/**
 * Implements hook_cron().
 */
function {{ machine_name }}_cron() {
  // Short-running operation example, not using a queue:
  // Delete all expired records since the last cron run.
  $expires = variable_get('mymodule_cron_last_run', REQUEST_TIME);
  db_delete('mymodule_table')
    ->condition('expires', $expires, '>=')
    ->execute();
  variable_set('mymodule_cron_last_run', REQUEST_TIME);

  // Long-running operation example, leveraging a queue:
  // Fetch feeds from other sites.
  $result = db_query('SELECT * FROM {aggregator_feed} WHERE checked + refresh < :time AND refresh <> :never', array(
    ':time' => REQUEST_TIME,
    ':never' => AGGREGATOR_CLEAR_NEVER,
  ));
  $queue = DrupalQueue::get('aggregator_feeds');
  foreach ($result as $feed) {
    $queue->createItem($feed);
  }
}