Add some sparkle to your Java applications with Quartz, an open source project that offers an extensive set of job scheduling features. This article introduces the Quartz API, starting with a general overview of the framework and concluding with a series of code examples.
Are we running out of names to call APIs? We’ve got Apple’s Quartz API for its WindowServer and more. Now we have this Quartz.
How about something like, “Amethyst API?”
Actually Quartz is a good name for a scheduler, because electronic clocks uses quartz crystals.. also, Quartz library has a long history..