There it adds this line to the backgroundrb.yml file:

log: foreground

And it should solve my problem, but for some reason it does not :S I think I’m on the right track but I can’t get my rails to recognize this change on backgroundrb.yml…

I would suggest checking out the BackgrounDRb mail list and asking Hermat (the developer) directly. He’s a super nice guy.
http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/backgroundrb-devel

my backgroundrb.yml is as follows:

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:backgroundrb:
:ip: 0.0.0.0

:environment: development
:log: foreground
:backgroundrb:
:port: 11111 # use port 11111
:log: foreground # foreground mode,print log messages on console
#Cron based scheduling
:schedules:
:feeds_worker_worker:
:update:
:trigger_args: * */1 * * * *

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my worker file feeds_worker_worker.rb is
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class FeedsWorkerWorker < BackgrounDRb::Rails

#set_worker_name :feeds_worker

def create(args = nil)
# method gets called, when new instance of worker is created.
do_work()
end

def do_work()
@u = Feeds.find(all)
@u.lastupdate=Time.now
@u.save!
end

end
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Thanks for reply. I dont have Git version of backgrounDRrb. I have done :

“$ ruby script/plugin install http://svn.devjavu.com/backgroundrb/trunk backgoundrb ”

One more error I have found is that when I run ‘./script/backgroundrb/start’ after previous command I get following error:
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./script/backgroundrb/start:4:in `require’: no such file to load — script/backgroundrb/../../config/../vendor/plugins/backgroundrb/backgroundrb.rb (LoadError)
from ./script/backgroundrb/start:4
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This might be coz “rake backgroundrb:setup” doesnt install backgroundrb.rb and backgroundrb_rails.rb files, is coz of different versions of back-DRb.

Here is a snapshot of my backgroundrb.yml :

—
:backgroundrb:
:ip: localhost
:port: 11006
:environment: development
:log: foreground
—

Here is a snapshot of a irb seesion

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Loading development environment.
>> MiddleMan.worker(:billing_worker).charge_customer()
{:type=>:do_work, :worker=>:billing_worker, :worker_method=>:charge_customer}
BackgrounDRb::BdrbConnError: BackgrounDRb::BdrbConnError
from /home/atul/apps/7/vendor/plugins/backgroundrb/lib/backgroundrb.rb:81:in `dump_object’
from /home/atul/apps/7/vendor/plugins/backgroundrb/lib/backgroundrb.rb:93:in `ask_work’
from /home/atul/apps/7/vendor/plugins/backgroundrb/lib/backgroundrb/rails_worker_proxy.rb:26:in `method_missing’
from (irb):1
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Hope you will find some clues in this. I really appreciate any help I can get on this.

Thanks,
Atul

Also, what is in you /config/backgroundrb.yml file?

I am using backgroundrb to receive emails in my rails app. But I am unable to start the Backgroundrb server. After doing this:

$ ./script/backgroundrb/start

I am getting following error:

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vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/../../activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:263:in `load_missing_constant’: uninitialized constant BackgrounDRb::MetaWorker (NameError)
from /home/shashank/atul/live_apps/7_qlubb/vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/../../activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:452:in `const_missing’
from ./script/backgroundrb/../../config/../lib/workers/mailreceiver_worker.rb:3

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Here is my worker: mailreceiver_worker.rb:3

require ‘rubygems’
require ‘pop_ssl’

class MailreceiverWorker < BackgrounDRb::MetaWorker
set_worker_name :mailreceiver_worker

def create(args = nil)
# this method is called, when worker is loaded for the first time

end

def receive_emails

# I am receiving emails here..
end
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I tried running some examples, and found that worker with do_work are starting but those derived from MetaWorker are not.

I am using latest back-drb release.

Can you pl help me out of this?

Thanks in advance.

Atul