Some code for https://github.com/firefly-iii/firefly-iii/issues/9294

app/Console/Commands/Tools/Cron.php

@@ -46,10 +46,15 @@ class Cron extends Command
     protected $signature   = 'firefly-iii:cron
         {--F|force : Force the cron job(s) to execute.}
         {--date= : Set the date in YYYY-MM-DD to make Firefly III think that\'s the current date.}
+        {--download-cer : Download exchange rates. Other tasks will be skipped unless also requested.}
+        {--create-recurring : Create recurring transactions. Other tasks will be skipped unless also requested.}
+        {--create-auto-budgets : Create auto budgets. Other tasks will be skipped unless also requested.}
+        {--send-bill-warnings : Send bill warnings. Other tasks will be skipped unless also requested.}
         ';
 
     public function handle(): int
     {
+        $doAll = !$this->option('download-cer') && !$this->option('create-recurring') && !$this->option('create-auto-budgets') && !$this->option('send-bill-warnings');
         $date  = null;
 
         try {
@@ -60,7 +65,7 @@ class Cron extends Command
         $force = (bool)$this->option('force'); // @phpstan-ignore-line
 
         // Fire exchange rates cron job.
-        if (true === config('cer.download_enabled')) {
+        if (true === config('cer.download_enabled') && ($doAll || $this->option('download-cer'))) {
             try {
                 $this->exchangeRatesCronJob($force, $date);
             } catch (FireflyException $e) {
@@ -71,6 +76,7 @@ class Cron extends Command
         }
 
         // Fire recurring transaction cron job.
+        if($doAll || $this->option('create-recurring')) {
             try {
                 $this->recurringCronJob($force, $date);
             } catch (FireflyException $e) {
@@ -78,8 +84,10 @@ class Cron extends Command
                 app('log')->error($e->getTraceAsString());
                 $this->friendlyError($e->getMessage());
             }
+        }
 
         // Fire auto-budget cron job:
+        if($doAll || $this->option('create-auto-budgets')) {
             try {
                 $this->autoBudgetCronJob($force, $date);
             } catch (FireflyException $e) {
@@ -87,8 +95,10 @@ class Cron extends Command
                 app('log')->error($e->getTraceAsString());
                 $this->friendlyError($e->getMessage());
             }
+        }
 
         // Fire bill warning cron job
+        if($doAll || $this->option('send-bill-warnings')) {
             try {
                 $this->billWarningCronJob($force, $date);
             } catch (FireflyException $e) {
@@ -96,6 +106,7 @@ class Cron extends Command
                 app('log')->error($e->getTraceAsString());
                 $this->friendlyError($e->getMessage());
             }
+        }
 
         $this->friendlyInfo('More feedback on the cron jobs can be found in the log files.');
 

app/Http/Controllers/Recurring/ShowController.php

@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ class ShowController extends Controller
         $groups                = $this->recurring->getTransactions($recurrence);
         $today                 = today(config('app.timezone'));
         $array['repeat_until'] = null !== $array['repeat_until'] ? new Carbon($array['repeat_until']) : null;
+        $array['journal_count'] = $this->recurring->getJournalCount($recurrence);
 
         // transform dates back to Carbon objects and expand information
         foreach ($array['repetitions'] as $index => $repetition) {

app/Jobs/CreateRecurringTransactions.php

@@ -177,10 +177,11 @@ class CreateRecurringTransactions implements ShouldQueue
         // has repeated X times.
         $journalCount = $this->repository->getJournalCount($recurrence);
         if (0 !== $recurrence->repetitions && $journalCount >= $recurrence->repetitions && false === $this->force) {
-            app('log')->info(sprintf('Recurrence #%d has run %d times, so will run no longer.', $recurrence->id, $recurrence->repetitions));
+            app('log')->info(sprintf('Recurrence #%d has run %d times, so will run no longer.', $recurrence->id, $journalCount));
 
             return false;
         }
+        app('log')->debug(sprintf('Recurrence #%d has run %d times, max is %d times.', $recurrence->id, $journalCount, $recurrence->repetitions));
 
         // is no longer running
         if ($this->repeatUntilHasPassed($recurrence)) {
@@ -202,8 +203,8 @@ class CreateRecurringTransactions implements ShouldQueue
                 sprintf(
                     'Recurrence #%d is set to run on %s, and today\'s date is %s. Skipped.',
                     $recurrence->id,
-                    $recurrence->first_date->format('Y-m-d'),
+                    $recurrence->first_date->format('Y-m-d H:i:s'),
-                    $this->date->format('Y-m-d')
+                    $this->date->format('Y-m-d H:i:s')
                 )
             );
 
@@ -244,9 +245,10 @@ class CreateRecurringTransactions implements ShouldQueue
     private function hasNotStartedYet(Recurrence $recurrence): bool
     {
         $startDate = $this->getStartDate($recurrence);
-        app('log')->debug(sprintf('Start date is %s', $startDate->format('Y-m-d')));
+        app('log')->debug(sprintf('Start date is %s', $startDate->format('Y-m-d H:i:s')));
+        app('log')->debug(sprintf('Ask   date is %s', $this->date->format('Y-m-d H:i:s')));
 
-        return $startDate->gt($this->date);
+        return $startDate->gte($this->date);
     }
 
     /**

app/Repositories/Recurring/RecurringRepository.php

@@ -79,8 +79,7 @@ class RecurringRepository implements RecurringRepositoryInterface
                 $q2->where('data', json_encode($string));
             })
                                            ->where('transaction_journal_id', $journalMeta->transaction_journal_id)
-                ->count()
+                                           ->count();
-            ;
             if ($count > 0) {
                 app('log')->debug(sprintf('Looks like journal #%d was already created', $journalMeta->transaction_journal_id));
 
@@ -101,8 +100,7 @@ class RecurringRepository implements RecurringRepositoryInterface
                           ->orderBy('active', 'DESC')
                           ->orderBy('transaction_type_id', 'ASC')
                           ->orderBy('title', 'ASC')
-            ->get()
+                          ->get();
-        ;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -130,8 +128,7 @@ class RecurringRepository implements RecurringRepositoryInterface
         return Recurrence::with(['TransactionCurrency', 'TransactionType', 'RecurrenceRepetitions', 'RecurrenceTransactions'])
                          ->orderBy('active', 'DESC')
                          ->orderBy('title', 'ASC')
-            ->get()
+                         ->get();
-        ;
     }
 
     public function getBillId(RecurrenceTransaction $recTransaction): ?int
@@ -204,20 +201,21 @@ class RecurringRepository implements RecurringRepositoryInterface
      */
     public function getJournalCount(Recurrence $recurrence, ?Carbon $start = null, ?Carbon $end = null): int
     {
+        Log::debug(sprintf('Now in getJournalCount(#%d, "%s", "%s")', $recurrence->id, $start?->format('Y-m-d H:i:s'), $end?->format('Y-m-d H:i:s')));
         $query = TransactionJournal::leftJoin('journal_meta', 'journal_meta.transaction_journal_id', '=', 'transaction_journals.id')
                                    ->where('transaction_journals.user_id', $recurrence->user_id)
                                    ->whereNull('transaction_journals.deleted_at')
                                    ->where('journal_meta.name', 'recurrence_id')
-            ->where('journal_meta.data', '"'.$recurrence->id.'"')
+                                   ->where('journal_meta.data', '"' . $recurrence->id . '"');
-        ;
         if (null !== $start) {
             $query->where('transaction_journals.date', '>=', $start->format('Y-m-d 00:00:00'));
         }
         if (null !== $end) {
             $query->where('transaction_journals.date', '<=', $end->format('Y-m-d 00:00:00'));
         }
-
+        $count = $query->count('transaction_journals.id');
-        return $query->count('transaction_journals.id');
+        Log::debug(sprintf('Count is %d', $count));
+        return $count;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -229,8 +227,7 @@ class RecurringRepository implements RecurringRepositoryInterface
                                      ->where('transaction_journals.user_id', $this->user->id)
                                      ->where('journal_meta.name', '=', 'recurrence_id')
                                      ->where('journal_meta.data', '=', json_encode((string) $recurrence->id))
-            ->get(['journal_meta.transaction_journal_id'])->pluck('transaction_journal_id')->toArray()
+                                     ->get(['journal_meta.transaction_journal_id'])->pluck('transaction_journal_id')->toArray();
-        ;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -282,8 +279,7 @@ class RecurringRepository implements RecurringRepositoryInterface
                                              ->where('transaction_journals.user_id', $this->user->id)
                                              ->where('name', 'recurrence_id')
                                              ->where('data', json_encode((string) $recurrence->id))
-            ->get()->pluck('transaction_journal_id')->toArray()
+                                             ->get()->pluck('transaction_journal_id')->toArray();
-        ;
         $search      = [];
         foreach ($journalMeta as $journalId) {
             $search[] = (int) $journalId;
@@ -294,8 +290,7 @@ class RecurringRepository implements RecurringRepositoryInterface
 
         $collector->setUser($recurrence->user);
         $collector->withCategoryInformation()->withBudgetInformation()->setLimit($pageSize)->setPage($page)
-            ->withAccountInformation()
+                  ->withAccountInformation();
-        ;
         $collector->setJournalIds($search);
 
         return $collector->getPaginatedGroups();
@@ -315,8 +310,7 @@ class RecurringRepository implements RecurringRepositoryInterface
                                              ->where('transaction_journals.user_id', $this->user->id)
                                              ->where('name', 'recurrence_id')
                                              ->where('data', json_encode((string) $recurrence->id))
-            ->get()->pluck('transaction_journal_id')->toArray()
+                                             ->get()->pluck('transaction_journal_id')->toArray();
-        ;
         $search      = [];
 
         foreach ($journalMeta as $journalId) {
@@ -499,8 +493,7 @@ class RecurringRepository implements RecurringRepositoryInterface
             $search->whereLike('recurrences.title', sprintf('%%%s%%', $query));
         }
         $search
-            ->orderBy('recurrences.title', 'ASC')
+            ->orderBy('recurrences.title', 'ASC');
-        ;
 
         return $search->take($limit)->get(['id', 'title', 'description']);
     }

app/Support/Cronjobs/RecurringCronjob.php

@@ -77,9 +77,7 @@ class RecurringCronjob extends AbstractCronjob
     {
         app('log')->info(sprintf('Will now fire recurring cron job task for date "%s".', $this->date->format('Y-m-d H:i:s')));
 
-        /** @var CreateRecurringTransactions $job */
+        $job                = new CreateRecurringTransactions($this->date);
-        $job                = app(CreateRecurringTransactions::class);
-        $job->setDate($this->date);
         $job->setForce($this->force);
         $job->handle();
 

resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php

@@ -2627,6 +2627,7 @@ return [
     'no_bills_create_default'                                     => 'Create a bill',
 
     // recurring transactions
+    'recurrence_max_count' => 'This recurring transactions will be created at most :max time(s), and has been created :count time(s) already.',
     'create_right_now'                                            => 'Create right now',
     'no_new_transaction_in_recurrence'                            => 'No new transaction was created. Perhaps it was already fired for this date?',
     'recurrences'                                                 => 'Recurring transactions',

resources/views/recurring/show.twig

@@ -22,6 +22,17 @@
             </div>
             <div class="box-body">
                 <h4>{{ 'transaction_journal_meta'|_ }}</h4>
+                {% if array.nr_of_repetitions > 0 %}
+                <p>
+                    {% if array.journal_count >= array.nr_of_repetitions %}
+                        <span class="text-danger">{{ trans('firefly.recurrence_max_count', {count: array.journal_count, max: array.nr_of_repetitions}) }}</span>
+                    {% endif %}
+                    {% if array.journal_count < array.nr_of_repetitions %}
+                        {{ trans('firefly.recurrence_max_count', {count: array.journal_count, max: array.nr_of_repetitions}) }}
+                    {% endif %}
+                </p>
+                {% endif %}
+
                 <p>{{ 'description'|_ }}: <em>{{ array.description }}</em></p>
 
                 {% if array.active == false %}