HangfireIO / HangfireIO/Hangfire

Feature Request: RecurringJobs more Random Times

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Description

Currently we have a Job that should run on Random Times roughly every 3 hours.
It would be good idea, to actually make that happen with Hangfire.

Actually if "true" async Background Tasks would be supported, one could actually use `Task.Delay` to further Delay the execution, however as it is implemented, a Task.Delay would hold on the Thread instead of putting it back to the thread pool and do the next task

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by tracing recurring-job scheduling and background task execution, then define how roughly three-hour random delays should be represented without holding a worker thread; done means the behavior is specified and covered by tests.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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