I guess the advantage of the first would be is that I do not have to really store the file and can just delete it after I am done with it. perhaps, I can use a background process to do it so that the response is not that slow.
I had assumed CarrierWave is more widely used now? On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 4:23 AM, Colin Law <[email protected]> wrote: > On 12 February 2013 22:22, tekram <[email protected]> wrote: > > I need to add the ability for users to upload a file which contains > > scheduling information in the form of a CSV or equivalent. I need to > process > > the data in the file and then send out notifications based on the data in > > the file at a future time. I am thinking of two possible ways of doing > this > > and wanted to see what people suggest. > > > > 1. User uploads file and the contents are processed at that point with > the > > needed information being extracted and stored in the DB. File is deleted > > after being processed. Then, when the time comes, the service acts based > on > > the information in the DB. > > > > 2. User uploads file and no processing is done at this time. Then, when > the > > time comes, the file is processed and the service acts on that > information > > as the data is processed. Once done, file is deleted. Nothing is added to > > the DB. > > 1 has the disadvantage that there is more work to do before the > response is sent to the user so it will slow down the response. Does > it have any advantages over 2? > > > > > I have not done anything like this and wanted to see if any had advice on > > either of these. > > > > Also, carrierwave is the way to go for uploading files? > > Paperclip seems to be popular for this, but I cannot comment personally. > > Colin > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
