Queue workers, use another queue when idle

Hi,

Dedicated server for Workers on Laravel Forge. I have 3 queues on my project: default, priority, reporting.

Default queue is used for emails and other small jobs. This have have 2 processes.

Priority queue is used on high priority jobs. This have 2 processes.

Reporting queue is used on report generation jobs. This have 1 process.

Question: If for example priority queue is empty, is it possible to have the priority worker with 2 processes, handle jobs in the default queue instead of just standing idle?

Yorki

3 years ago

Best Answer

Level 11

Following the docs https://laravel.com/docs/9.x/queues#queue-priorities this should work:

php artisan queue:work --queue=priority,default

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phingoc

3 years ago

Level 1

@Yorki Thank you. Tested now, and it works. :)

phingoc

3 years ago

Level 1

just a small update. Even though @yorki answer worked, i migrated over to Laravel Horizon. :)

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