuish.bats
+++ b/tests/unit/builder-herokuish.bats
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ cron_run_wrapper() {
   local APP="$1"
   local APP_REPO_DIR="$2"
   [[ -z "$APP" ]] && local APP="$TEST_APP"
+  APP_REPO_DIR="$(realpath "$APP_REPO_DIR")"
 
   mv -f "$APP_REPO_DIR/app-cron.json" "$APP_REPO_DIR/app.json"
 }
diff --git a/tests/unit/builder-nixpacks.bats b/tests/unit/builder-nixpacks.bats
index a7fd3ac6e..e7d97af25 100644
--- a/tests/unit/builder-nixpacks.bats
+++ b/tests/unit/builder-nixpacks.bats
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ cron_run_wrapper() {
   local APP="$1"
   local APP_REPO_DIR="$2"
   [[ -z "$APP" ]] && local APP="$TEST_APP"
+  APP_REPO_DIR="$(realpath "$APP_REPO_DIR")"
 
   add_requirements_txt "$APP" "$APP_REPO_DIR"
   mv -f "$APP_REPO_DIR/app-cron.json" "$APP_REPO_DIR/app.json"
diff --git a/tests/unit/builder-pack.bats b/tests/unit/builder-pack.bats
index 5b50d68bf..8f25784c2 100644
--- a/tests/unit/builder-pack.bats
+++ b/tests/unit/builder-pack.bats
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ cron_run_wrapper() {
   local APP="$1"
   local APP_REPO_DIR="$2"
   [[ -z "$APP" ]] && local APP="$TEST_APP"
+  APP_REPO_DIR="$(realpath "$APP_REPO_DIR")"
 
   add_requirements_txt "$APP" "$APP_REPO_DIR"
   ls -lah "$APP_REPO_DIR"
diff --git a/tests/unit/builder-railpack.bats b/tests/unit/builder-railpack.bats
index 3806b2508..27cf02663 100644
--- a/tests/unit/builder-railpack.bats
+++ b/tests/unit/builder-railpack.bats
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ cron_run_wrapper() {
   local APP="$1"
   local APP_REPO_DIR="$2"
   [[ -z "$APP" ]] && local APP="$TEST_APP"
+  APP_REPO_DIR="$(realpath "$APP_REPO_DIR")"
 
   add_requirements_txt "$APP" "$APP_REPO_DIR"
   mv -f "$APP_REPO_DIR/app-cron.json" "$APP_REPO_DIR/app.json"
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_helper.bash b/tests/unit/test_helper.bash
index 95e89376d..3b581565a 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_helper.bash
+++ b/tests/unit/test_helper.bash
@@ -574,6 +574,8 @@ add_requirements_txt() {
   local APP="$1"
   local APP_REPO_DIR="$2"
   [[ -z "$APP" ]] && local APP="$TEST_APP"
+  APP_REPO_DIR="$(realpath "$APP_REPO_DIR")"
+
   echo "flask" >>"$APP_REPO_DIR/requirements.txt"
 }
 
@@ -632,6 +634,8 @@ convert_to_dockerfile() {
   local APP="$1"
   local APP_REPO_DIR="$2"
   [[ -z "$APP" ]] && local APP="$TEST_APP"
+  APP_REPO_DIR="$(realpath "$APP_REPO_DIR")"
+
   mv "$APP_REPO_DIR/dockerfile.Dockerfile" "$APP_REPO_DIR/Dockerfile"
 }
 

From f64b87cc279e93530ab71838755f6c0e30120326 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jose Diaz-Gonzalez <email@josediazgonzalez.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2026 22:03:59 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 6/6] fix: use correct path for app-cnb-cron.json

---
 tests/unit/builder-pack.bats | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tests/unit/builder-pack.bats b/tests/unit/builder-pack.bats
index 8f25784c2..3721b2e62 100644
--- a/tests/unit/builder-pack.bats
+++ b/tests/unit/builder-pack.bats
@@ -185,5 +185,5 @@ cron_run_wrapper() {
 
   add_requirements_txt "$APP" "$APP_REPO_DIR"
   ls -lah "$APP_REPO_DIR"
-  mv -f "$APP_REPO_DIR/app-cnb-cron.json‎" "$APP_REPO_DIR/app.json"
+  mv -f "$APP_REPO_DIR/app-cnb-cron.json" "$APP_REPO_DIR/app.json"
 }