Start background transaction in Node.js APM agent

If you wish to start a background transaction, use the atatus.startBackgroundTransaction() function.

Compatibility

Compatible with Node.js agent version 1.x or higher

Syntax

atatus.startBackgroundTransaction(transaction_name)

Parameter

Parameter	Type	Description
transaction_name	String (Required)	Transaction name.

Example

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import atatus from "atatus-nodejs";

function generateWeeklyReport() {
    atatus.startBackgroundTransaction("Weekly report generation");

    // Your code here.
    atatus.endTransaction();
}

// Every week Monday morning 01:30 am
new CronJob({
    cronTime: '00 30 01 * * 1',
    onTick: generateWeeklyReport,
    start: false,
    timeZone: 'UTC'
}).start();

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