Drupal 7 - Run rule on every user triggered by cron

Question

Is it possible to run a rule on every user triggered when the cron runs.

I need to check every users subscription stutus (commerce subscription module) and if the subscription has expired downgrade their role.

I was hoping the module had this feature but apparently not.

Can this be done?

Answer 1

Sure, make your rule as normal, write a small custom module and implement hook_cron() to run rules_invoke_event():

function MYMODULE_cron() {
  rules_invoke_event('rule_name', $arg1, $arg2, $argN);
}

Answer 2

Outdated answer. It's now possible to select "Cron maintenance tasks" when selecting what triggers the rule.