[Backgroundrb-devel] Scheduling same worker/method at different times with different args

[hemant]

On Tue, Jan 29, 2008 at 1:02 AM, Scott Ward <scott at shefield.com> wrote:
> I need to run the same worker's method twice per day with different
>  arguments.  Unfortunately, only the second entry in the schedule is firing.
>
>  I created an experimental worker to verify this:
>
>  Worker:
>  class ExperimentWorker < BackgrounDRb::MetaWorker
>   set_worker_name :experiment_worker
>   def create(args = nil)
>     # this method is called, when worker is loaded for the first time
>   end
>
>   def experiment(args = {})
>     logger.info "#{Time.now} - Experiment fired at #{args[:repeat_second]}
>  second mark."
>   end
>  end
>
>
>  In backgroundrb.yml:
>  :schedules:
>   :experiment_worker:
>     :experiment:
>       :trigger_args: "0 * * * * * *"
>       :data:
>         :repeat_second: zero
>     :experiment:
>       :trigger_args: "30 * * * * * *"
>       :data:
>         :repeat_second: thirty
>
>
>  In the log, I only see "Experiment fired at thirty second mark."  Why isn't
>  the first entry for experiment worker firing?  Perhaps, I have this set up
>  wrong?


Because it needs different method names for such a firing. As you
might have noticed, currently you have two values with same key in
configuration file.
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