sounds similar to resque?
On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 6:56 AM, idleman <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I have build a small "RPC IPC" library over the new core module > 'cluster'. It allows me to write code such: > > //server.js > var ipc = require('ipc-message'); > > ipc.add(worker); //or workers if it is an array > > //call one random process which have registered 'add' > ipc.call('add', 2, 3, function(result) { > console.log("2 + 3 = " + result); > }); > > //somewhere else > ipc.register('add', function(a, b, next) { > next(a+b); //any arguments will be forwarded back > }); > > Good to know: > > - If there exist a local version (register and call in same process), > will it be called first. > - The library will randomly select one process which has registered > the method, so multiply calls to 'add' in the example will be > automatically distributed over all processes which has it. > - If any process goes down which does "some task" and another process > implements it, will it be automatically redirected to that process. > - All messages will be assembled into one larger message and > transported every "process.nextTick", so doing multiply ipc.call(...) > in a row will only require a single IPC call. > - Timeout values can very easily be made, however I don´t know what is > the best way to do this from the user side. > - In the current form is it only a "proof of concept", so minimal > testing have been done, however the library is lightweight so it > should be easy to fix. > > > It has no dependencies over core node.js (cluster). My questions is as > follow: > > - Will node.js implement anything like this in the future? > - Does it exist any lightweight library yet which offer something > similar like above, which works on node.js version 6.0 and above? > - I want to improve this "proof of concept" library to a fully > productions ready library and release it to the public, but I feel I > need help on that side. Specially I don´t really know what is the best > strategy to send Error messages to the handler (Method not Found), > first parameter, a custom error callback? Any tips? > > > If anyone want to check out the code can I upload it, but let me know > if anyone is interested first. > > > Thanks in advance! > > -- > Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > Posting guidelines: > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "nodejs" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en > -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en
