A worker pool application (Inspired by Poolboy library)
| Version | Characteristics |
|---|---|
| Supports a single pool. | |
| 1 | Supports a fixed number of workers. |
| No recovery when consumer and/or worker process fail | |
| Supports a single pool. | |
| 2 | Supports a fixed number of workers. |
| Recovery when consumer and/or worker process fail. | |
| 3 | Supports multiple pools. |
| Supports a variable number of workers | |
| Supports multiple pools. | |
| 4 | Variable-sized pool allows for worker overflow. |
| Queuing for consumer processes when all workers are busy |