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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Scheduled backup status check for ns8-backup-monitor.
+
+This module is the entry point for the *scheduled* recap path, invoked
+directly by a systemd timer (ns8-backup-monitor-check.timer) rather than
+by an Alertmanager webhook.
+
+Why a separate timer path?
+---------------------------
+The Alertmanager webhook path (receiver.py) only fires when Alertmanager
+emits a 'backup_failed' or 'backup_missing' alert — i.e. only on failure.
+Automatic scheduled backups that complete successfully never produce an
+Alertmanager alert, so the webhook is never called and no recap email is sent.
+
+This module solves that by running the full pipeline (correlator → repo_check
+on failure → notifier) on a schedule that mirrors the backup plan schedule.
+It reads Redis directly, classifies the outcome, and sends the recap email
+regardless of success or failure.
+
+Typical invocation (from systemd OnCalendar):
+    python3 -m ns8_backup_monitor.scheduled_check
+
+The module exits 0 on success, non-zero on unrecoverable errors.
+"""
+
+import logging
+import sys
+
+from .correlator import correlate_backup_status
+from .notifier import send_notification
+from .repo_check import check_repositories
+from .utils import load_config, setup_logging
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def run_scheduled_check(config: dict):
+    """Run the full analysis pipeline once and send the recap email.
+
+    Unlike the webhook path, this function does NOT wait before reading
+    Redis: it is meant to be invoked by a timer that fires *after* the
+    backup window has closed (configure OnCalendar accordingly).
+
+    Steps
+    -----
+    1. Run correlator with no specific backup_ids — scans all recent keys
+       within the ``correlator.recent_window`` time window.
+    2. If outcome is not SUCCESS, run the repository health check.
+    3. Send the notification email (success or failure).
+
+    Args:
+        config: Parsed configuration dictionary (output of load_config).
+    """
+    log.info("Scheduled check starting — reading backup status from Redis...")
+
+    # Pass empty backup_ids list: the correlator will scan all plan status
+    # keys updated within the recent_window (default 3600 seconds).
+    correlation = correlate_backup_status(config, backup_ids=[])
+
+    outcome = correlation.get("outcome", "UNKNOWN")
+    log.info("Correlator outcome: %s", outcome)
+
+    # Run the repository health check on non-SUCCESS outcomes to provide
+    # additional diagnostics in the email body.
+    repo_status = None
+    if outcome != "SUCCESS":
+        log.info("Non-success outcome — running repository health check...")
+        repo_status = check_repositories(config, correlation)
+
+    log.info("Sending recap notification (outcome=%s)...", outcome)
+    # Pass empty alerts list: the notifier will omit the 'Triggered by'
+    # section cleanly when there is no originating Alertmanager alert.
+    send_notification(config, alerts=[], correlation=correlation, repo_status=repo_status)
+    log.info("Scheduled check complete.")
+
+
+def main():
+    """Entry point for the scheduled check (called by systemd timer)."""
+    try:
+        config = load_config()
+    except (FileNotFoundError, ImportError) as exc:
+        # Print to stderr so systemd captures it in the journal even if
+        # logging has not been initialised yet.
+        print(f"[ERROR] Could not load config: {exc}", file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    setup_logging(config)
+
+    try:
+        run_scheduled_check(config)
+    except Exception as exc:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
+        log.exception("Scheduled check failed with unhandled exception: %s", exc)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()