undefined method `periodic' for Sidekiq:Module

Question

I am using 'sidekiq' gem for background jobs. I wanted to add periodic (cron) job. I have add initializer names sidekiq.rb and the content of it is:

Sidekiq.configure_server do |config|
  config.periodic do |mgr|
   mgr.register('* * * * *', MessageLogJob)
  end
end

and added a class in jobs folder:

class MessageLogJob < ActiveJob::Base
  queue_as :default

  def perform
    # do some thing
  end
end

when i restart the server and run command "bundle exec sidekiq" it gives me an error "undefined method `periodic' for Sidekiq:Module"

Can anyone help me in this regard. Thanks

Answer 1

As mentioned in comments periodic is part of Sidekiq Enterprise.

If you want to have cron-like jobs in Sidekiq, you can use one of multiple GEMs:

• sidekiq-cron
• sidetiq - no longer maintained, but personally I really liked it
• clockwork - works with every queuing system

I am sure there are more plugins.