background-tasks
Merb::Worker.
Sometimes you wish you could execute some action after request dispatch finishes and render_then_call that is Mongrel-only thing does not fit your needs. Edge Merb now has background worker for simple tasks:
def someaction
@foo = Foo.all
run_later do
do_some_processing_with(@foo)
end
display @foo # or render
end
The block you passed to run_later is stored away and called in a background thread.
You can call run_later multiple times in the same action to queue up multiple blocks
