Active Job Continuations

Episode #533 by Teacher's Avatar David Kimura

Summary

In this episode, we'll explore a new Rails 8.1 feature that allows background jobs to "pick up where they left off." We'll look at how the new Continuations feature helps prevent long-running jobs from being lost during deployments, and some important nuances to keep in mind when using it.
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Chapters

  • Introduction (0:00)
  • Setting up the application (1:48)
  • First deploy and test (5:22)
  • Implementing Continuations (8:07)
  • Testing with Continuations (9:14)
  • Rabbit hole (9:40)
  • Demo (11:10)
  • Final Thoughts (12:19)
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