time to release a new version?

[siong1987]

the current version in rubygems doesn't seem to support sidekiq 3. i think it is the right time to upgrade the version on rubygems to the latest?

[mtthwhggns]

You possibly know this @siong1987 , but for reference for anyone who finds this and is looking for a solution;

If you install the gem directly from the GitHub source, it loads the most recent version here, which is compatible with sidekiq 3, and seems to work fine.

Instead of

gem 'autoscaler'

Just use

gem 'autoscaler', :git => 'git://github.com/JustinLove/autoscaler.git'

[siong1987]

@MatthewEHiggins that's exactly what i am doing now. but since sidekiq 3.0 has been out for a while, i think that it's time to release a new version. :)

[Ganasist]

So does it work with:
gem 'autoscaler', :git => 'git://github.com/JustinLove/autoscaler.git'

I just tried to set it up and it did not seem to affect worker number. Even after I triggered a job and waited a few minutes the workers seemed to be running as usual.

Rails 4.2
sidekiq 3.2.4

[mtthwhggns]

It seemed to work fine for me when I did it that way.

Do you have any scheduled jobs at all? As they appear to make workers stay running in my set up?

[Ganasist]

No scheduled jobs. I thought maybe having sidekiq/web enabled was the problem, so I disabled it and no go.... BUT I should be clear that I wasn't using:
gem 'autoscaler', :git => 'git://github.com/JustinLove/autoscaler.git'

I was using:
gem 'autoscaler'

I figured maybe Heroku blocked Autoscaler (is that possible?) because they offer a paid add-on that does something similar now:
https://addons.heroku.com/adept-scale

[mtthwhggns]

I see!

I think it's very unlikely Heroku has blocked it, and if they did, it would probably give an error message to let you know that!

If you're using SideKiq 3, how were you able to install the gem without loading the GitHub version directly? When I tried that, it wouldn't bundle/build at all? Have you double-checked the other set-up steps from readme?

In my setup (same app in staging/production) the staging app correctly scales right down to zero (using, but my production app almost always has something scheduled, so is always running at least one dyno, even when they are scheduled for hours/days in the future.

[Ganasist]

Ok I just tried the exact same thing with the GitHub version and it works, great! I'm using it in production, since in Staging I have Sidekiq running within the Unicorn process (to save costs and run on one dyno).

Its unfortunate that scheduled jobs 'break' this functionality. I'll have to keep that in mind in the future!

Thanks for your help!

[Ganasist]

I spoke too soon. The worker spun down, but when I triggered a new background task it didn't spin back up again! Oh well, almost got it. Luckily it wasn't critical that I got this working, it would have been icing on the cake...

[claudiob]

@JustinLove great job with this project!

I agree that it would be nice to have a new version of the gem on Rubygems.org

What's your opinion on that?

[devill]

+1 for new release! It looks a bit like a hack to add the github repo into the Gemfile

[tmaier]

@JustinLove: Sidekiq 3 support seems not to be high on your priority list, but it would be really great if you could cut out a new gem for us :)

[JustinLove]

CC @bkudria #32 ?

[warmwaffles]

Any news on cutting a new release to support sidekiq 3?

[JustinLove]

Master is caught up with pull requests and issues I intend to implement. I still don't have an application for this and am relying on unit tests. Anybody with an application care to smoke test it?

[claudiob]

I just tried in production (on Heroku) and it works. If you cut a gem at this version, I'm going to point at it.

Thanks again for your work.