Sidekiq::Bouncer

This Ruby gem debounces Sidekiq jobs that have the same worker class and params.

It lets duplicate jobs enqueue. Each time, it refreshes a timestamp in Redis. When duplicate jobs run, they are checked against this timestamp in Redis and only the last job will execute.

Alternatives Considered

This is a home grown solution. We looked at the official V6 recommendation and top gems from Googling 'sidekiq debounce', but all were too slow or broken.

1. https://github.com/mperham/sidekiq/wiki/API

   The official recommendation is to find and delete duplicate jobs before enqueuing a new job. V6 introduced scan for this purpose, and it is 1.5x faster than V5's select method, but still too slow at high volume.

2. https://github.com/hummingbird-me/sidekiq-debounce

   The 1st search result. It is outdated and does not work anymore.

3. https://github.com/paladinsoftware/sidekiq-debouncer

   The 2nd search result. Still works, but it uses the slow select method.

Performance

For each duplicate job, this approach takes 10ms flat; in comparison, scan takes 10ms per each thousand job in the scheduled set, which adds up quickly. The before (using scan) and after (using this gem):

Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'sidekiq-bouncer'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install sidekiq-bouncer

Usage

# config/initializers/sidekiq_bouncer.rb
Sidekiq::Bouncer.configure do |config|
  config.redis = Rails.application.redis
end

# app/workers/foo_worker.rb
class FooWorker
  include Sidekiq::Worker

  def self.bouncer
    # The default delay is 60 seconds. You can optionally override it.
    @bouncer ||= Sidekiq::Bouncer.new(self, optional_delay_override)
  end

  def perform(param1, param2)
    return unless self.class.bouncer.let_in?(param1, param2)

    # Do your thing.
  end
end

# Call `.bouncer.debounce(...)` in place of `.perform_in/perform_async(...)`.
FooWorker.bouncer.debounce(param1, param2)

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Development

After checking out the repo, run bin/setup to install dependencies. Then, run rake spec to run the tests. You can also run bin/console for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.

To install this gem onto your local machine, run bundle exec rake install. To release a new version, update the version number in version.rb, and then run bundle exec rake release, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and tags, and push the .gem file to rubygems.org.

Contributing

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/apartmentlist/sidekiq-bouncer. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the Contributor Covenant code of conduct.

License

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.

Code of Conduct

Everyone interacting in the Sidekiq::Bouncer project’s codebases, issue trackers, chat rooms and mailing lists is expected to follow the code of conduct.