So to be hip, I am going to write one of these multipart blog things that describe building a simple project from start to finish. Are you ready? O.K. here we go.
What is a Queue Server?
A queue server is a server that processes a queue, which is why it is so aptly named. You send it a list of things to do and it does them over time based on your parameters, be it “as fast as possible” or “when system resources allow” or “once an hour” it is your call.
Over the course of the next week or so I am going to demonstrate building a simple queue server that will be able to fork itself off as a background daemon, accept input through a named pipe, and process things as fast as it can until it runs out of things to do – and when that happens it will sit there waiting with the upmost desire for you to provide it with more jobs.