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Make Active Record instance methods asynchronous using resque.
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Resque::Plugins::Async::Method

Make Active Record instance methods asynchronous using resque.

Works with Ruby ~> 1.9, Rails ~> 3 and Resque ~> 1.17. (Probably works with earlier versions too -- but why?)

Usage

class User < ActiveRecord::Base
  # Not needed! This is done using a hook on ActiveRecord::Base.
  # include Resque::Plugins::Async::Method

  def preprocess_avatar_for_a_long_time
    # do stuff
  end
  async_method :preprocess_avatar_for_a_long_time

  def send_a_very_long_email
    # do stuff
  end
  async_method :send_a_very_long_email, queue: 'emails'
end

u = User.find(1)

u.preprocess_avatar_for_a_long_time # => queued in 'users' queue
u.send_a_very_long_email # => queued in 'emails' queue
u.sync_send_a_very_long_email # => happens right away!

Note that in the test environment, none of this magic happens. You can test the expected output immediately.

Method return values will change. Resque.enqueue will return [] from an async'ed method.

Sometimes it's nice to async a method that you're including from a module:

module MyExtension
  extend ActiveSupport::Concern

  include Resque::Plugins::Async::Method

  included do
    async_method :generate_matrix, queue: 'matrices'
  end

  def generate_matrix
    # do stuff
  end
end

Changelog

  • 1.0.1: Update for latest Resque API (true returned from successful queue)
  • 1.0.0: Initial release