%ZQueue Management System

A robust, process-based queue manager designed for asynchronous task execution. This system ensures high availability by decoupling task submission from processing.

🚀 Overview

The system utilizes a producer-consumer architecture to manage background jobs. It is designed to handle high-volume entries with built-in persistence, ensuring that no data is lost even if the process is interrupted.

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Note:

Click the Start Queue button in the Angular application.

Ensure Docker is running and connect to InterSystems IRIS.

Start an IRIS session:
iris session iris
Once connected (and Docker is up), start the queue:
Write ##class(%ZQueue.Manager).Start()

Key Features

Persistence: Data survives system or process restarts.
Traceability: Every job is linked to a specific Process ID for monitoring.
Efficiency: Offloads heavy tasks to keep the main application responsive.

🛠 Usage

Use the following methods to control the lifecycle of the queue background process.

⚙️ Installation

Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/AshokThangavel/iris-queue-manager.git
cd iris-queue-manager

Running the Application with Docker

Build and start the app using Docker Compose:

docker-compose up --build

Stopping the Application

To stop and remove the running containers:

docker-compose down

In your README.md, the “Usage” section explains how a developer actually interacts with the project once the Docker containers are running.

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🖥️ Usage & Access Points

Once the project is started, you can access the different layers of the application via these URLs:

1. Frontend Interface (Angular)

URL: http://localhost:8080
What it is: This is the user-facing dashboard.

2. Backend Management (InterSystems IRIS)

URL: http://localhost:52773/csp/sys/UtilHome.csp
What it is: The Management Portal for the InterSystems IRIS database.

Start the Queue

To initiate the background worker and begin processing entries, run:

Write ##class(%ZQueue.Manager).Start()

Output: This returns the Process ID (PID) of the newly created background job.
Behavior: Once started, the manager will immediately begin processing any pending entries in the queue.

Check Queue is running

Write ##class(%ZQueue.Manager).IsQueueRunning()

Stop the Queue

To gracefully shut down the background worker, run:

Write ##class(%ZQueue.Manager).Stop()

Behavior: This command stops the active queue process.
Important Note: Stopping the process does not delete the entries in the queue.
Resuming: Once you call the .Start() method again, the manager will resume processing the existing entries from where it left off.

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📊 Screen Workflow Logic

New Task: The task is validated and stored in the queue.
Active Queue: View the current queue details.
History: Upon successful execution, the task is marked as complete and moved to History.
Dead Letter: Upon execution failure, the task is moved to the Dead Letter queue.

iris-queue-manager Works