Sidekiq::InstantlyDead

Sidekiq::InstantlyDead is a server-side Sidekiq middleware.

This plugin provides a way to moving your job to dead set instantly even if retry count remains.

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'sidekiq-instantly_dead'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install sidekiq-instantly_dead

Sidekiq.configure_server do |config|
  config.server_middleware do |chain|
    chain.insert_after Sidekiq::Middleware::Server::RetryJobs, Sidekiq::InstantlyDead::Middleware, max_retries: 5
  end
end

• mas_retries option
  • default: Sidekiq::Middleware::Server::RetryJobs::DEFAULT_MAX_RETRY_ATTEMPTS

class Worker
  include Sidekiq::Worker
  sidekiq_options retry: 5

  def perform
    # following error raised, move dead set instantly.
    raise Sidekiq::InstantlyDeadError
  end
end

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/dany1468/sidekiq-instantly_dead.