SidekiqFakeScheduler

This gem provides behavior similar to sidekiq's inline mode but respects starting dates for scheduled jobs. This is especially useful for integration testing when asserting that certain things happen within a certain time frame.

Imagine you implemented a reminder loop like this:

class ReminderWorker
  def perform(phase)
    return if phase > 2
    # send reminder email
    ReminderWorker.perform_in(5.days, phase + 1)
  end
end

Then, using this gem, you could test it as follows (I used timecop to manipulate the clock, however, this is not a requirement):

RSpec.describe ReminderWorker do
  after { Timecop.return }

  # schedule first reminder for in 5 days
  before { ReminderWorker.perform_in(5.days, 1) }

  # perform all workers that are due
  before { SidekiqFakeScheduler.work }

  it 'should not have sent an email' { ... }

  context '5 days later' do
    # perform all workers that are due
    before do
      Timecop.freeze 5.days.from_now
      SidekiqFakeScheduler.work
    end

    it 'should have sent 1 email' { ... }
  end

  context '10 days later' do
    # perform all workers that are due
    before do
      Timecop.freeze 10.days.from_now
      SidekiqFakeScheduler.work
    end

    it 'should have sent 2 emails' { ... }
  end

  context '15 days later' do
    # perform all workers that are due
    before do
      Timecop.freeze 15.days.from_now
      SidekiqFakeScheduler.work
    end

    it 'should have stopped sending emails after 2 reminders' { ... }
  end
end

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

group :test do
  gem 'sidekiq-fake-scheduler'
end

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install sidekiq-fake-scheduler

Whenever you want to perform sidekiq jobs just call SidekiqFakeScheduler.work. Use timecop or a similar library to travel in time.

Many people use sidekiq jobs in combination with clockwork for periodic jobs. There exist several libraries for manually scheduling clockwork tasks similar to this one. I personally use (and maintain) clockwork-mocks that was built in the same spirit using similar techniques.

After checking out the repo, run bin/setup to install dependencies. Then, run rake spec 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 tags, and push the .gem file to rubygems.org.

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

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

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