SidekiqSpread

Add 'perform_spread' method to workers to allow for scheduling jobs over an interval of time

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'sidekiq_spread'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install sidekiq_spread

You can find the docs on rubdoc.info.

This will randomly scheduled a job sometime with in the next hour.

class MyWorker
  include Sidekiq::Worker
  include SidekiqSpread

  def perform(arg)
    # ...
  end
end

MyWorker.perform_spread('arg1')

• spread_duration - Size of window, in seconds, to spread jobs out over, defaults to 1 hour, will convert to seconds via to_i
• spread_in - Start of window offset from now, in seconds, defaults to 0, will convert to seconds via to_i
• spread_at - Start of window offset timestamp, defaults to now
• spread_method - Perform either a random or modulo spread, defaults to rand
• spread_mod_value - Value to use for determining mod offset, defaults to cast first argument to an Integer via to_i

spread_duation and spread_method can be set via sidekiq_opions in the worker class. If the same option is passed via the perform_spread method, it will override the sidekiq_options value for that job.

class MyWorker
  include Sidekiq::Worker
  include SidekiqSpread

  sidekiq_options queue: :task, spread_duration: 2.hours, spread_method: :mod

  def perform(arg)
    # ...
  end
end

# Will schedule this job sometime within the next day
MyWorker.perform_spread('arg1', spread_duration: 1.day)

# Will schedule this job 1056 seconds from now:
# first argument cast to an integer modulo the `spread_duration` (1 hour) in seconds (3600)
# 123456 % 3600 = 1056
MyWorker.perform_spread('123456', spread_method: :mod)

# Will schedule this job 30 seconds from now
# 3630 % 3600 = 30
MyWorker.perform_spread(123456, spread_method: :mod, spread_mod_value: 3630)

# Will schedule this job 1116 seconds from now:
# first argument cast to an integer modulo the `spread_duration` (1 hour) in seconds (3600),
# plus 1 minute in seconds (60)
# 123456 % 3600 + 60 = 1116
MyWorker.perform_spread('123456', spread_method: :mod, spread_in: 1.minute)

Sidkiq doesn't place nicely with named arguments and they will mess up some some of the argument parsing going on in this gem. Therefore this gem raises and ArgumentError if you try to use named arguments.

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.

To run the tests:

rspec spec

Tests are currently run against the following Ruby version:

• 2.5
• 2.4
• 2.3
• 2.2

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/Latermedia/sidekiq_spread. 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 SidekiqSpread project’s codebases, issue trackers, chat rooms and mailing lists is expected to follow the code of conduct.