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Signed-off-by: Kenneth Obsequio <k80308392@gmail.com>

cron/client.cron.js

@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@
  *                Same shape as admin.cron.js — each job module exports
  *                { name, schedule, run }, listed in the `jobs` array below.
  *
+ *                All three are settings-backed (see cronRegistry.util.js) —
+ *                schedule/enabled state lives in cron_notification_settings
+ *                and is configurable from /admin/notifications/settings
+ *                without a restart.
+ *
  * Currently registered:
  *                  - userNotifications   (cron/jobs/user_notifications.cron.js)
  *                  - issueCertificates   (cron/jobs/issue_certificates.cron.js)
@@ -13,10 +18,10 @@
  * Author: Kenneth Obsequio (@lash0000)
  * Date Created: Jun. 17, 2026
  ***********************************************************************************************************************************************************************/
-const cron = require('node-cron');
 const userNotifications  = require('./jobs/user_notifications.cron');
 const issueCertificates  = require('./jobs/issue_certificates.cron');
 const expireUserTiers    = require('./jobs/expire_user_tiers.cron');
+const { startSettingsBackedJobs } = require('./cronRegistry.util');
 
 // ─── Registry — add future client-side cron jobs here ────────────────────────
 const jobs = [
@@ -26,17 +31,8 @@ const jobs = [
 ];
 
 // ─── Boot all registered client-side jobs ─────────────────────────────────────
-function startClientCronJobs() {
-    const registered = [];
-    jobs.forEach(({ name, schedule, run }) => {
-        if (!cron.validate(schedule)) {
-            console.error(`[CRON][CLIENT] Invalid schedule for "${name}": "${schedule}" — skipped.`);
-            return;
-        }
-        cron.schedule(schedule, run);
-        registered.push({ name, scope: 'CLIENT', schedule });
-    });
-    return registered;
+async function startClientCronJobs() {
+    return startSettingsBackedJobs(jobs, 'CLIENT');
 }
 
-module.exports = { startClientCronJobs };
+module.exports = { startClientCronJobs };