Fedify: ActivityPub server framework
@fedify@hollo.social

We're considering adding custom background task support to 1.5.0.

Want to use Fedify's worker system for your own background tasks? We're exploring ways to let you register and process custom tasks alongside jobs.

Check out the proposal: https://github.com/fedify-dev/fedify/issues/206.

Key considerations:

  • Should this be part of Fedify's scope?
  • Quick API extension vs complete worker architecture redesign
  • Integration with existing task queue systems

We'd love to hear your thoughts! Do you need this feature? How would you use it? Share your feedback in the issue thread.

github.com

Support custom background tasks in worker · Issue #206 · fedify-dev/fedify

Currently, Fedify has a built-in background worker that processes incoming and outgoing activities through a message queue. However, applications using Fedify might need their own background tasks ...

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Fedify: ActivityPub server framework
@fedify@hollo.social · Reply to Fedify: ActivityPub server framework

We've been working on adding custom background task support to as planned for version 1.5.0. After diving deeper into implementation, we've realized this is a more substantial undertaking than initially anticipated.

The feature would require significant API changes that would be too disruptive for a minor version update. Therefore, we've decided to postpone this feature to Fedify 2.0.0.

This allows us to:

  • Design a more robust and flexible worker architecture
  • Ensure better integration with existing task queue systems
  • Properly document the new APIs without rushing

We believe this decision will result in a more stable and well-designed feature that better serves your needs. However, some smaller improvements from our work that don't require API changes will still be included in Fedify 1.5.0 or subsequent minor updates.

We appreciate your understanding and continued support.

If you have specific use cases or requirements for background task support, please share them in our GitHub issue. Your input will help shape this feature for 2.0.0.

github.com

Support custom background tasks in worker · Issue #206 · fedify-dev/fedify

NoteWe've decided to postpone custom background task support to Fedify 2.0.0 instead of 1.5.0 as originally planned. This feature requires significant API changes that would be too disruptive for a...