Backgroundrb devel - Feb 2007 - backgroundrb launches concurrent instances of same job

Hi there,
Backgroundrb is working pretty well for me but I have a job that launches
two of the same job, apparently a minute(?) apart from each other.  Should
this be happening if I have repeat interval enabled with a job_key?  It
seems like it should wait until the job is finished before launching a new
instance.

--Backgroundrb_schedules.yml--
city_updater:
  :class: :city_updater_worker
  :job_key: :city_updater
  :worker_method: :do_work
  :worker_method_args: scheduled workers require some args, so here you
go...
  :trigger_args:
      :start: <%= Time.now + 5.seconds %>
      :repeat_interval: <%= 1.minutes %> 

It''s currently launching two instances of city_updater, one minute
apart fro
the other.

Hints or tips to avoid this appreciated!

Brian

* Brian Lucas (blucasco at gmail.com) [070218 17:48]:
> Hi there,
> Backgroundrb is working pretty well for me but I have a job that launches
> two of the same job, apparently a minute(?) apart from each other.  Should
> this be happening if I have repeat interval enabled with a job_key?  It
> seems like it should wait until the job is finished before launching a new
> instance.
> 
> --Backgroundrb_schedules.yml--
> city_updater:
>   :class: :city_updater_worker
>   :job_key: :city_updater
>   :worker_method: :do_work
>   :worker_method_args: scheduled workers require some args, so here you
> go...
>   :trigger_args:
>       :start: <%= Time.now + 5.seconds %>
>       :repeat_interval: <%= 1.minutes %> 
> 
> It''s currently launching two instances of city_updater, one minute
apart fro
> the other.
you see these as processes or as log entries?

/skaar



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A logger entry lets me know what action is being performed by the job.  The
job iterates through a loop and I see two different "loops" that being
worked on simultaneously.  The loop is a simple ruby loop:

category=Category.find(...)
Locations.each { |location|
	logger.info(''Category:''+category+'' CityUpdater:
starting city
''+city)
	...do work here...
}

It''s strange that it''s launching two instances.

-----Original Message-----
From: skaar [mailto:skaar at waste.org] 
Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2007 6:36 PM
To: Brian Lucas
Cc: backgroundrb-devel at rubyforge.org
Subject: Re: [Backgroundrb-devel] backgroundrb launches concurrent instances
of same job

* Brian Lucas (blucasco at gmail.com) [070218 17:48]:
> Hi there,
> Backgroundrb is working pretty well for me but I have a job that launches
> two of the same job, apparently a minute(?) apart from each other.  Should
> this be happening if I have repeat interval enabled with a job_key?  It
> seems like it should wait until the job is finished before launching a new
> instance.
> 
> --Backgroundrb_schedules.yml--
> city_updater:
>   :class: :city_updater_worker
>   :job_key: :city_updater
>   :worker_method: :do_work
>   :worker_method_args: scheduled workers require some args, so here you
> go...
>   :trigger_args:
>       :start: <%= Time.now + 5.seconds %>
>       :repeat_interval: <%= 1.minutes %> 
> 
> It''s currently launching two instances of city_updater, one minute
apart
fro
> the other.
you see these as processes or as log entries?

/skaar



-- 
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|\|\             where in the       |          s_u_b_s_t_r_u_c_t_i_o_n 
| | >===========  W.A.S.T.E.        |                  genarratologies 
|/|/    (_)     is the wisdom       |                  skaar at waste.org
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