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defmodule Oban do
@moduledoc """
Oban isn't an application and won't be started automatically. It is started by a supervisor that
must be included in your application's supervision tree. All of your configuration is passed
into the `Oban` supervisor, allowing you to configure Oban like the rest of your application.
```elixir
# confg/config.exs
config :my_app, Oban,
repo: MyApp.Repo,
queues: [default: 10, events: 50, media: 20]
# lib/my_app/application.ex
defmodule MyApp.Application do
@moduledoc false
use Application
alias MyApp.{Endpoint, Repo}
def start(_type, _args) do
children = [
Repo,
Endpoint,
{Oban, Application.get_env(:my_app, Oban)}
]
Supervisor.start_link(children, strategy: :one_for_one, name: MyApp.Supervisor)
end
end
```
### Configuring Queues
Queues are specified as a keyword list where the key is the name of the queue and the value is
the maximum number of concurrent jobs. The following configuration would start four queues with
concurrency ranging from 5 to 50:
```elixir
queues: [default: 10, mailers: 20, events: 50, media: 5]
```
There isn't a limit to the number of queues or how many jobs may execute
concurrently. Here are a few caveats and guidelines:
* Each queue will run as many jobs as possible concurrently, up to the configured limit. Make
sure your system has enough resources (i.e. database connections) to handle the concurrent
load.
* Only jobs in the configured queues will execute. Jobs in any other queue will stay in the
database untouched.
* Be careful how many concurrent jobs make expensive system calls (i.e. FFMpeg, ImageMagick).
The BEAM ensures that the system stays responsive under load, but those guarantees don't apply
when using ports or shelling out commands.
### Defining Workers
Worker modules do the work of processing a job. At a minimum they must define a `perform/2`
function, which is called first with the full `Oban.Job` struct, and subsequently with the
`args` map if no clause matches.
Define a worker to process jobs in the `events` queue:
```elixir
defmodule MyApp.Business do
use Oban.Worker, queue: "events", max_attempts: 10
@impl Worker
def perform(%{"id" => id}, _job) do
model = MyApp.Repo.get(MyApp.Business.Man, id)
IO.inspect(model)
end
end
```
The value returned from `perform/2` is ignored, unless it an `{:error, reason}` tuple. With an
error return or when perform has an uncaught exception or throw then the error will be reported
and the job will be retried (provided there are attempts remaining).
See `Oban.Worker` for more details on failure conditions and `Oban.Telemetry` for details on job
reporting.
### Enqueueing Jobs
Jobs are simply Ecto structs and are enqueued by inserting them into the database. For
convenience and consistency all workers provide a `new/2` function that converts an args map
into a job changeset suitable for insertion:
```elixir
%{in_the: "business", of_doing: "business"}
|> MyApp.Business.new()
|> Oban.insert()
```
The worker's defaults may be overridden by passing options:
```elixir
%{vote_for: "none of the above"}
|> MyApp.Business.new(queue: "special", max_attempts: 5)
|> Oban.insert()
```
Jobs may be scheduled at a specific datetime in the future:
```elixir
%{id: 1}
|> MyApp.Business.new(scheduled_at: ~U[2020-12-25 19:00:56.0Z])
|> Oban.insert()
```
Jobs may also be scheduled down to the second any time in the future:
```elixir
%{id: 1}
|> MyApp.Business.new(schedule_in: 5)
|> Oban.insert()
```
Unique jobs can be configured in the worker, or when the job is built:
```elixir
%{email: "brewster@example.com"}
|> MyApp.Mailer.new(unique: [period: 300, fields: [:queue, :worker])
|> Oban.insert()
```
Multiple jobs can be inserted in a single transaction:
```elixir
Ecto.Multi.new()
|> Oban.insert(:b_job, MyApp.Business.new(%{id: 1}))
|> Oban.insert(:m_job, MyApp.Mailer.new(%{email: "brewser@example.com"}))
|> Repo.transaction()
```
Occasionally you may need to insert a job for a worker that exists in another
application. In that case you can use `Oban.Job.new/2` to build the changeset
manually:
```elixir
%{id: 1, user_id: 2}
|> Oban.Job.new(queue: :default, worker: OtherApp.Worker)
|> Oban.insert()
```
`Oban.insert/2,4` is the preferred way of inserting jobs as it provides some of
Oban's advanced features (i.e., unique jobs). However, you can use your
application's `Repo.insert/2` function if necessary.
See `Oban.Job.new/2` for a full list of job options.
## Unique Jobs
The unique jobs feature lets you specify constraints to prevent enqueuing duplicate jobs.
Uniquness is based on a combination of `args`, `queue`, `worker`, `state` and insertion time. It
is configured at the worker or job level using the following options:
* `:period` — The number of seconds until a job is no longer considered duplicate. You should
always specify a period.
* `:fields` — The fields to compare when evaluating uniqueness. The available fields are
`:args`, `:queue` and `:worker`, by default all three are used.
* `:states` — The job states that will be checked for duplicates. The available states are
`:available`, `:scheduled`, `:executing`, `:retryable` and `:completed`. By default all states
are checked, which prevents _any_ duplicates, even if the previous job has been completed.
For example, configure a worker to be unique across all fields and states for 60 seconds:
```elixir
use Oban.Worker, unique: [period: 60]
```
Configure the worker to be unique only by `:worker` and `:queue`:
```elixir
use Oban.Worker, unique: [fields: [:queue, :worker], period: 60]
```
Or, configure a worker to be unique until it has executed:
```elixir
use Oban.Worker, unique: [period: 300, states: [:available, :scheduled, :executing]]
```
### Stronger Guarantees
Oban's unique job support is built on a client side read/write cycle. That makes it subject to
duplicate writes if two transactions are started simultaneously. If you _absolutely must_ ensure
that a duplicate job isn't inserted then you will have to make use of unique constraints within
the database. `Oban.insert/2,4` will handle unique constraints safely through upsert support.
### Performance Note
If your application makes heavy use of unique jobs you may want to add indexes on the `args` and
`inserted_at` columns of the `oban_jobs` table. The other columns considered for uniqueness are
already covered by indexes.
## Testing
As noted in the Usage section above there are some guidelines for running tests:
* Disable all job dispatching by setting `queues: false` or `queues: nil` in your `test.exs`
config. Keyword configuration is deep merged, so setting `queues: []` won't have any effect.
* Disable pruning via `prune: :disabled`. Pruning isn't necessary in testing mode because jobs
created within the sandbox are rolled back at the end of the test. Additionally, the periodic
pruning queries will raise `DBConnection.OwnershipError` when the application boots.
* Be sure to use the Ecto Sandbox for testing. Oban makes use of database pubsub events to
dispatch jobs, but pubsub events never fire within a transaction. Since sandbox tests run
within a transaction no events will fire and jobs won't be dispatched.
```elixir
config :my_app, MyApp.Repo, pool: Ecto.Adapters.SQL.Sandbox
```
Oban provides some helpers to facilitate testing. The helpers handle the boilerplate of making
assertions on which jobs are enqueued. To use the `assert_enqueued/1` and `refute_enqueued/1`
helpers in your tests you must include them in your testing module and specify your app's Ecto
repo:
```elixir
use Oban.Testing, repo: MyApp.Repo
```
Now you can assert, refute or list jobs that have been enqueued within your tests:
```elixir
assert_enqueued worker: MyWorker, args: %{id: 1}
# or
refute_enqueued queue: "special", args: %{id: 2}
# or
assert [%{args: %{"id" => 1}}] = all_enqueued worker: MyWorker
```
See the `Oban.Testing` module for more details on making assertions.
### Integration Testing
During integration testing it may be necessary to run jobs because they do work essential for
the test to complete, i.e. sending an email, processing media, etc. You can execute all
available jobs in a particular queue by calling `Oban.drain_queue/1` directly from your tests.
For example, to process all pending jobs in the "mailer" queue while testing some business
logic:
```elixir
defmodule MyApp.BusinessTest do
use MyApp.DataCase, async: true
alias MyApp.{Business, Worker}
test "we stay in the business of doing business" do
:ok = Business.schedule_a_meeting(%{email: "monty@brewster.com"})
assert %{success: 1, failure: 0} == Oban.drain_queue(:mailer)
# Make an assertion about the email delivery
end
end
```
See `Oban.drain_queue/1` for additional details.
## Error Handling
When a job returns an error value, raises an error or exits during execution the details are
recorded within the `errors` array on the job. When the number of execution attempts is below
the configured `max_attempts` limit, the job will automatically be retried in the future.
The retry delay has an exponential backoff, meaning the job's second attempt will be after 16s,
third after 31s, fourth after 1m 36s, etc.
See the `Oban.Worker` documentation on "Customizing Backoff" for alternative backoff strategies.
### Error Details
Execution errors are stored as a formatted exception along with metadata about when the failure
ocurred and which attempt caused it. Each error is stored with the following keys:
* `at` The utc timestamp when the error occurred at
* `attempt` The attempt number when the error ocurred
* `error` A formatted error message and stacktrace
See the [Instrumentation](#module-instrumentation) docs below for an example of integrating with
external error reporting systems.
### Limiting Retries
By default jobs will be retried up to 20 times. The number of retries is controlled by the
`max_attempts` value, which can be set at the Worker or Job level. For example, to instruct a
worker to discard jobs after three failures:
use Oban.Worker, queue: "limited", max_attempts: 3
## Pruning Historic Jobs
Job stats and queue introspection is built on keeping job rows in the database after they have
completed. This allows administrators to review completed jobs and build informative aggregates,
but at the expense of storage and an unbounded table size. To prevent the `oban_jobs` table from
growing indefinitely, Oban provides active pruning of `completed` jobs.
By default, pruning is disabled. To enable pruning we configure a supervision tree with the
`:prune` option. There are three distinct modes of pruning:
* `:disabled` - This is the default, where no pruning happens at all
* `{:maxlen, count}` - Pruning is based on the number of rows in the table, any rows beyond
the configured `count` will be deleted
* `{:maxage, seconds}` - Pruning is based on a row's age, any rows older than the configured
number of `seconds` will be deleted. The age unit is always specified in seconds, but values
on the scale of days, weeks or months are perfectly acceptable.
Pruning is best-effort and performed out-of-band. This means that all limits are soft; jobs
beyond a specified length or age may not be pruned immediately after jobs complete. Prune timing
is based on the configured `prune_interval`, which is one minute by default.
Only jobs in a `completed` or `discarded` state will be deleted. Currently `executing` jobs and
older jobs that are still in the `available` state will be retained.
## Instrumentation & Logging
Oban provides integration with [Telemetry][tele], a dispatching library for metrics. It is easy
to report Oban metrics to any backend by attaching to `:oban` events.
For instructions on using the default structured logger and information on event metadata see
docs for the `Oban.Telemetry` module.
[tele]: https://hexdocs.pm/telemetry
## Prefix Support
Oban supports namespacing through PostgreSQL schemas, also called "prefixes" in Ecto. With
prefixes your jobs table can reside outside of your primary schema (usually public) and you can
have multiple separate job tables.
To use a prefix you first have to specify it within your migration:
```elixir
defmodule MyApp.Repo.Migrations.AddPrefixedObanJobsTable do
use Ecto.Migration
def up do
Oban.Migrations.up(prefix: "private")
end
def down do
Oban.Migrations.down(prefix: "private")
end
end
```
The migration will create the "private" schema and all tables, functions and triggers within
that schema. With the database migrated you'll then specify the prefix in your configuration:
```elixir
config :my_app, Oban,
prefix: "private",
repo: MyApp.Repo,
queues: [default: 10]
```
Now all jobs are inserted and executed using the `private.oban_jobs` table. Note that
`Oban.insert/2,4` will write jobs in the `private.oban_jobs` table, you'll need to specify a
prefix manually if you insert jobs directly through a repo.
### Isolation
Not only is the `oban_jobs` table isolated within the schema, but all notification events are
also isolated. That means that insert/update events will only dispatch new jobs for their
prefix. You can run multiple Oban instances with different prefixes on the same system and have
them entirely isolated, provided you give each supervisor a distinct id.
Here we configure our application to start three Oban supervisors using the "public", "special"
and "private" prefixes, respectively:
```elixir
def start(_type, _args) do
children = [
Repo,
Endpoint,
Supervisor.child_spec({Oban, name: ObanA, repo: Repo}, id: ObanA),
Supervisor.child_spec({Oban, name: ObanB, repo: Repo, prefix: "special"}, id: ObanB),
Supervisor.child_spec({Oban, name: ObanC, repo: Repo, prefix: "private"}, id: ObanC)
]
Supervisor.start_link(children, strategy: :one_for_one, name: MyApp.Supervisor)
end
```
"""
@moduledoc since: "0.1.0"
use Supervisor
alias Ecto.{Changeset, Multi}
alias Oban.{Config, Job, Notifier, Pruner, Query}
alias Oban.Queue.Producer
alias Oban.Queue.Supervisor, as: QueueSupervisor
@type option ::
{:name, module()}
| {:node, binary()}
| {:poll_interval, pos_integer()}
| {:prefix, binary()}
| {:prune, :disabled | {:maxlen, pos_integer()} | {:maxage, pos_integer()}}
| {:prune_interval, pos_integer()}
| {:prune_limit, pos_integer()}
| {:queues, [{atom(), pos_integer()}]}
| {:repo, module()}
| {:shutdown_grace_period, timeout()}
| {:verbose, boolean()}
@doc """
Starts an `Oban` supervision tree linked to the current process.
## Options
* `:name` — used for name supervisor registration
* `:node` — used to identify the node that the supervision tree is running in. If no value is
provided it will use the `node` name in a distributed system, the `hostname` in an isolated
node. See "Node Name" below.
* `:repo` — specifies the Ecto repo used to insert and retreive jobs.
* `:queues` — a keyword list where the keys are queue names and the values are the concurrency
setting. For example, setting queues to `[default: 10, exports: 5]` would start the queues
`default` and `exports` with a combined concurrency level of 20. The concurrency setting
specifies how many jobs _each queue_ will run concurrently.
For testing purposes `:queues` may be set to `false` or `nil`, which effectively disables all
job dispatching.
* `:prefix` — the query prefix, or schema, to use for inserting and executing jobs. An
`oban_jobs` table must exist within the prefix. See the "Prefix Support" section in the module
documentation for more details.
* `:poll_interval` - the number of milliseconds between polling for new jobs in a queue. This
is directly tied to the resolution of _scheduled_ jobs. For example, with a `poll_interval` of
`5_000ms`, scheduled jobs are checked every 5 seconds. The default is `1_000ms`.
* `:prune` - configures job pruning behavior, see "Pruning Historic Jobs" for more information
* `:prune_interval` — the number of milliseconds between calls to prune historic jobs. The
default is `60_000ms`, or one minute.
* `:prune_limit` – the maximum number of jobs that will be pruned at each prune interval. The
default is `5_000`.
* `:rescue_after` — the number of seconds after an executing job without any pulse activity may
be rescued. This value _must_ be greater than the `poll_interval`. The default is `60s`.
* `:rescue_interval` — the number of milliseconds between calls to rescue orphaned jobs, the
default is `60_000ms`, or one minute.
* `:shutdown_grace_period` - the amount of time a queue will wait for executing jobs to complete
before hard shutdown, specified in milliseconds. The default is `15_000`, or 15 seconds.
* `:verbose` — determines whether queries will be logged or not, does not supersede the repo's
configured log level. Defaults to `true`, where all queries will be logged.
Note that any options passed to `start_link` will override options set through the `using` macro.
## Examples
To start an `Oban` supervisor within an application's supervision tree:
def start(_type, _args) do
children = [MyApp.Repo, {Oban, queues: [default: 50]}]
Supervisor.start_link(children, strategy: :one_for_one, name: MyApp.Supervisor)
end
## Node Name
When the `node` value hasn't been configured it will be generated based on the environment:
* In a distributed system the node name is used
* In a Heroku environment the system environment's `DYNO` value is used
* Otherwise, the system hostname is used
"""
@doc since: "0.1.0"
@spec start_link([option()]) :: Supervisor.on_start()
def start_link(opts) when is_list(opts) do
conf = Config.new(opts)
Supervisor.start_link(__MODULE__, conf, name: conf.name)
end
@impl Supervisor
def init(%Config{name: name, queues: queues} = conf) do
children = [
{Config, conf: conf, name: child_name(name, "Config")},
{Pruner, conf: conf, name: child_name(name, "Pruner")},
{Notifier, conf: conf, name: child_name(name, "Notifier")}
]
children = children ++ Enum.map(queues, &queue_spec(&1, conf))
Supervisor.init(children, strategy: :one_for_one)
end
@doc """
Retreive the config struct for a named Oban supervision tree.
"""
@doc since: "0.2.0"
@spec config(name :: atom()) :: Config.t()
def config(name \\ __MODULE__) when is_atom(name) do
name
|> child_name("Config")
|> Config.get()
end
@doc """
Insert a new job into the database for execution.
This and the other `insert` variants are the recommended way to enqueue jobs because they
support features like unique jobs.
See the section on "Unique Jobs" for more details.
## Example
Insert a single job:
{:ok, job} = Oban.insert(MyApp.Worker.new(%{id: 1}))
Insert a job while ensuring that it is unique within the past 30 seconds:
{:ok, job} = Oban.insert(MyApp.Worker.new(%{id: 1}, unique: [period: 30]))
"""
@doc since: "0.7.0"
@spec insert(name :: atom(), changeset :: Changeset.t(Job.t())) ::
{:ok, Job.t()} | {:error, Changeset.t()}
def insert(name \\ __MODULE__, %Changeset{} = changeset) when is_atom(name) do
name
|> config()
|> Query.fetch_or_insert_job(changeset)
end
@doc """
Put a job insert operation into an `Ecto.Multi`.
Like `insert/2`, this variant is recommended over `Ecto.Multi.insert` beause it supports all of
Oban's features, i.e. unique jobs.
See the section on "Unique Jobs" for more details.
## Example
Ecto.Multi.new()
|> Oban.insert(:job_1, MyApp.Worker.new(%{id: 1}))
|> Oban.insert(:job_2, MyApp.Worker.new(%{id: 2}))
|> MyApp.Repo.transaction()
"""
@doc since: "0.7.0"
@spec insert(
name :: atom(),
multi :: Multi.t(),
multi_name :: atom(),
changeset :: Changeset.t(Job.t())
) :: Multi.t()
def insert(name \\ __MODULE__, %Multi{} = multi, multi_name, %Changeset{} = changeset)
when is_atom(name) and is_atom(multi_name) do
name
|> config()
|> Query.fetch_or_insert_job(multi, multi_name, changeset)
end
@doc """
Similar to `insert/2`, but raises an `Ecto.InvalidChangesetError` if the job can't be inserted.
## Example
job = Oban.insert!(MyApp.Worker.new(%{id: 1}))
"""
@doc since: "0.7.0"
@spec insert!(name :: atom(), changeset :: Changeset.t(Job.t())) :: Job.t()
def insert!(name \\ __MODULE__, %Changeset{} = changeset) when is_atom(name) do
case insert(name, changeset) do
{:ok, job} ->
job
{:error, changeset} ->
raise Ecto.InvalidChangesetError, action: :insert, changeset: changeset
end
end
@doc """
Insert multiple jobs into the database for execution.
Insertion respects `prefix` and `verbose` settings, but it *does not use* per-job unique
configuration. You must use `insert/2,4` or `insert!/2` for per-job unique support.
There are a few important differences between this function and `Ecto.Repo.insert_all/3`:
1. This function always returns a list rather than a tuple of `{count, records}`
2. This function requires a list of changesets rather than a list of maps or keyword lists
## Example
1..100
|> Enum.map(&MyApp.Worker.new(%{id: &1}))
|> Oban.insert_all()
"""
@doc since: "0.9.0"
@spec insert_all(name :: atom(), jobs :: [Changeset.t(Job.t())]) :: [Job.t()]
def insert_all(name \\ __MODULE__, changesets) when is_atom(name) and is_list(changesets) do
name
|> config()
|> Query.insert_all_jobs(changesets)
end
@doc """
Put an `insert_all` operation into an `Ecto.Multi`.
This function supports the same features and has the same caveats as `insert_all/2`.
## Example
changesets = Enum.map(0..100, MyApp.Worker.new(%{id: &1}))
Ecto.Multi.new()
|> Oban.insert_all(:jobs, changesets)
|> MyApp.Repo.transaction()
"""
@doc since: "0.9.0"
@spec insert_all(
name :: atom(),
multi :: Multi.t(),
multi_name :: atom(),
changeset :: [Changeset.t(Job.t())]
) :: Multi.t()
def insert_all(name \\ __MODULE__, %Multi{} = multi, multi_name, changesets)
when is_list(changesets) do
name
|> config()
|> Query.insert_all_jobs(multi, multi_name, changesets)
end
@doc """
Synchronously execute all available jobs in a queue. All execution happens within the current
process and it is guaranteed not to raise an error or exit.
Draining a queue from within the current process is especially useful for testing. Jobs that are
enqueued by a process when Ecto is in sandbox mode are only visible to that process. Calling
`drain_queue/1` allows you to control when the jobs are executed and to wait synchronously for
all jobs to complete.
## Failures & Retries
Draining a queue uses the same execution mechanism as regular job dispatch. That means that any
job failures or crashes will be captured and result in a retry. Retries are scheduled in the
future with backoff and won't be retried immediately.
Exceptions are _not_ raised in to the calling process. If you expect jobs to fail, would like to
track failures, or need to check for specific errors you can use one of these mechanisms:
* Check for side effects from job execution
* Use telemetry events to track success and failure
* Check the database for jobs with errors
## Example
Drain a queue with three available jobs, two of which succeed and one of which fails:
Oban.drain_queue(:default)
%{success: 2, failure: 1}
"""
@doc since: "0.4.0"
@spec drain_queue(name :: atom(), queue :: atom() | binary()) :: %{
success: non_neg_integer(),
failure: non_neg_integer()
}
def drain_queue(name \\ __MODULE__, queue)
when is_atom(name) and (is_atom(queue) or is_binary(queue)) do
Producer.drain(to_string(queue), config(name))
end
@doc """
Pause a running queue, preventing it from executing any new jobs. All running jobs will remain
running until they are finished.
When shutdown begins all queues are paused.
## Example
Pause the default queue:
Oban.pause_queue(:default)
:ok
"""
@doc since: "0.2.0"
@spec pause_queue(name :: atom(), queue :: atom()) :: :ok
def pause_queue(name \\ __MODULE__, queue) when is_atom(queue) do
name
|> child_name("Notifier")
|> Notifier.pause_queue(queue)
end
@doc """
Resume executing jobs in a paused queue.
## Example
Resume a paused default queue:
Oban.resume_queue(:default)
:ok
"""
@doc since: "0.2.0"
@spec resume_queue(name :: atom(), queue :: atom()) :: :ok
def resume_queue(name \\ __MODULE__, queue) when is_atom(queue) do
name
|> child_name("Notifier")
|> Notifier.resume_queue(queue)
end
@doc """
Scale the concurrency for a queue.
## Example
Scale a queue up, triggering immediate execution of queued jobs:
Oban.scale_queue(:default, 50)
:ok
Scale the queue back down, allowing executing jobs to finish:
Oban.scale_queue(:default, 5)
:ok
"""
@doc since: "0.2.0"
@spec scale_queue(name :: atom(), queue :: atom(), scale :: pos_integer()) :: :ok
def scale_queue(name \\ __MODULE__, queue, scale)
when is_atom(queue) and is_integer(scale) and scale > 0 do
name
|> child_name("Notifier")
|> Notifier.scale_queue(queue, scale)
end
@doc """
Kill an actively executing job and mark it as `discarded`, ensuring that it won't be retried.
If the job happens to fail before it can be killed the state is set to `discarded`. However,
if it manages to complete successfully then the state will still be `completed`.
## Example
Kill a long running job with an id of `1`:
Oban.kill_job(1)
:ok
"""
@doc since: "0.2.0"
@spec kill_job(name :: atom(), job_id :: pos_integer()) :: :ok
def kill_job(name \\ __MODULE__, job_id) when is_integer(job_id) do
name
|> child_name("Notifier")
|> Notifier.kill_job(job_id)
end
defp queue_spec({queue, limit}, conf) do
queue = to_string(queue)
name = Module.concat([conf.name, "Queue", Macro.camelize(queue)])
opts = [conf: conf, queue: queue, limit: limit, name: name]
Supervisor.child_spec({QueueSupervisor, opts}, id: name)
end
defp child_name(name, child), do: Module.concat(name, child)
end