Litejob

Litejob is a Ruby module that enables seamless integration of the Litequeue job queueing system into Ruby applications. By including the Litejob module in a class and implementing the #perform method, developers can easily enqueue and process jobs asynchronously.

Installation

Install the gem and add to the application’s Gemfile by executing:

$ bundle add litejob

If bundler is not being used to manage dependencies, install the gem by executing:

$ gem install litejob

Usage

When a job is enqueued, Litejob creates a new instance of the class and passes it any necessary arguments. The class’s #perform method is then called asynchronously to process the job. This allows the application to continue running without waiting for the job to finish, improving overall performance and responsiveness.

One of the main benefits of using Litejob is its simplicity. Because it integrates directly with Litequeue, developers do not need to worry about managing job queues or processing logic themselves. Instead, they can focus on implementing the #perform method to handle the specific job tasks.

Litejob also provides a number of useful features, including the ability to set job priorities, retry failed jobs, and limit the number of retries. These features can be configured using simple configuration options in the class that includes the Litejob module.

Overall, Litejob is a powerful and flexible module that allows developers to easily integrate Litequeue job queueing into their Ruby applications. By enabling asynchronous job processing, Litejob can help improve application performance and scalability, while simplifying the development and management of background job processing logic.

class EasyJob
  include ::Litejob

  def perform(params)
    # do stuff
  end
end

Then later you can perform a job asynchronously:

EasyJob.perform_async(params) # perform a job synchronously

Or perform it at a specific time:

EasyJob.perform_at(time, params) # perform a job at a specific time

Or perform it after a certain delay:

EasyJob.perform_in(delay, params) # perform a job after a certain delay

You can also specify a specific queue to be used

class EasyJob
  include ::Litejob

  self.queue = :urgent

  def perform(params)
    # do stuff
  end
end

Development

After checking out the repo, run bin/setup to install dependencies. Then, run rake test to run the tests. You can also run bin/console for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.

To install this gem onto your local machine, run bundle exec rake install. To release a new version, update the version number in version.rb, and then run bundle exec rake release, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and the created tag, and push the .gem file to rubygems.org.

Contributing

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/litestack-ruby/litejob. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the code of conduct.

License

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.

Code of Conduct

Everyone interacting in the Litejob project’s codebases, issue trackers, chat rooms and mailing lists is expected to follow the code of conduct.