Hi Hubert, If @file.convert is high cpu intensive task, you'd better use workers at background with a queue, or try jruby since MRI use green threads.
Jan * Hubert Łępicki <[email protected]> [2009-01-12 03:54:34 -0800]: > > Hi guys, > > I am writing application that is converting files from one format to > another. The process takes some time for larger files, and I want to > run it in backround. My application is running in threaded mode > (enabled in environment.rb) and I know Rails 2.2.2 is thread safe. > > Can I simply do in my controller: > > def create > @file = MyFile.new(params[:file]) > @file.save > Thread.new { > @file.convert > } > end > > This seems to be working fine, but should I expect any problems or > this is allowed in Rails 2.2.2, please? > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en > -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~--- -- jan=callcc{|jan|jan};jan.call(jan)
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