AWA_Jobs

AWA Jobs

Jobs Module

The AWA.Jobs plugin defines a batch job framework for modules to perform and execute long running and deferred actions. The Jobs plugin is intended to help web application designers in implementing end to end asynchronous operation. A client schedules a job and does not block nor wait for the immediate completion. Instead, the client asks periodically or uses other mechanisms to check for the job completion.

Writing a job

A new job type is created by implementing the Execute operation of the abstract Job_Type tagged record.

type Resize_Job is new AWA.Jobs.Job_Type with ...;

The Execute procedure must be implemented. It should use the Get_Parameter functions to retrieve the job parameters and perform the work. While the job is being executed, it can save result by using the Set_Result operations, save messages by using the Set_Message operations and report the progress by using Set_Progress. It may report the job status by using Set_Status.

procedure Execute (Job : in out Resize_Job) is
begin
    Job.Set_Result ("done", "ok");
end Execute;

Registering a job

The AWA.Jobs plugin must be able to create the job instance when it is going to be executed. For this, a registration package must be instantiated:

package Resize_Def is new AWA.Jobs.Definition (Resize_Job);

and the job definition must be added:

AWA.Jobs.Modules.Register (Resize_Def.Create'Access);

Scheduling a job

To schedule a job, declare an instance of the job to execute and set the job specific parameters. The job parameters will be saved in the database. As soon as parameters are defined, call the Schedule procedure to schedule the job in the job queue and obtain a job identifier.

Resize : Resize_Job;
...
Resize.Set_Parameter ("file", "image.png");
Resize.Set_Parameter ("width", "32");
Resize.Set_Parameter ("height, "32");
Resize.Schedule;

Checking for job completion

Job Module

The Jobs.Modules is the entry point for the management of asynchronous jobs. It maintains a list of job types that can be executed for the application and it manages the job dispatchers.

Job Service

The AWA.Jobs.Services package defines the type abstractions and the core operation to define a job operation procedure, create and schedule a job and perform the job work when it is scheduled.

| Name | Description |

Name	Description
:---------------	:--------------------------------------------------------------------------
jobHandler	The jobHandler is the bean that is created to execute a job.
jobHandler	The jobHandler is the bean that is created to execute a job.

Configuration

Name	Description
jobs_queue	The job queue that execute the jobs
	long-running

Data Model

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