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delayed_job_web - A resque inspired interface for delayed_job
- Authors

- Name
- Shaiju Edakulangara
- @eshaiju
delayed_job_web is a gem that provides a web interface for delayed_job, inspired by Resque. It allows you to monitor all background job activities without searching the database directly.
Features
- View enqueued, working, pending, and failed jobs.
- Retry single or multiple failed jobs immediately.
- Remove failed jobs easily.
- Live AJAX polling to watch operations.
Quick Start for Rails 5+
Add the dependency to your Gemfile:
gem 'delayed_job_web'
# Required for dependency resolution in some environments
gem 'rack-protection', github: 'sinatra/sinatra'
gem 'sinatra', github: 'sinatra/sinatra'

Add the following routes to your config/routes.rb:
get '/delayed_job' => DelayedJobWeb, :anchor => false
put '/delayed_job' => DelayedJobWeb, :anchor => false
post '/delayed_job' => DelayedJobWeb, :anchor => false
Authentication
To secure the interface (e.g., only for super admins):
authenticate :user, ->(u) { u.super_admin? } do
get '/delayed_job' => DelayedJobWeb, :anchor => false
put '/delayed_job' => DelayedJobWeb, :anchor => false
post '/delayed_job' => DelayedJobWeb, :anchor => false
end