Backgroundrb devel - Jan 2008 - BackgrounDRb 1.0.1 release available now

Hi Folks,

I am glad to announce a 1.0.1 release of BackgrounDRb library. It has
numerous fixes and some nice feature updates, so please upgrade.

Code:
  http://svn.devjavu.com/backgroundrb/tags/release-1.0.1/

Updates and Fixes:
 *  Fixed issue with Mysql Lost connections
 *  Message debugging can be disabled now with ''debug_log''
option in
configuration file( :debug_log: false)
 *  Use lazy load (:lazy_load: true) of models in master
 * MiddleMan.delete_worker aborts a worker immediately now.
 * Get information about all running workers. ( MiddleMan.all_worker_info)
 * Enable setting of thread pool size. Tasks can be queued easily now.
 * Introspect a running worker ( MiddleMan.worker_info, note that this
is different that MiddleMan.ask_status, since later will return status
objects set by you in worker code)
 * Removed messing around with Core classes. BackgrounDRb doesn''t
change behavior of any core classes now.
 * Worker status objects stay even after a worker dies.
 * BackgrounDRb can now store worker results/status objects in Memcache now.
   #backgroundbr.yml
      :result_storage:
         :memcache: "10.10.10.2.11211,10.10.10.6:11211"
 * Fixed issues with thread pool.
 * Committed Patches by Jason for test helper.
 * Committed patch for honoring wday option by Adam.

News:
 * Advanced Rails Recipes book contains a full recipe on using
BackgrounDRb now, hurray.

Upcoming:
 * Distributed workers and persistent worker queues.

Credits:
 * Ezra and Skaar for taking BackgrounDRb so far.
 * Francis for EventMachine and inspiration.
 * Jason for helping out with thread and mysql lost connection issues.
 * Adam for wday patch.
 * All the early adopters.

Usage and Installation Instructions:
 * http://backgroundrb.rubyforge.org


Last but not the least, if you are using BackgrounDRb plugin and wan''t
to help, please send your patches either to track or to the list. I
would like to point that, there are NO outstanding bugs
thats unfixed with this version of BackgrounDRb. So give it a spin and
drop in a mail to the list, if you have any problems.

Also, if you are still using older version of BackgrounDRb, I will
suggest you to upgrade. It shouldn''t be painful. Older version of
BackgrounDRb has few unresolved bugs because of dependency on Slave
library ( Yeah, I do not understand that library), so please upgrade.



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