Use cache! call to Carrierwave so that base image process functions run in addition to version process calls.

lib/backgrounder/workers/process_asset_mixin.rb

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-# encoding: utf-8
 module CarrierWave
   module Workers
-
     module ProcessAssetMixin
       include CarrierWave::Workers::Base
 
@@ -16,23 +14,22 @@ def perform(*args)
 
         return unless record && asset_present?(asset)
 
-        recreate_asset_versions!(asset)
+        process_asset_by_cache!(asset)
+
+        return unless record.respond_to?(:"#{column}_processing")
 
-        if record.respond_to?(:"#{column}_processing")
-          record.update_attribute :"#{column}_processing", false
-        end
+        record.update_attribute :"#{column}_processing", false
       end
 
       private
 
-      def recreate_asset_versions!(asset)
-        asset.is_a?(Array) ? asset.map(&:recreate_versions!) : asset.recreate_versions!
+      def process_asset_by_cache!(asset)
+        asset.is_a?(Array) ? asset.map(&:cache!) : asset.cache!
       end
 
       def asset_present?(asset)
         asset.is_a?(Array) ? asset.present? : asset.file.present?
       end
     end # ProcessAssetMixin
-
   end # Workers
 end # Backgrounder

spec/backgrounder/workers/process_asset_spec.rb

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
       allow(user).to receive(:image).thrice.and_return(image)
 
       expect(user).to receive(:process_image_upload=).with(true).once
-      expect(image).to receive(:recreate_versions!).once.and_return(true)
+      expect(image).to receive(:cache!).once.and_return(true)
       expect(image).to receive(:file).and_return(image)
     end
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 
       expect(admin).to receive(:respond_to?).with(:avatar_processing).once.and_return(false)
       expect(admin).to receive(:process_avatar_upload=).with(true).once
-      expect(avatar).to receive(:recreate_versions!).once.and_return(true)
+      expect(avatar).to receive(:cache!).once.and_return(true)
       expect(avatar).to receive(:file).and_return(avatar)
 
       worker.perform admin, '23', :avatar