SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING SERVICES IN A STATELESS APPLICATION FRAMEWORK

Methods and systems for providing an external scheduler in a stateless application framework are presented. A first instance of a stateless application transmits a job request to a data processing engine, and submits a message to a messaging queue. The message indicates a task to be performed according to a delayed schedule. The first instance of the stateless application terminates after submitting the message. The messaging queue transmits the message to the stateless application framework according to the delayed schedule. Upon receiving the message, a second instance of the stateless application is instantiated. The second instance of the stateless application performs an action based on the message and terminates.