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Sidekiq job - return fail or success on condition

How can I programmatically fail a job in Sidekiq?

Calling system('some_command') inside a perform() function always return a successful job.

I want to fail a job based on a condition like this:

def perform(data)
  output = system('some_command')
  if output
    # return this job as :success
  else
    # return this job as :fail
  end
end

Thanks in advance

Solution

  • I think if you just raise an exception, it will make the sidekiq job fail :

    def perform(data)
  output = system('some_command')
  raise StandardError, "my error is so sexy" unless output
end

    Of course, you should replace the dumb error message I wrote by something meaningful.

    NOTE: unless x is just the same as if !x