feat(worker): allow number of threads to be configured

This allows for more threads to be run. Care needs to be taken to ensure that database connection pool size is appropriate for this.

app/lib/worker/process.rb

@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ class Process
     ].freeze
 
     # @param [Integer] thread_count The number of worker threads to run in this process
-    def initialize(thread_count: 2, work_sleep_time: 5, task_sleep_time: 60)
+    def initialize(thread_count: Postal::Config.worker.threads,
+                   work_sleep_time: 5,
+                   task_sleep_time: 60)
       @thread_count = thread_count
       @exit_pipe_read, @exit_pipe_write = IO.pipe
       @work_sleep_time = work_sleep_time

doc/config/environment-variables.md

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ This document contains all the environment variables which are available for thi
 | `WEB_SERVER_MAX_THREADS` | Integer | The maximum number of threads which can be used by the web server | 5 |
 | `WORKER_DEFAULT_HEALTH_SERVER_PORT` | Integer | The default port for the worker health server to listen on | 9090 |
 | `WORKER_DEFAULT_HEALTH_SERVER_BIND_ADDRESS` | String | The default bind address for the worker health server to listen on | 127.0.0.1 |
+| `WORKER_THREADS` | Integer | The number of threads to execute within each worker | 2 |
 | `MAIN_DB_HOST` | String | Hostname for the main MariaDB server | localhost |
 | `MAIN_DB_PORT` | Integer | The MariaDB port to connect to | 3306 |
 | `MAIN_DB_USERNAME` | String | The MariaDB username | postal |

doc/config/yaml.yml

@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ worker:
   default_health_server_port: 9090
   # The default bind address for the worker health server to listen on
   default_health_server_bind_address: 127.0.0.1
+  # The number of threads to execute within each worker
+  threads: 2
 
 main_db:
   # Hostname for the main MariaDB server

lib/postal/config_schema.rb

@@ -130,6 +130,11 @@ module Postal
         description "The default bind address for the worker health server to listen on"
         default "127.0.0.1"
       end
+
+      integer :threads do
+        description "The number of threads to execute within each worker"
+        default 2
+      end
     end
 
     group :main_db do