Steve Jobs

The Simple Jobs Queue That Just Works

Run scheduled tasks with Steve Jobs, the simple jobs queue made just for Meteor. With tight MongoDB integration and fibers-based timing functions, this package is quick, reliable and effortless to use.

Jobs run on one server at a time
Jobs run predictably and consecutively
Jobs and their history are stored in MongoDB
Failed jobs are retried on server restart
No third party dependencies

The new 3.0 features repeating jobs and more improvements. It can run hundreds of jobs in seconds with minimal CPU impact, making it a reasonable choice for many applications. To get started, check out the documentation and the quick start below.

Developer Friendly GUI and API

In addition to a simple API, the Steve Jobs package offers an in-app development tool. After installing the main package, run the package command below and press Control + J in your app to open it.

meteor add msavin:sjobs-ui-blaze

Quick Start

First, install the package, and import if necessary:

meteor add msavin:sjobs

1import { Jobs } from 'meteor/msavin:sjobs'

Then, write your background jobs like you would write your methods:

1Jobs.register({
2    "sendReminder": function (to, message) {
3        var call = HTTP.put("http://www.magic.com/sendEmail", {
4            to: to,
5            message: message
6        })
7
8        if (call.statusCode === 200) {
9            this.success(call.result);
10        } else {
11            this.reschedule({
12                minutes: 5
13            });
14        }
15    }
16});

Finally, schedule a background job like you would call a method:

1Jobs.run("sendReminder", "tcook@apple.com", "Don't forget about the launch!");

One more thing: the function above will schedule the job to run on the moment that the function was called. However, you can delay it by passing in a special configuration object at the end:

1Jobs.run("sendReminder", "jony@apple.com", "The future is here!", {
2    in: {
3        days: 3,
4    }, 
5    on: {
6        hour: 9,
7        minute: 42
8    },
9    priority: 9999999999
10});

The configuration object supports date, in, on, priority, and data, all of which are completely optional.

More Information

Primary FeaturesLearn how to use the three R's
Secondary FeaturesLearn how to handle edge cases
How It WorksLearn about the possibilities and limitations

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