From: Ezra Zygmuntowicz <ezmobius@...>
Date: 2007-05-27T09:20:49+09:00
Subject: Re: BackgrounDRb behavoir


On May 26, 2007, at 4:59 PM, Sy Ys wrote:

> Call me confused. I call the following:
>
> MiddleMan.schedule_worker(
>     :class => :update_friends_worker,
>     :job_key => :schedule_test,
>     :worker_method => :arg_method,

                                           ^^^^^^^^^^

The method that will be called by the scheduler is :arg_method since  
thats how you defined it. The do_work method always gets called once  
on worker instantiation. the :worker_method is the method that will  
be called by the scheduler.

>     :worker_method_args => "my argument to arg_method",
>         :trigger_type => :cron_trigger,
>         :trigger_args => "1 * * * * * *"
> )
>
> And that worker looks like:
>
> class UpdateFriendsWorker < BackgrounDRb::Worker::RailsBase
>
>   def do_work(args)
>         logger.info('Shoes')
>   end

     def arg_method
         logger.info('UrMom')
     end

> end
> UpdateFriendsWorker.register
>
> Shouldn't the above put an entry 'Shoes' in the log every minute? I  
> only
> get 1, and that's it. Been waiting 5 minutes.
>
> -Steve


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