This program was developed on and for Node.js 0.10.25 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 64 bit.
The program stores key-value pairs in Redis, for this you will need to install redis-server.
To install the necessary node_modules, type in from the project directory:
$ npm install
We may change the settings for the program by amending settings.js. The following settings are provided:
fivebeans_settings- settings pertaining to the creation of a beanstalkd client using the fivebeans library.mongo_settings- settings pertaining to the creation of a MongoDB connection using the mongoose library.queue_settings- settings for jobs to be created to the tube in beanstalkd.payload_settings- a list of payloads to be run, more payloads can be added by appending objects to the list.general_settings- general settings such as success_limit and fail_limit which provide a threshold to end the program.
After setting the payload_settings in settings.js, we may seed a job by:
$ node seeder.js
Once a job has been seeded, we may run the worker with the following:
$ node worker.js
Currently, if the beanstalkd client reports an error, the program will shut down. If this happens, some jobs may be left behind in the tube, to remove these we can run:
$ node destroy.js
In the scenario that a program is stopped mid-run, it may be necessary to remove program relevant key-value pairs from redis. To do this:
$ node clear_redis.js