SYNOPSIS
queue_mover3 [switches] config.ini
DESCRIPTION
queue_mover is PgQ consumer that transports events from source queue into target queue. One use case is when events are produced in several databases then queue_mover is used to consolidate these events into single queue that can then be processed by consumers who need to handle theses events. For example in case of patitioned databases it's convenient to move events from each partition into one central queue database and then process them there. That way configuration and dependancies of partiton databases are simpler and more robust. Another use case is to move events from OLTP database to batch processing server.
Transactionality: events will be inserted as one transaction on target side. That means only batch_id needs to be tracked on target side.
QUICK-START
Basic PgQ setup and usage can be summarized by the following steps:
- 1. PgQ must be installed both in source and target databases. See pgqadm man page for details.
- 2. Target database must also have pgq_ext schema installed. It is used to keep sync between two databases.
- 3. Create a queue_mover configuration file, say qmover_sourceq_to_targetdb.ini
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4.
create source and target queues
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$ pgqadm.py sourcedb_ticker.ini create <srcqueue> $ pgqadm.py targetdb_ticker.ini create <dstqueue>
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5.
launch queue mover in daemon mode
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$ queue_mover3 -d qmover_sourceq_to_targetdb.ini
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- 6. start producing and consuming events
CONFIG
Common configuration parameters
job_name
- Name for particulat job the script does. Script will log under this name to logdb/logserver. The name is also used as default for PgQ consumer name. It should be unique.
pidfile
- Location for pid file. If not given, script is disallowed to daemonize.
logfile
- Location for log file.
loop_delay
- If continuisly running process, how long to sleep after each work loop, in seconds. Default: 1.
connection_lifetime
- Close and reconnect older database connections.
use_skylog
- foo.
Common PgQ consumer parameters
queue_name
- Queue name to attach to. No default.
consumer_name
- Consumers ID to use when registering. Default: %(job_name)s
queue_mover parameters
src_db
- Source database.
dst_db
- Target database.
dst_queue_name
- Target queue name.
Example config file
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[queue_mover3] job_name = eventlog_to_target_mover src_db = dbname=sourcedb dst_db = dbname=targetdb pgq_queue_name = eventlog dst_queue_name = copy_of_eventlog pidfile = log/%(job_name)s.pid logfile = pid/%(job_name)s.log
COMMAND LINE SWITCHES
Following switches are common to all skytools.DBScript-based Python programs.
-h, --help
- show help message and exit
-q, --quiet
- make program silent
-v, --verbose
- make program more verbose
-d, --daemon
- make program go background
--ini
- show commented template config file.
Following switches are used to control already running process. The pidfile is read from config then signal is sent to process id specified there.
-r, --reload
- reload config (send SIGHUP)
-s, --stop
- stop program safely (send SIGINT)
-k, --kill
- kill program immidiately (send SIGTERM)
BUGS
Event ID is not kept on target side. If needed is can be kept, then event_id seq at target side need to be increased by hand to inform ticker about new events.