By now, you're probably thinking that Saga timeouts sound great, but what if you just need to run something on a schedule? Maybe you're thinking you'll create an IWantToRunWhenBusStartsAndStops class with a Timer. Well if you are, stop right there! NServiceBus can bring the power of timeouts to you without the full ceremony of a saga:

public class ScheduleTasks : IWantToRunWhenBusStartsAndStops
{
  public IBus Bus { get; set; }
  public Schedule Schedule { get; set; }

  public void Start()
  {

    Schedule.Every(TimeSpan.FromMinutes(5)).Action(() =>
    {
      Bus.Send<DoSomethingEvery5MinutesCmd>();
    });

    Schedule.Every(TimeSpan.FromMinutes(5)).Action("Task Name", () =>
    {
      Bus.Send<DoNamedTaskEvery5MinutesCmd>();
    });
  }

  public void Stop() { }
}

The scheduler is like a mini-saga that can send messages at particular times. The important thing to keep in mind while using schedules is to steer clear of any custom logic. The scheduler should...