Add forks

[Bogdanp]

No description provided.

[Bogdanp]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PLvdmifDSk

[Bogdanp]

If anyone has a better name for this functionality other than forks/fork functions, I'm all ears. My imagination is failing me at the moment.

[Bogdanp]

Also, if someone with access to a windows machine could give this a try I'd be super grateful.

Steps to try on windows:

1. clone the repo and checkout this branch
2. run pip install '.[rabbitmq]' in the root
3. cd examples/basic
4. dramatiq example
5. visit http://127.0.0.1:9191 and make sure the Prometheus exposition server is running

[bersace]

What do you think of side processes ?

[CaselIT]

Would you advise using a fork function when using apscheduler to for periodic jobs?
I have not found suggestions in the documentation regarding this, so I was wondering if it was advisable.

Also, if someone with access to a windows machine could give this a try I'd be super grateful.

Steps to try on windows:

1. clone the repo and checkout this branch

2. run `pip install '.[rabbitmq]'` in the root

3. `cd examples/basic`

4. `dramatiq example`

5. visit http://127.0.0.1:9191 and make sure the Prometheus exposition server is running

I bit late, but for what is worth, it does work on windows

[bersace]

@CaselIT I think not. I'm maintaining periodiq, and periodiq scheduler must be a single process. Side processes purpose is for all your worker processes (e.g. prometheus exporter).

[CaselIT]

Well, a fork function creates a new process for each one, so technically it is a single process as far as the scheduler is concerned.

Of course you cannot control it when starting it that was, so for a scheduler that has a cli it maybe not the best way, but apscheduler does not offer one.

[Bogdanp]

@CaselIT the functionality is intended for side-loading code next to workers, so in that sense I think it's appropriate. You just need to be careful if you run multiple sets of workers.

[CaselIT]

Thanks for the reply. Yes, of course in case of multiple workers only one of them should start the scheduler or multiple jobs could be triggered.