Thanks for the info.
delayed_job is a great piece but its just an overkill for what i
wanted.
I wanted something simple - not just from an implementation standpoint
- but resource too (not add any extra load etc).
"Keep in mind that each worker will check the database at least every
5 seconds."
For those who are interested, a solution was to use ruby system
('...&'). I fire it off (and forget) and let the OS mange it. (If
needed, you can also manage the queues via ruby Process)
On Sep 24, 3:40 pm, "E. Litwin" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I agree with Tim on this.
>
> I am working on a new feature in one of my applications that entails
> calling a long running process.
> I wrote the application to do it synchronously at first to make sure
> everything was working.
>
> Then I installed/setup delayed_job, modified my controller to call
> @myobject.send_later :my_method and my call was now asynchronous.
>
> Total time to convert from synchronous to asynchronous: < 15 minutes.
>
> On Sep 24, 3:02 pm, Tim Lowrimore <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Seriously, checkout delayed_job. It's super easy to implement, and is
> > anything but overkill. Here's the URL for the
> > project:http://github.com/collectiveidea/delayed_job
>
> > ... and as an added bonus, Ryan Bates covers it in a Railscast. Here's the
> > URL for the Railscast:
>
> >http://railscasts.com/episodes/171-delayed-job
>
> > Cheers,
> > Tim
>
> > On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 4:27 PM, nextpulse <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > Any one know if it is possible to do a non-blocking http request
> > > within Ror?
>
> > > I looked at Net::HTTP, nothing obvious.
>
> > > In my code, I want to fire off a http request (and not care about the
> > > return or wait for it) and continue with the rest of the work.
> > > I know I can use backgroundrb etc - but that seems an overkill.
>
> > > Any help appreciated.
>
> > > thanks.
>
> > --
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