Schedule full reindex and process it by next cron run instead of executing from controller

[Koc]

Magento version #:

2.2.6

Edition (EE, CE, OS, etc):

CE

Expected behavior:

Indexes was reindexed

Actual behavior:

Got timeout from nginx after long wait.

Steps to reproduce:

1. try to reindex big index
2. wait
3. get timeout

It is better do not execute any long-running tasks using web (php-fpm+nginx). It is better fast schedule reindexation and actually execute it later on next cron run. Maybe add new status to indexers: "scheduled reindexation". Also add progressbar.

[srenon]

Great idea, but this extension was mainly developed for developing environment/small site.

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