Jobs Queue

Jobs Queue

Install Redis using Homebrew

brew install redis

Install Sidekiq

nano Gemfile

gem 'sidekiq'
gem 'sinatra', require: nil

bundle install

Set Sidekiq as default queue_adapter

nano config/application.rb

...
    config.active_job.queue_adapter = :sidekiq
  end
end

Set Sidekiq web interface

nano config/routes.rb

...
require 'sidekiq/web'
mount Sidekiq::Web => '/sidekiq'
...

Ignore Redis dump.rdb for commits

echo dump.rdb >> .gitignore

Start Redis and Sidekiq for mailers

redis-server

sidekiq -q mailers

Restart Rails server

rails s

Open Rails console and send a message to queue (deliver_later)

rails c

ArticleMailer.recommend(Article.first, '[email protected]').deliver_later

Open Sidekiq web interface and check if the job was processed

open http://localhost:3000/sidekiq

Add Sidekiq to Git

git add .
git commit -m "Add Sidekiq to send messages using queues"

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