Automattic / Automattic/wpcom.ex

Consider adding buffered async output, maybe DETS + gen_stage

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enhancement
Dominant language
Elixir
Stars
10
Forks
3
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No merged PRs in 30d

Description

Right now the async casting logic _heavily_ assumes short WP.com API outages. Historically, that's fair, but I think we can do better.

It'd also be nice to be more robust against proc brutal kills or unexpected host shutdowns.

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Research direction

Start by locating the async casting logic in the Elixir API client and read how it handles WP.com API outages. The issue suggests DETS and gen_stage, plus resilience to process kills and host shutdowns; done would require an agreed design and implementation covering those failure cases.

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Assessment

Tech stack
elixir
Domain
api, backend, distributed-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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