Ruby on rails background jobs with sidekiq : run code later without complicating your app / David Brynant Copeland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Copeland, David (David Bryant), author. .

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ruby (Computer program language).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (76 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

[Raleigh, North Carolina] : The Pragmatic Programmers, LLC, [2023]

Summary:

This book, 'Ruby on Rails Background Jobs with Sidekiq' by David Bryant Copeland, is a comprehensive guide for software developers on how to effectively use Sidekiq for running background jobs in Ruby on Rails applications. It provides practical strategies for setting up, managing, and optimizing Sidekiq to ensure sustainable operations. The author, drawing from his extensive experience, shares insights on handling job failures, ensuring idempotency, and monitoring performance. The book is intended for developers with basic knowledge of Rails and experience with background job systems, aiming to enhance their proficiency in using Sidekiq. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Cover

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction

What You’ll Need

What You’ll Learn

1. From Zero To a Sustainable Sidekiq Config

Setting Up the Example App and Installing Sidekiq

Creating a Baseline Sidekiq Configuration

Moving Code to a Sidekiq Job

Up Next

2. Handle Failures by Planning Ahead

Making Sure Jobs Succeed…Eventually

Understanding Why Jobs Fail

Handling Permanent Failures via Monitoring

Managing Transient Failures Through Smarter Code

Monitoring for Failed Jobs That Stop Retrying

3. Safely Retry Jobs by Making Them Idempotent

Retrying Failed Jobs Creates New Failures

Understanding Idempotence

Breaking Down Large Jobs into Safely Retriable Parts

Addressing Idempotence Issues with Third Parties

Testing Code for Idempotency

Assessing Code for Idempotency

Using Database Transactions Can Help…Sometimes

4. Sustainable Operations and Development

Monitoring Sidekiq Performance Generated by AI.

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ISBN:

9798888650547

OCLC:

1411311625