From 274892125d7b8211bb7024696885767409dc6a59 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: burnettk <burnettk@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 30 May 2023 12:21:50 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] remove useless comments matching filenames

---
 .../bin/python_comment_cleanup.sh             | 41 +++++++++++++++++++
 .../src/spiffworkflow_backend/__init__.py     |  1 -
 .../spiffworkflow_backend/config/default.py   |  1 -
 .../helpers/api_version.py                    |  1 -
 .../helpers/db_helper.py                      |  1 -
 .../src/spiffworkflow_backend/interfaces.py   |  1 -
 .../spiffworkflow_backend/models/__init__.py  |  1 -
 .../src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/db.py    |  1 -
 .../src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/group.py |  1 -
 .../models/human_task.py                      |  1 -
 .../models/human_task_user.py                 |  1 -
 .../models/message_instance.py                |  1 -
 .../spiffworkflow_backend/models/principal.py |  1 -
 .../models/process_group.py                   |  1 -
 .../models/process_instance.py                |  1 -
 .../models/process_instance_file_data.py      |  1 -
 .../models/process_instance_queue.py          |  1 -
 .../models/process_model.py                   |  1 -
 .../models/refresh_token.py                   |  1 -
 .../models/secret_model.py                    |  1 -
 .../src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/task.py  |  1 -
 .../src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/user.py  |  1 -
 .../spiffworkflow_backend/routes/__init__.py  |  1 -
 .../routes/openid_blueprint/__init__.py       |  1 -
 .../src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/user.py  |  1 -
 .../routes/users_controller.py                |  1 -
 .../delete_process_instances_with_criteria.py |  1 -
 .../scripts/fact_service.py                   |  1 -
 .../scripts/get_data_sizes.py                 |  1 -
 .../scripts/get_encoded_file_data.py          |  1 -
 .../spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/get_env.py  |  1 -
 .../scripts/get_localtime.py                  |  1 -
 .../scripts/get_secret.py                     |  1 -
 .../scripts/markdown_file_download_link.py    |  1 -
 .../spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/script.py   |  1 -
 .../services/acceptance_test_fixtures.py      |  1 -
 .../services/assertion_service.py             |  1 -
 .../services/background_processing_service.py |  1 -
 .../services/custom_parser.py                 |  1 -
 .../services/data_setup_service.py            |  1 -
 .../services/email_service.py                 |  1 -
 .../services/file_system_service.py           |  1 -
 .../services/git_service.py                   |  1 -
 .../services/logging_service.py               |  1 -
 .../services/message_service.py               |  1 -
 .../services/process_instance_processor.py    |  1 -
 .../process_instance_report_service.py        |  1 -
 .../services/process_instance_service.py      |  1 -
 .../services/process_model_service.py         |  1 -
 .../services/secret_service.py                |  1 -
 .../services/spec_file_service.py             |  1 -
 .../services/user_service.py                  |  1 -
 .../services/workflow_service.py              |  1 -
 .../tests/spiffworkflow_backend/__init__.py   |  1 -
 .../helpers/base_test.py                      |  1 -
 .../helpers/example_data.py                   |  1 -
 .../integration/__init__.py                   |  1 -
 .../integration/test_authentication.py        |  1 -
 .../integration/test_authorization.py         |  1 -
 .../integration/test_logging_service.py       |  1 -
 .../integration/test_nested_groups.py         |  1 -
 .../integration/test_secret_service.py        |  1 -
 .../integration/test_user_blueprint.py        |  1 -
 .../integration/test_users_controller.py      |  1 -
 .../unit/test_acceptance_test_fixtures.py     |  1 -
 .../spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_file.py   |  1 -
 .../unit/test_message_instance.py             |  1 -
 .../unit/test_process_instance_processor.py   |  1 -
 .../test_process_instance_queue_service.py    |  1 -
 .../test_process_instance_report_service.py   |  1 -
 .../unit/test_process_model_service.py        |  1 -
 .../unit/test_various_bpmn_constructs.py      |  1 -
 .../unit/test_workflow_service.py             |  1 -
 73 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 72 deletions(-)
 create mode 100755 spiffworkflow-backend/bin/python_comment_cleanup.sh

diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/bin/python_comment_cleanup.sh b/spiffworkflow-backend/bin/python_comment_cleanup.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..94a0f694
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/bin/python_comment_cleanup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+function error_handler() {
+  >&2 echo "Exited with BAD EXIT CODE '${2}' in ${0} script at line: ${1}."
+  exit "$2"
+}
+trap 'error_handler ${LINENO} $?' ERR
+set -o errtrace -o errexit -o nounset -o pipefail
+
+# Function to check if a string matches the file name pattern
+matches_filename_pattern() {
+  local file_name="$1"
+  local comment_line="$2"
+
+  # Remove file extension and capitalize the first letter
+  local expected_comment=$(basename "$file_name" .py)
+
+  expected_comment_with_first_letter_capitalized="${expected_comment^}"
+
+  if grep -Eq "\"\"\"${expected_comment}\.\"\"\"" <<< "$comment_line"; then
+    return 0
+  else
+    if grep -Eq "\"\"\"${expected_comment_with_first_letter_capitalized}\.\"\"\"" <<< "$comment_line"; then
+      return 0
+    else
+      return 1
+    fi
+  fi
+}
+
+# Process each Python file in the "src" and "tests" directories
+for file in $(find src tests -type f -name '*.py'); do
+  # Read the first line of the file
+  read -r first_line < "$file"
+
+  # Check if the first line matches the expected comment pattern
+  if matches_filename_pattern "$file" "$first_line"; then
+    # Remove the comment from the file
+    hot_sed -i '1d' "$file"
+  fi
+done
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/__init__.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/__init__.py
index e0d7cacf..5ea32a4e 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/__init__.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""__init__."""
 import base64
 import faulthandler
 import json
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/default.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/default.py
index 59bb742d..cc44f62b 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/default.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/default.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Default."""
 import re
 from os import environ
 
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/helpers/api_version.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/helpers/api_version.py
index 607b6c16..5935aa87 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/helpers/api_version.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/helpers/api_version.py
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-"""Api_version."""
 V1_API_PATH_PREFIX = "/v1.0"
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/helpers/db_helper.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/helpers/db_helper.py
index ac21ebab..db556cb0 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/helpers/db_helper.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/helpers/db_helper.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Db_helper."""
 import time
 
 import sqlalchemy
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/interfaces.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/interfaces.py
index 6f0d5c56..6bfc5e06 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/interfaces.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/interfaces.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Interfaces."""
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 from typing import NewType
 from typing import TypedDict
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/__init__.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/__init__.py
index f520b09d..e69de29b 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/__init__.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/__init__.py
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-"""__init__."""
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/db.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/db.py
index a91ab83e..67a2df80 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/db.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/db.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Db."""
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import enum
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/group.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/group.py
index 79f6934e..1fd41580 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/group.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/group.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Group."""
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/human_task.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/human_task.py
index 71dc778f..a7e70b71 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/human_task.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/human_task.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Human_task."""
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from dataclasses import dataclass
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/human_task_user.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/human_task_user.py
index 83ac34c6..58acffe3 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/human_task_user.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/human_task_user.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Human_task_user."""
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from dataclasses import dataclass
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/message_instance.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/message_instance.py
index 5eef8324..203c02e6 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/message_instance.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/message_instance.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Message_instance."""
 import enum
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/principal.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/principal.py
index 87801289..82dd1457 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/principal.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/principal.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Principal."""
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 
 from sqlalchemy import ForeignKey
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_group.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_group.py
index d3748e58..fa0aa3e7 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_group.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_group.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Process_group."""
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import dataclasses
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_instance.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_instance.py
index 50dc2f1b..782db23c 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_instance.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_instance.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Process_instance."""
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from typing import Any
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_instance_file_data.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_instance_file_data.py
index 90c072e8..e2d0fcb4 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_instance_file_data.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_instance_file_data.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Process_instance_file_data."""
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 
 from sqlalchemy import ForeignKey
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_instance_queue.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_instance_queue.py
index d37ce9a6..11b41293 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_instance_queue.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_instance_queue.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Process_instance_queue."""
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 
 from sqlalchemy import ForeignKey
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_model.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_model.py
index a5a6a924..f0ce47cd 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_model.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_model.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Process_model."""
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import enum
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/refresh_token.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/refresh_token.py
index 326ecabd..b2ac40aa 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/refresh_token.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/refresh_token.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Refresh_token."""
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 
 from sqlalchemy import ForeignKey
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/secret_model.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/secret_model.py
index 9ecfe534..927c084b 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/secret_model.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/secret_model.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Secret_model."""
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 
 from marshmallow import Schema
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/task.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/task.py
index 23a3b729..618c677f 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/task.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/task.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Task."""
 import enum
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/user.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/user.py
index 7474993e..a3ed4200 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/user.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/user.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""User."""
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from dataclasses import dataclass
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/__init__.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/__init__.py
index f520b09d..e69de29b 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/__init__.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/__init__.py
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-"""__init__."""
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/openid_blueprint/__init__.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/openid_blueprint/__init__.py
index f520b09d..e69de29b 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/openid_blueprint/__init__.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/openid_blueprint/__init__.py
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-"""__init__."""
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/user.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/user.py
index 521f92af..3e451882 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/user.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/user.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""User."""
 import ast
 import base64
 import json
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/users_controller.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/users_controller.py
index b772aa33..d0592931 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/users_controller.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/users_controller.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Users_controller."""
 from typing import Any
 
 import flask
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/delete_process_instances_with_criteria.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/delete_process_instances_with_criteria.py
index 823d67c3..83cb4697 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/delete_process_instances_with_criteria.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/delete_process_instances_with_criteria.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Delete_process_instances_with_criteria."""
 from time import time
 from typing import Any
 
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/fact_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/fact_service.py
index 3bf8c1d5..02277983 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/fact_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/fact_service.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Fact_service."""
 from typing import Any
 
 from spiffworkflow_backend.models.script_attributes_context import ScriptAttributesContext
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/get_data_sizes.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/get_data_sizes.py
index 7199613a..c21f7961 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/get_data_sizes.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/get_data_sizes.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Get_data_sizes."""
 from typing import Any
 
 from spiffworkflow_backend.models.script_attributes_context import ScriptAttributesContext
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/get_encoded_file_data.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/get_encoded_file_data.py
index 21cc71b0..d5ee4db8 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/get_encoded_file_data.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/get_encoded_file_data.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Get_encoded_file_data."""
 import base64
 from typing import Any
 
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/get_env.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/get_env.py
index 7015239e..954a8388 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/get_env.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/get_env.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Get_env."""
 from typing import Any
 
 from spiffworkflow_backend.models.script_attributes_context import ScriptAttributesContext
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/get_localtime.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/get_localtime.py
index 80edf59a..7a189187 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/get_localtime.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/get_localtime.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Get_localtime."""
 from datetime import datetime
 from typing import Any
 
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/get_secret.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/get_secret.py
index ed85d258..c5b87f0c 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/get_secret.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/get_secret.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Get_secret."""
 from typing import Any
 
 from spiffworkflow_backend.models.script_attributes_context import ScriptAttributesContext
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/markdown_file_download_link.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/markdown_file_download_link.py
index e470ced5..18b27b13 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/markdown_file_download_link.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/markdown_file_download_link.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Markdown_file_download_link."""
 from typing import Any
 
 from flask import current_app
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/script.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/script.py
index 3f3a94bb..5992bff0 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/script.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/script.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Script."""
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import importlib
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/acceptance_test_fixtures.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/acceptance_test_fixtures.py
index 7c9cfb79..c91177e9 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/acceptance_test_fixtures.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/acceptance_test_fixtures.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Acceptance_test_fixtures."""
 import time
 
 from flask import current_app
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/assertion_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/assertion_service.py
index 27a1564e..76d50de0 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/assertion_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/assertion_service.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Assertion_service."""
 import contextlib
 from collections.abc import Generator
 
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/background_processing_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/background_processing_service.py
index 58e8c2e4..d5922158 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/background_processing_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/background_processing_service.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Background_processing_service."""
 import flask
 from spiffworkflow_backend.models.process_instance import ProcessInstanceStatus
 from spiffworkflow_backend.services.message_service import MessageService
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/custom_parser.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/custom_parser.py
index b632b1cf..a65482f7 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/custom_parser.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/custom_parser.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Custom_parser."""
 from SpiffWorkflow.dmn.parser.BpmnDmnParser import BpmnDmnParser  # type: ignore
 from SpiffWorkflow.spiff.parser.process import SpiffBpmnParser  # type: ignore
 from spiffworkflow_backend.specs.start_event import StartEvent
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/data_setup_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/data_setup_service.py
index bcd5e238..09aee73d 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/data_setup_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/data_setup_service.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Data_setup_service."""
 from flask import current_app
 from spiffworkflow_backend.models.db import db
 from spiffworkflow_backend.services.process_model_service import ProcessModelService
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/email_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/email_service.py
index 89eb7efa..7108dc58 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/email_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/email_service.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Email_service."""
 
 from flask import current_app
 from flask_mail import Message  # type: ignore
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/file_system_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/file_system_service.py
index 8d2a9135..16f0875e 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/file_system_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/file_system_service.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""File_system_service."""
 import os
 from collections.abc import Generator
 from contextlib import contextmanager
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/git_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/git_service.py
index d2dba332..d173eefb 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/git_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/git_service.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Git_service."""
 import os
 import re
 import shutil
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/logging_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/logging_service.py
index 3c8845c3..182eb0a4 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/logging_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/logging_service.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Logging_service."""
 import json
 import logging
 import re
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/message_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/message_service.py
index 70948042..ce7240f5 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/message_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/message_service.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Message_service."""
 
 from spiffworkflow_backend.models.db import db
 from spiffworkflow_backend.models.message_instance import MessageInstanceModel
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_processor.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_processor.py
index 06156baa..cd0ddaad 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_processor.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_processor.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Process_instance_processor."""
 # TODO: clean up this service for a clear distinction between it and the process_instance_service
 #   where this points to the pi service
 import decimal
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_report_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_report_service.py
index a6d78caa..f64a4d32 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_report_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_report_service.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Process_instance_report_service."""
 import copy
 import re
 from collections.abc import Generator
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_service.py
index d9a81e16..4a8606ca 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_service.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Process_instance_service."""
 import base64
 import hashlib
 import time
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_model_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_model_service.py
index 37a9433c..6cdcaa83 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_model_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_model_service.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Process_model_service."""
 import json
 import os
 import shutil
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/secret_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/secret_service.py
index bac2cb23..da0f5c36 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/secret_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/secret_service.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Secret_service."""
 
 from flask import current_app
 from spiffworkflow_backend.exceptions.api_error import ApiError
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/spec_file_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/spec_file_service.py
index 6086161b..c311ce30 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/spec_file_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/spec_file_service.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Spec_file_service."""
 import os
 import shutil
 from datetime import datetime
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/user_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/user_service.py
index 848e7ee1..ffc7519b 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/user_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/user_service.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""User_service."""
 from typing import Any
 
 from flask import current_app
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/workflow_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/workflow_service.py
index 5b8a9714..5668226d 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/workflow_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/workflow_service.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""workflow_service."""
 from datetime import datetime
 
 from SpiffWorkflow.bpmn.workflow import BpmnWorkflow  # type: ignore
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/__init__.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/__init__.py
index f520b09d..e69de29b 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/__init__.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/__init__.py
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-"""__init__."""
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/helpers/base_test.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/helpers/base_test.py
index 2fb346fe..faec5c1b 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/helpers/base_test.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/helpers/base_test.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Base_test."""
 import io
 import json
 import os
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/helpers/example_data.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/helpers/example_data.py
index 4941a2d3..c0ce8af7 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/helpers/example_data.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/helpers/example_data.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Example_data."""
 import glob
 import os
 
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/__init__.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/__init__.py
index f520b09d..e69de29b 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/__init__.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/__init__.py
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-"""__init__."""
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_authentication.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_authentication.py
index 7fddd735..fde21c7b 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_authentication.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_authentication.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Test_authentication."""
 import ast
 import base64
 
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_authorization.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_authorization.py
index 51eae72e..7f211a67 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_authorization.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_authorization.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Test_authorization."""
 from tests.spiffworkflow_backend.helpers.base_test import BaseTest
 
 
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_logging_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_logging_service.py
index 44c1fbf1..04874d51 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_logging_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_logging_service.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Test_logging_service."""
 from uuid import UUID
 
 from flask.app import Flask
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_nested_groups.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_nested_groups.py
index 001d4b12..177db5d7 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_nested_groups.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_nested_groups.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Test_nested_groups."""
 import json
 
 from flask.app import Flask
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_secret_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_secret_service.py
index 14b2f046..47e3afe2 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_secret_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_secret_service.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Test_secret_service."""
 import json
 
 import pytest
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_user_blueprint.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_user_blueprint.py
index ce142f1c..2aad2f40 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_user_blueprint.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_user_blueprint.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Test_user_blueprint."""
 # TODO: fix these tests for new authing system
 # """Test User Blueprint."""
 # import json
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_users_controller.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_users_controller.py
index 588e43e1..a3186c20 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_users_controller.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/integration/test_users_controller.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Test_users_controller."""
 from flask.app import Flask
 from flask.testing import FlaskClient
 from spiffworkflow_backend.models.user import UserModel
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_acceptance_test_fixtures.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_acceptance_test_fixtures.py
index 94bf70d1..04dd29f9 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_acceptance_test_fixtures.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_acceptance_test_fixtures.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Test_acceptance_test_fixtures."""
 import os
 
 from flask.app import Flask
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_file.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_file.py
index c8b350f4..f4696631 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_file.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_file.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Test_file."""
 from datetime import datetime
 
 from spiffworkflow_backend.models.file import File
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_message_instance.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_message_instance.py
index 3d512b91..c4967588 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_message_instance.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_message_instance.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Test_message_instance."""
 import pytest
 from flask import Flask
 from flask.testing import FlaskClient
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_process_instance_processor.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_process_instance_processor.py
index d3d14d5f..0487c755 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_process_instance_processor.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_process_instance_processor.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Test_process_instance_processor."""
 from uuid import UUID
 
 import pytest
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_process_instance_queue_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_process_instance_queue_service.py
index ec5e8dca..61a434e7 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_process_instance_queue_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_process_instance_queue_service.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Test_process_instance_queue_service."""
 import time
 from contextlib import suppress
 
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_process_instance_report_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_process_instance_report_service.py
index b1aca344..737b1614 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_process_instance_report_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_process_instance_report_service.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Test_process_instance_report_service."""
 import pytest
 from flask import Flask
 from flask.testing import FlaskClient
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_process_model_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_process_model_service.py
index f7f29b88..62613438 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_process_model_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_process_model_service.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Test_process_model_service."""
 from flask import Flask
 from spiffworkflow_backend.services.process_model_service import ProcessModelService
 
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_various_bpmn_constructs.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_various_bpmn_constructs.py
index 077c8904..0011a7cd 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_various_bpmn_constructs.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_various_bpmn_constructs.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Test_various_bpmn_constructs."""
 from flask.app import Flask
 from flask.testing import FlaskClient
 from spiffworkflow_backend.services.process_instance_processor import ProcessInstanceProcessor
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_workflow_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_workflow_service.py
index 10bcd95d..3428c60c 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_workflow_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_workflow_service.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Test_workflow_service."""
 from collections.abc import Generator
 from datetime import datetime
 from datetime import timedelta

From 1486edbf9719a2f220833542f5fdc9b062993d49 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jbirddog <100367399+jbirddog@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 30 May 2023 13:51:37 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Cycle Timer Start Event Support (#285)

---
 .../migrations/versions/e4b6bbf83a3e_.py      | 42 +++++++++++
 .../load_database_models.py                   |  3 +
 .../models/process_model_cycle.py             | 19 +++++
 .../services/email_service.py                 |  1 -
 .../services/message_service.py               |  1 -
 .../services/process_instance_service.py      | 73 +++++++++++++++++--
 .../services/secret_service.py                |  1 -
 .../services/workflow_service.py              | 30 +++-----
 .../specs/start_event.py                      | 34 ++++++---
 .../unit/test_workflow_service.py             |  8 +-
 10 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 45 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 spiffworkflow-backend/migrations/versions/e4b6bbf83a3e_.py
 create mode 100644 spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_model_cycle.py

diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/migrations/versions/e4b6bbf83a3e_.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/migrations/versions/e4b6bbf83a3e_.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..82cb312d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/migrations/versions/e4b6bbf83a3e_.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+"""empty message
+
+Revision ID: e4b6bbf83a3e
+Revises: 6aa02463da9c
+Create Date: 2023-05-30 10:17:10.595965
+
+"""
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+from alembic import op
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = 'e4b6bbf83a3e'
+down_revision = '6aa02463da9c'
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    op.create_table('process_model_cycle',
+    sa.Column('id', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+    sa.Column('process_model_identifier', sa.String(length=255), nullable=False),
+    sa.Column('cycle_count', sa.Integer(), nullable=True),
+    sa.Column('duration_in_seconds', sa.Integer(), nullable=True),
+    sa.Column('current_cycle', sa.Integer(), nullable=True),
+    sa.Column('updated_at_in_seconds', sa.Integer(), nullable=True),
+    sa.Column('created_at_in_seconds', sa.Integer(), nullable=True),
+    sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('id')
+    )
+    with op.batch_alter_table('process_model_cycle', schema=None) as batch_op:
+        batch_op.create_index(batch_op.f('ix_process_model_cycle_process_model_identifier'), ['process_model_identifier'], unique=False)
+
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    with op.batch_alter_table('process_model_cycle', schema=None) as batch_op:
+        batch_op.drop_index(batch_op.f('ix_process_model_cycle_process_model_identifier'))
+
+    op.drop_table('process_model_cycle')
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/load_database_models.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/load_database_models.py
index ed542761..22e570e1 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/load_database_models.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/load_database_models.py
@@ -76,5 +76,8 @@ from spiffworkflow_backend.models.process_instance_queue import (
 from spiffworkflow_backend.models.active_user import (
     ActiveUserModel,
 )  # noqa: F401
+from spiffworkflow_backend.models.process_model_cycle import (
+    ProcessModelCycleModel,
+)  # noqa: F401
 
 add_listeners()
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_model_cycle.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_model_cycle.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bc745590
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_model_cycle.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+
+from spiffworkflow_backend.models.db import SpiffworkflowBaseDBModel
+from spiffworkflow_backend.models.db import db
+
+
+@dataclass
+class ProcessModelCycleModel(SpiffworkflowBaseDBModel):
+    """ProcessInstanceQueueModel."""
+
+    __tablename__ = "process_model_cycle"
+
+    id: int = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
+    process_model_identifier: str = db.Column(db.String(255), nullable=False, index=True)
+    cycle_count: int = db.Column(db.Integer)
+    duration_in_seconds: int = db.Column(db.Integer)
+    current_cycle: int = db.Column(db.Integer)
+    updated_at_in_seconds: int = db.Column(db.Integer)
+    created_at_in_seconds: int = db.Column(db.Integer)
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/email_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/email_service.py
index 7108dc58..0d6da09e 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/email_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/email_service.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 from flask import current_app
 from flask_mail import Message  # type: ignore
 
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/message_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/message_service.py
index ce7240f5..d26aa8b0 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/message_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/message_service.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 from spiffworkflow_backend.models.db import db
 from spiffworkflow_backend.models.message_instance import MessageInstanceModel
 from spiffworkflow_backend.models.message_instance import MessageStatuses
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_service.py
index 4a8606ca..f342f5f0 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_service.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from spiffworkflow_backend.models.process_instance import ProcessInstanceModel
 from spiffworkflow_backend.models.process_instance import ProcessInstanceStatus
 from spiffworkflow_backend.models.process_instance_file_data import ProcessInstanceFileDataModel
 from spiffworkflow_backend.models.process_model import ProcessModelInfo
+from spiffworkflow_backend.models.process_model_cycle import ProcessModelCycleModel
 from spiffworkflow_backend.models.task import Task
 from spiffworkflow_backend.models.user import UserModel
 from spiffworkflow_backend.services.authorization_service import AuthorizationService
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ from spiffworkflow_backend.services.process_instance_queue_service import Proces
 from spiffworkflow_backend.services.process_instance_queue_service import ProcessInstanceQueueService
 from spiffworkflow_backend.services.process_model_service import ProcessModelService
 from spiffworkflow_backend.services.workflow_service import WorkflowService
+from spiffworkflow_backend.specs.start_event import StartConfiguration
 
 
 class ProcessInstanceService:
@@ -42,22 +44,27 @@ class ProcessInstanceService:
     TASK_STATE_LOCKED = "locked"
 
     @staticmethod
-    def calculate_start_delay_in_seconds(process_instance_model: ProcessInstanceModel) -> int:
+    def next_start_event_configuration(process_instance_model: ProcessInstanceModel) -> StartConfiguration:
         try:
             processor = ProcessInstanceProcessor(process_instance_model)
-            delay_in_seconds = WorkflowService.calculate_run_at_delay_in_seconds(
+            start_configuration = WorkflowService.next_start_event_configuration(
                 processor.bpmn_process_instance, datetime.now(timezone.utc)
             )
         except Exception:
-            delay_in_seconds = 0
-        return delay_in_seconds
+            start_configuration = None
+
+        if start_configuration is None:
+            start_configuration = (0, 0, 0)
+
+        return start_configuration
 
     @classmethod
     def create_process_instance(
         cls,
         process_model: ProcessModelInfo,
         user: UserModel,
-    ) -> ProcessInstanceModel:
+        start_configuration: StartConfiguration | None = None,
+    ) -> tuple[ProcessInstanceModel, StartConfiguration]:
         """Get_process_instance_from_spec."""
         db.session.commit()
         try:
@@ -75,10 +82,13 @@ class ProcessInstanceService:
         )
         db.session.add(process_instance_model)
         db.session.commit()
-        delay_in_seconds = cls.calculate_start_delay_in_seconds(process_instance_model)
+
+        if start_configuration is None:
+            start_configuration = cls.next_start_event_configuration(process_instance_model)
+        _, delay_in_seconds, _ = start_configuration
         run_at_in_seconds = round(time.time()) + delay_in_seconds
         ProcessInstanceQueueService.enqueue_new_process_instance(process_instance_model, run_at_in_seconds)
-        return process_instance_model
+        return (process_instance_model, start_configuration)
 
     @classmethod
     def create_process_instance_from_process_model_identifier(
@@ -88,7 +98,52 @@ class ProcessInstanceService:
     ) -> ProcessInstanceModel:
         """Create_process_instance_from_process_model_identifier."""
         process_model = ProcessModelService.get_process_model(process_model_identifier)
-        return cls.create_process_instance(process_model, user)
+        process_instance_model, (cycle_count, _, duration_in_seconds) = cls.create_process_instance(
+            process_model, user
+        )
+        cls.register_process_model_cycles(process_model_identifier, cycle_count, duration_in_seconds)
+        return process_instance_model
+
+    @classmethod
+    def register_process_model_cycles(
+        cls, process_model_identifier: str, cycle_count: int, duration_in_seconds: int
+    ) -> None:
+        # clean up old cycle record if it exists. event if the given cycle_count is 0 the previous version
+        # of the model could have included a cycle timer start event
+        cycles = ProcessModelCycleModel.query.filter(
+            ProcessModelCycleModel.process_model_identifier == process_model_identifier,
+        ).all()
+
+        for cycle in cycles:
+            db.session.delete(cycle)
+
+        if cycle_count != 0:
+            cycle = ProcessModelCycleModel(
+                process_model_identifier=process_model_identifier,
+                cycle_count=cycle_count,
+                duration_in_seconds=duration_in_seconds,
+                current_cycle=0,
+            )
+            db.session.add(cycle)
+
+        db.session.commit()
+
+    @classmethod
+    def schedule_next_process_model_cycle(cls, process_instance_model: ProcessInstanceModel) -> None:
+        cycle = ProcessModelCycleModel.query.filter(
+            ProcessModelCycleModel.process_model_identifier == process_instance_model.process_model_identifier
+        ).first()
+
+        if cycle is None or cycle.cycle_count == 0:
+            return
+
+        if cycle.cycle_count == -1 or cycle.current_cycle < cycle.cycle_count:
+            process_model = ProcessModelService.get_process_model(process_instance_model.process_model_identifier)
+            start_configuration = (cycle.cycle_count, cycle.duration_in_seconds, cycle.duration_in_seconds)
+            cls.create_process_instance(process_model, process_instance_model.process_initiator, start_configuration)
+            cycle.current_cycle += 1
+            db.session.add(cycle)
+            db.session.commit()
 
     @classmethod
     def waiting_event_can_be_skipped(cls, waiting_event: dict[str, Any], now_in_utc: datetime) -> bool:
@@ -155,6 +210,8 @@ class ProcessInstanceService:
                 cls.run_process_instance_with_processor(
                     process_instance, status_value=status_value, execution_strategy_name=execution_strategy_name
                 )
+                if process_instance.status == "complete":
+                    cls.schedule_next_process_model_cycle(process_instance)
             except ProcessInstanceIsAlreadyLockedError:
                 continue
             except Exception as e:
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/secret_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/secret_service.py
index da0f5c36..6edeb364 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/secret_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/secret_service.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 from flask import current_app
 from spiffworkflow_backend.exceptions.api_error import ApiError
 from spiffworkflow_backend.models.db import db
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/workflow_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/workflow_service.py
index 5668226d..83acc4e2 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/workflow_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/workflow_service.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from datetime import datetime
 from SpiffWorkflow.bpmn.workflow import BpmnWorkflow  # type: ignore
 from SpiffWorkflow.task import Task as SpiffTask  # type: ignore
 from SpiffWorkflow.task import TaskState
+from spiffworkflow_backend.specs.start_event import StartConfiguration
 from spiffworkflow_backend.specs.start_event import StartEvent
 
 
@@ -14,24 +15,13 @@ class WorkflowService:
         return [t for t in workflow.get_tasks(TaskState.FUTURE) if isinstance(t.task_spec, StartEvent)]
 
     @classmethod
-    def next_start_event_delay_in_seconds(cls, workflow: BpmnWorkflow, now_in_utc: datetime) -> int:
+    def next_start_event_configuration(cls, workflow: BpmnWorkflow, now_in_utc: datetime) -> StartConfiguration | None:
         start_events = cls.future_start_events(workflow)
-        start_delays: list[int] = []
-        for start_event in start_events:
-            start_delay = start_event.task_spec.start_delay_in_seconds(start_event, now_in_utc)
-            start_delays.append(start_delay)
-        start_delays.sort()
-        return start_delays[0] if len(start_delays) > 0 else 0
-
-    @classmethod
-    def calculate_run_at_delay_in_seconds(cls, workflow: BpmnWorkflow, now_in_utc: datetime) -> int:
-        # TODO: for now we are using the first start time because I am not sure how multiple
-        # start events should work. I think the right answer is to take the earliest start
-        # time and have later start events stay FUTURE/WAITING?, then we need to be able
-        # to respect the other start events when enqueue'ing.
-        #
-        # TODO: this method should also expand to include other FUTURE/WAITING timers when
-        # enqueue'ing so that we don't have to check timers every 10 or whatever seconds
-        # right now we assume that this is being called to create a process
-
-        return cls.next_start_event_delay_in_seconds(workflow, now_in_utc)
+        configurations = list(
+            map(
+                lambda start_event: start_event.task_spec.configuration(start_event, now_in_utc),  # type: ignore
+                start_events,
+            )
+        )
+        configurations.sort(key=lambda configuration: configuration[1])  # type: ignore
+        return configurations[0] if len(configurations) > 0 else None
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/specs/start_event.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/specs/start_event.py
index 56e238f3..5cb929e4 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/specs/start_event.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/specs/start_event.py
@@ -13,8 +13,11 @@ from SpiffWorkflow.bpmn.specs.event_definitions import TimerEventDefinition
 from SpiffWorkflow.spiff.parser.event_parsers import SpiffStartEventParser  # type: ignore
 from SpiffWorkflow.task import Task as SpiffTask  # type: ignore
 
+StartConfiguration = tuple[int, int, int]
 
 # TODO: cylce timers and repeat counts?
+
+
 class StartEvent(DefaultStartEvent):  # type: ignore
     def __init__(self, wf_spec, bpmn_id, event_definition, **kwargs):  # type: ignore
         if isinstance(event_definition, TimerEventDefinition):
@@ -33,27 +36,36 @@ class StartEvent(DefaultStartEvent):  # type: ignore
     def register_parser_class(parser_config: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
         parser_config[full_tag("startEvent")] = (SpiffStartEventParser, StartEvent)
 
-    def start_delay_in_seconds(self, my_task: SpiffTask, now_in_utc: datetime) -> int:
-        script_engine = my_task.workflow.script_engine
-        evaluated_expression = None
-        parsed_duration = None
-
-        if isinstance(self.timer_definition, TimerEventDefinition) and script_engine is not None:
-            evaluated_expression = script_engine.evaluate(my_task, self.timer_definition.expression)
+    def configuration(self, my_task: SpiffTask, now_in_utc: datetime) -> StartConfiguration:
+        evaluated_expression = self.evaluated_timer_expression(my_task)
+        cycles = 0
+        start_delay_in_seconds = 0
+        duration = 0
 
         if evaluated_expression is not None:
             if isinstance(self.timer_definition, TimeDateEventDefinition):
                 parsed_duration = TimerEventDefinition.parse_time_or_duration(evaluated_expression)
                 time_delta = parsed_duration - now_in_utc
-                return time_delta.seconds  # type: ignore
+                start_delay_in_seconds = time_delta.seconds
             elif isinstance(self.timer_definition, DurationTimerEventDefinition):
                 parsed_duration = TimerEventDefinition.parse_iso_duration(evaluated_expression)
                 time_delta = TimerEventDefinition.get_timedelta_from_start(parsed_duration, now_in_utc)
-                return time_delta.seconds  # type: ignore
+                start_delay_in_seconds = time_delta.seconds
             elif isinstance(self.timer_definition, CycleTimerEventDefinition):
-                return 0
+                cycles, start, cycle_duration = TimerEventDefinition.parse_iso_recurring_interval(evaluated_expression)
+                time_delta = start - now_in_utc + cycle_duration
+                start_delay_in_seconds = time_delta.seconds
+                duration = cycle_duration.seconds
 
-        return 0
+        return (cycles, start_delay_in_seconds, duration)
+
+    def evaluated_timer_expression(self, my_task: SpiffTask) -> Any:
+        script_engine = my_task.workflow.script_engine
+        evaluated_expression = None
+
+        if isinstance(self.timer_definition, TimerEventDefinition) and script_engine is not None:
+            evaluated_expression = script_engine.evaluate(my_task, self.timer_definition.expression)
+        return evaluated_expression
 
 
 class StartEventConverter(EventConverter):  # type: ignore
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_workflow_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_workflow_service.py
index 3428c60c..26537d92 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_workflow_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/tests/spiffworkflow_backend/unit/test_workflow_service.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class TestWorkflowService(BaseTest):
             """,
             "no_tasks",
         )
-        delay = WorkflowService.calculate_run_at_delay_in_seconds(workflow, now_in_utc)
+        _, delay, _ = WorkflowService.next_start_event_configuration(workflow, now_in_utc)  # type: ignore
         assert delay == 0
 
     def test_run_at_delay_is_30_for_30_second_duration_start_timer_event(self, now_in_utc: datetime) -> None:
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class TestWorkflowService(BaseTest):
             """,
             "Process_aldvgey",
         )
-        delay = WorkflowService.calculate_run_at_delay_in_seconds(workflow, now_in_utc)
+        _, delay, _ = WorkflowService.next_start_event_configuration(workflow, now_in_utc)  # type: ignore
         assert delay == 30
 
     def test_run_at_delay_is_300_if_5_mins_before_date_start_timer_event(
@@ -128,5 +128,7 @@ class TestWorkflowService(BaseTest):
             """,
             "Process_aldvgey",
         )
-        delay = WorkflowService.calculate_run_at_delay_in_seconds(workflow, example_start_datetime_minus_5_mins_in_utc)
+        _, delay, _ = WorkflowService.next_start_event_configuration(
+            workflow, example_start_datetime_minus_5_mins_in_utc
+        )  # type: ignore
         assert delay == 300