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1. delayed_job

Database backed asynchronous priority queue -- Extracted from Shopify
Last commit: 2 months ago

On the web

GitHub: tobi/delayed_job

Home: tobi.github.com/delayed_job

Documentation

RDoc: rdoc.info/projects/tobi/delayed_job

GitHub Wiki: wiki.github.com/tobi/delayed_job (8 pages)

As a Ruby Gem

Rubyforge: delayed_job (Current version: 1.8.4.1)

gem install delayed_job

GitHub: tobi-delayed_job (Current version: 1.7.0)

gem install tobi-delayed_job --source "http://gems.github.com"

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2. resque

Resque is a Redis-backed Ruby library for creating background jobs, placing those jobs on multiple queues, and processing them later.
Last commit: about 17 hours ago

On the web

GitHub: defunkt/resque

Documentation

GitHub Wiki: wiki.github.com/defunkt/resque (6 pages)

As a Ruby Gem

Rubyforge: resque (Current version: 1.5.0)

gem install resque

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3. workling

easily do background work in rails, without commiting to a particular runner. comes with starling, bj and spawn runners.
Last commit: 3 months ago

On the web

GitHub: purzelrakete/workling

Home: playtype.net/past/2008/2/6/starling_and_asynchrous_tasks_in_(...)

Documentation

RDoc: rdoc.info/projects/purzelrakete/workling

GitHub Wiki: wiki.github.com/purzelrakete/workling (2 pages)

As a Ruby Gem

Rubyforge: workling (Current version: 0.4.9.8)

gem install workling

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4. amqp

AMQP client implementation in Ruby/EventMachine
Last commit: 18 days ago

On the web

GitHub: tmm1/amqp

Home: groups.google.com/group/ruby-amqp

Documentation

RDoc: rdoc.info/projects/tmm1/amqp

As a Ruby Gem

Rubyforge: amqp (Current version: 0.6.7)

gem install amqp

GitHub: tmm1-amqp (Current version: 0.6.4)

gem install tmm1-amqp --source "http://gems.github.com"

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5. cloud-crowd

Parallel Processing for the Rest of Us
Last commit: 3 days ago

On the web

GitHub: documentcloud/cloud-crowd

Home: wiki.github.com/documentcloud/cloud-crowd

Documentation

RDoc: rdoc.info/projects/documentcloud/cloud-crowd

GitHub Wiki: wiki.github.com/documentcloud/cloud-crowd (10 pages)

As a Ruby Gem

Rubyforge: cloud-crowd (Current version: 0.3.3)

gem install cloud-crowd

GitHub: documentcloud-cloud-crowd (Current version: 0.2.3)

gem install documentcloud-cloud-crowd --source "http://gems.github.com"

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6. starling

Starling Message Queue - please contribute if you want commit access
Last commit: about 1 month ago

On the web

GitHub: starling/starling

Home: groups.google.com/group/starlingmq

Documentation

RDoc: rdoc.info/projects/starling/starling

As a Ruby Gem

Rubyforge: starling (Current version: 0.10.1)

gem install starling

GitHub: starling-starling (Current version: 0.10.0)

gem install starling-starling --source "http://gems.github.com"

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7. backgroundrb

A Ruby/Rails job server and scheduler
Last commit: 9 months ago

On the web

GitHub: gnufied/backgroundrb

Home: backgroundrb.rubyforge.org

Documentation

RDoc: rdoc.info/projects/gnufied/backgroundrb

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8. beanstalkd

Beanstalk is a simple, fast work queue.
Last commit: about 18 hours ago

On the web

GitHub: kr/beanstalkd

Home: kr.github.com/beanstalkd/

Documentation

GitHub Wiki: wiki.github.com/kr/beanstalkd (4 pages)

In the news

Open Source Software Apprentice 10 months ago

Keith Rarick: Building Causes.com about 1 year ago

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9. navvy

Simple Ruby background job processor inspired by delayed_job, but aiming for database agnosticism.
Last commit: 14 days ago

On the web

GitHub: jeffkreeftmeijer/navvy

Home: jeffkreeftmeijer.com/navvy/

Documentation

RDoc: rdoc.info/projects/jeffkreeftmeijer/navvy

GitHub Wiki: wiki.github.com/jeffkreeftmeijer/navvy (14 pages)

As a Ruby Gem

Rubyforge: navvy (Current version: 0.2.2)

gem install navvy

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10. bunny

Another synchronous Ruby AMQP client
Last commit: 2 months ago

On the web

GitHub: celldee/bunny

Home: wiki.github.com/celldee/bunny

Documentation

RDoc: rdoc.info/projects/celldee/bunny

GitHub Wiki: wiki.github.com/celldee/bunny (7 pages)

As a Ruby Gem

Rubyforge: bunny (Current version: 0.6.0)

gem install bunny

GitHub: celldee-bunny (Current version: 0.5.3)

gem install celldee-bunny --source "http://gems.github.com"

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11. background-fu

Running Long Background Tasks In Ruby On Rails Made Dead Simple
Last commit: 9 days ago

On the web

GitHub: ncr/background-fu

Documentation

RDoc: rdoc.info/projects/ncr/background-fu

In the news

Commonthread Flickr-Fu + Background-Fu! about 1 year ago

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12. backgrounded

simple background execution of model methods
Last commit: 4 months ago

On the web

GitHub: wireframe/backgrounded

Documentation

RDoc: rdoc.info/projects/wireframe/backgrounded

As a Ruby Gem

Rubyforge: backgrounded (Current version: 0.3.1)

gem install backgrounded

GitHub: wireframe-backgrounded (Current version: 0.3.0)

gem install wireframe-backgrounded --source "http://gems.github.com"

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13. job_fu

Simple Asynchronous Processing
Last commit: 5 months ago

On the web

GitHub: jnstq/job_fu

Documentation

RDoc: rdoc.info/projects/jnstq/job_fu

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14. bj

Trying to make BJ a little more ORM agnostic
Last commit: about 1 year ago

On the web

GitHub: github/bj

Home: codeforpeople.com/lib/ruby/bj/

Documentation

RDoc: rdoc.info/projects/github/bj

As a Ruby Gem

Rubyforge: bj (Current version: 1.0.1)

gem install bj

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15. smqueue

A Ruby library implementing a Simple Message Queue protocol
Last commit: 15 days ago

On the web

GitHub: seanohalpin/smqueue

Documentation

RDoc: rdoc.info/projects/seanohalpin/smqueue

GitHub Wiki: wiki.github.com/seanohalpin/smqueue (4 pages)

As a Ruby Gem

GitHub: seanohalpin-smqueue (Current version: 0.2.1)

gem install seanohalpin-smqueue --source "http://gems.github.com"

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