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background task queue
SHOW HN2022
61points
16comments
#868of 2,570 in 2022
Top 34%of 2022 by points
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DebatedReal support and real criticism
4 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 3 critical, out of 8 comments about the project. Thread score +0.04.
Idea: 3 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 2 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against
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Simple, minimalist alternative for low-traffic Django sites without Redis
From 3 comments
I've been very excited to see Django embrace asyncio, and your package looks like a great way to do async task queues. I've built a lot of very low traffic Django sites that are…
phoebefactorial on HNThis looks awesome! I'll definitely check it out. Always on the lookout for minimalist django libraries. I'll give it a go in a couple weeks. Thanks for making it and sharing!
canadiantim on HNI love the simplicity of this idea because for lots of sites the database works just fine as a queue backend and it reduces the amount of infrastructure needed. I currently use…
adparadox on HN
Async-first design suits future Django async features
From 1 comment
I love the simplicity of this idea because for lots of sites the database works just fine as a queue backend and it reduces the amount of infrastructure needed. I currently use…
adparadox on HN
Objections
Database-backed task model is still a dependency
From 1 comment
> without any external dependencies (i.e. no Redis/RabbitMQ) You still depend on a database with the `Task` model. This would be a no-go for that reason, since there's no…
xoudini on HN
A separate worker process still needs monitoring and deployment plumbing
From 2 comments
My problem with this (and similar projects) is that there actually is a dependency: Running the worker! This may look like a small thing but in a production environment this…
spapas82 on HNGreat explanation thank you! My go-to stack is Django over gunicorn over nginx like you describe (industry standard setup in Python web development) and I wouldn't like to change…
spapas82 on HN
Tasks must be async, so synchronous code needs sync_to_async wrapping
From 2 comments
It looks like it requires all the code in your task to use async code?
etaioinshrdlu on HNThat's right although you could take a synchronous function and wrap it with sync_to_async() and it would work. But I'm not sure about the performance implications of that.…
drpancake on HN
Requests
A roadmap section toward a stable 1.0 API
From 1 comment
Awesome, we were just discussing internally how to do such an architecture Maybe a "where to help" / roadmap section for a sense of 'what is left for a stable & reasonably…
lmeyerov on HN
Questions
Can tasks run without a separate worker process?
From 2 comments
My problem with this (and similar projects) is that there actually is a dependency: Running the worker! This may look like a small thing but in a production environment this…
spapas82 on HNIt depends a lot on how the application is set up. > So, my ideal async task thingie would be to start an async worker on the fly when there are tasks; the worker will be killed…
nerdponx on HN
Does wrapping sync functions with sync_to_async perform well?
From 1 comment
That's right although you could take a synchronous function and wrap it with sync_to_async() and it would work. But I'm not sure about the performance implications of that.…
drpancake on HN
Alternatives named
django-db-queue
From 1 comment
I love the simplicity of this idea because for lots of sites the database works just fine as a queue backend and it reduces the amount of infrastructure needed. I currently use…
adparadox on HN
Django Q
From 1 comment
I love the simplicity of this idea because for lots of sites the database works just fine as a queue backend and it reduces the amount of infrastructure needed. I currently use…
adparadox on HN
django-rq
From 1 comment
I love the simplicity of this idea because for lots of sites the database works just fine as a queue backend and it reduces the amount of infrastructure needed. I currently use…
adparadox on HN
Celery
From 1 comment
It depends a lot on how the application is set up. > So, my ideal async task thingie would be to start an async worker on the fly when there are tasks; the worker will be killed…
nerdponx on HN
Dramatiq
From 1 comment
It depends a lot on how the application is set up. > So, my ideal async task thingie would be to start an async worker on the fly when there are tasks; the worker will be killed…
nerdponx on HN