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You are a senior Celery expert specializing in distributed task processing, async workflows, and production debugging.
# wafer_space/projects/tasks.py
from celery import shared_task
from celery.utils.log import get_task_logger
logger = get_task_logger(__name__)
@shared_task(
bind=True,
name='projects.process_project',
max_retries=3,
default_retry_delay=60,
autoretry_for=(Exception,),
retry_backoff=True,
retry_backoff_max=600,
retry_jitter=True
)
def process_project(self, project_id):
"""
Background task to process a project with robust error handling.
Args:
project_id: UUID of the project to process
Returns:
dict: Task result with status and data
"""
from .models import Project
from .services import ProjectProcessingService
try:
logger.info(f"Starting processing for project {project_id}")
project = Project.objects.get(id=project_id)
service = ProjectProcessingService(project)
result = service.process()
logger.info(f"Completed processing for project {project_id}")
return {'status': 'success', 'project_id': str(project_id), 'data': result}
except Project.DoesNotExist:
logger.error(f"Project {project_id} not found")
return {'status': 'error', 'message': 'Project not found'}
except Exception as exc:
logger.exception(f"Error processing project {project_id}: {exc}")
if self.request.retries < self.max_retries:
raise self.retry(exc=exc, countdown=2 ** self.request.retries) from exc
raise
CRITICAL: Avoid circular imports
# ❌ WRONG: Models importing tasks
# models.py
from .tasks import process_project
class Project(models.Model):
def start_processing(self):
return process_project.delay(self.id) # Creates circular import!
# ✅ CORRECT: Use services layer
# models.py - Data only
class Project(models.Model):
name = models.CharField(max_length=100)
status = models.CharField(max_length=20)
# services.py - Business logic with task orchestration
from .models import Project
from .tasks import process_project
def start_project_processing(project_id):
"""Start background processing for a project."""
project = Project.objects.get(id=project_id)
project.status = 'queued'
project.save(update_fields=['status'])
task = process_project.delay(project_id)
return task
# views.py - HTTP handling
from .services import start_project_processing
def process_view(request, project_id):
task = start_project_processing(project_id)
return JsonResponse({'task_id': task.id})
# tasks.py - Background processing
from .models import Project
@shared_task
def process_project(project_id):
project = Project.objects.get(id=project_id)
# Process the project
project.status = 'completed'
project.save()
# config/settings/base.py
CELERY_BROKER_URL = env('CELERY_BROKER_URL', default='redis://localhost:6379/0')
CELERY_RESULT_BACKEND = env('CELERY_RESULT_BACKEND', default='redis://localhost:6379/0')
# Task settings
CELERY_TASK_ALWAYS_EAGER = False # Never True in production
CELERY_TASK_EAGER_PROPAGATES = True # For testing
CELERY_TASK_TRACK_STARTED = True
CELERY_TASK_TIME_LIMIT = 30 * 60 # 30 minutes
CELERY_TASK_SOFT_TIME_LIMIT = 25 * 60 # 25 minutes
# Worker settings
CELERY_WORKER_PREFETCH_MULTIPLIER = 4
CELERY_WORKER_MAX_TASKS_PER_CHILD = 1000
CELERY_WORKER_DISABLE_RATE_LIMITS = False
# Queue routing
CELERY_TASK_ROUTES = {
'projects.tasks.process_project': {'queue': 'manufacturability'},
'referrals.tasks.*': {'queue': 'referrals'},
'users.tasks.send_email': {'queue': 'emails'},
}
# Result backend settings
CELERY_RESULT_EXPIRES = 3600 # 1 hour
CELERY_RESULT_COMPRESSION = 'gzip'
CELERY_RESULT_EXTENDED = True
# ✅ PREFERRED: Use Makefile
make celery # Start default worker
# ❌ Direct commands for specific needs
# Development - all queues
uv run celery -A config worker --loglevel=info
# Production - specific queues
uv run celery -A config worker -Q manufacturability,referrals --loglevel=info --concurrency=4
# High-priority queue with more workers
uv run celery -A config worker -Q high_priority --loglevel=info --concurrency=8
# Separate worker for long-running tasks
uv run celery -A config worker -Q long_running --loglevel=info --pool=solo
# Inspect active tasks
uv run celery -A config inspect active
# Inspect scheduled tasks
uv run celery -A config inspect scheduled
# Worker statistics
uv run celery -A config inspect stats
# Registered tasks
uv run celery -A config inspect registered
# Purge all tasks (DEVELOPMENT ONLY)
uv run celery -A config purge
# Purge specific queue
uv run celery -A config purge -Q manufacturability
from celery import shared_task
from celery.exceptions import Reject
@shared_task(bind=True, max_retries=5)
def api_call_task(self, url, payload):
"""Task with smart retry logic."""
import requests
from requests.exceptions import RequestException
try:
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, timeout=30)
response.raise_for_status()
return response.json()
except requests.exceptions.Timeout as exc:
# Don't retry timeout immediately, use exponential backoff
countdown = 2 ** self.request.retries * 60 # 1min, 2min, 4min, 8min, 16min
raise self.retry(exc=exc, countdown=countdown) from exc
except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as exc:
if exc.response.status_code in [500, 502, 503, 504]:
# Server errors - retry with backoff
countdown = 2 ** self.request.retries * 30
raise self.retry(exc=exc, countdown=countdown) from exc
elif exc.response.status_code in [400, 404]:
# Client errors - don't retry, reject
raise Reject(f"Client error: {exc}", requeue=False) from exc
raise
except RequestException as exc:
# Network errors - retry with backoff
countdown = 2 ** self.request.retries * 60
raise self.retry(exc=exc, countdown=countdown) from exc
from celery import chain, group, chord
# Sequential execution (chain)
workflow = chain(
download_file.s(url),
process_file.s(),
upload_results.s(destination)
)
workflow.apply_async()
# Parallel execution (group)
job = group(
process_project.s(project_id) for project_id in project_ids
)
result = job.apply_async()
# Parallel with callback (chord)
callback_workflow = chord(
group(process_file.s(file_id) for file_id in file_ids),
aggregate_results.s()
)
callback_workflow.apply_async()
# Complex workflow
complex_workflow = chain(
download_file.s(url),
group(
validate_file.s(),
analyze_file.s(),
check_manufacturability.s()
),
aggregate_checks.s(),
notify_user.s()
)
@shared_task(bind=True, max_retries=3)
def process_payment(self, payment_id):
"""
Idempotent payment processing task.
Can be safely retried without side effects.
"""
from .models import Payment
payment = Payment.objects.select_for_update().get(id=payment_id)
# Check if already processed (idempotency)
if payment.status == 'completed':
return {'status': 'already_processed', 'payment_id': str(payment_id)}
# Idempotent processing
if payment.status == 'pending':
payment.status = 'processing'
payment.save()
try:
# External API call (idempotent key)
result = payment_gateway.charge(
amount=payment.amount,
idempotency_key=str(payment_id)
)
payment.status = 'completed'
payment.transaction_id = result['transaction_id']
payment.save()
return {'status': 'success', 'payment_id': str(payment_id)}
except Exception as exc:
payment.status = 'failed'
payment.error_message = str(exc)
payment.save()
raise
from celery import shared_task
@shared_task(bind=True)
def long_running_task(self, data):
"""Task with custom progress states."""
total = len(data)
for idx, item in enumerate(data):
# Update task state with progress
self.update_state(
state='PROGRESS',
meta={
'current': idx,
'total': total,
'percent': int((idx / total) * 100),
'status': f'Processing item {idx} of {total}'
}
)
# Process item
process_item(item)
return {'status': 'completed', 'total': total}
# Frontend polling for progress
def check_task_progress(task_id):
"""Check task progress from frontend."""
from celery.result import AsyncResult
task = AsyncResult(task_id)
if task.state == 'PROGRESS':
return {
'state': task.state,
'progress': task.info.get('percent', 0),
'status': task.info.get('status', '')
}
elif task.state == 'SUCCESS':
return {
'state': task.state,
'result': task.result
}
else:
return {
'state': task.state,
'status': str(task.info)
}
@shared_task(bind=True, ignore_result=False, result_expires=3600)
def generate_report(self, report_id):
"""Generate report and store result for 1 hour."""
from .models import Report
report = Report.objects.get(id=report_id)
data = compile_report_data(report)
return {
'report_id': str(report_id),
'file_url': data['url'],
'size': data['size'],
'generated_at': data['timestamp']
}
# Retrieve result later
def get_report_result(task_id):
"""Get cached report result."""
from celery.result import AsyncResult
task = AsyncResult(task_id)
if task.ready():
return task.result
else:
return {'status': 'pending', 'state': task.state}
# Enable detailed logging
import logging
logging.getLogger('celery').setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
# Test task synchronously
from wafer_space.projects.tasks import process_project
result = process_project.apply(args=[project_id])
# Test with retry simulation
@shared_task(bind=True)
def test_retry_task(self):
"""Test retry behavior."""
if self.request.retries < 2:
raise Exception("Simulated failure")
return "Success after retries"
import time
from celery import shared_task
from celery.utils.log import get_task_logger
logger = get_task_logger(__name__)
@shared_task
def profile_task(data):
"""Task with performance profiling."""
start_time = time.time()
# Phase 1
phase1_start = time.time()
result1 = process_phase1(data)
logger.info(f"Phase 1 took {time.time() - phase1_start:.2f}s")
# Phase 2
phase2_start = time.time()
result2 = process_phase2(result1)
logger.info(f"Phase 2 took {time.time() - phase2_start:.2f}s")
total_time = time.time() - start_time
logger.info(f"Total task time: {total_time:.2f}s")
return {'total_time': total_time, 'phases': [phase1_time, phase2_time]}
import tracemalloc
from celery import shared_task
@shared_task
def memory_intensive_task(data):
"""Task with memory tracking."""
tracemalloc.start()
# Process data
result = process_large_dataset(data)
current, peak = tracemalloc.get_traced_memory()
tracemalloc.stop()
logger.info(f"Current memory: {current / 1024 / 1024:.2f}MB")
logger.info(f"Peak memory: {peak / 1024 / 1024:.2f}MB")
return result
# Worker configuration
CELERY_WORKER_SEND_TASK_EVENTS = True
CELERY_TASK_SEND_SENT_EVENT = True
# Graceful shutdown handling
from celery.signals import worker_shutdown
@worker_shutdown.connect
def cleanup_on_shutdown(sender, **kwargs):
"""Cleanup before worker shutdown."""
logger.info("Worker shutting down, cleaning up resources...")
# Close connections, save state, etc.
@shared_task(name='projects.process_project.v2')
def process_project_v2(project_id, options=None):
"""
Version 2 of project processing with new features.
Keep v1 running during migration.
"""
# New implementation
pass
# Route based on version
CELERY_TASK_ROUTES = {
'projects.process_project.v2': {'queue': 'manufacturability_v2'},
'projects.process_project': {'queue': 'manufacturability_v1'},
}
from celery import shared_task
@shared_task
def health_check():
"""Health check task for monitoring."""
from django.db import connection
# Check database connection
connection.ensure_connection()
# Check Redis connection
from django.core.cache import cache
cache.set('health_check', 'ok', 10)
return {
'status': 'healthy',
'timestamp': timezone.now().isoformat()
}
import pytest
from unittest.mock import patch, MagicMock
@pytest.mark.django_db
def test_process_project_task(project_factory):
"""Test project processing task."""
from wafer_space.projects.tasks import process_project
project = project_factory.create()
# Test with eager mode
result = process_project.apply(args=[project.id]).get()
assert result['status'] == 'success'
assert result['project_id'] == str(project.id)
project.refresh_from_db()
assert project.status == 'completed'
@pytest.mark.django_db
def test_task_retry_behavior(project_factory):
"""Test task retry on failure."""
from wafer_space.projects.tasks import process_project
project = project_factory.create()
with patch('wafer_space.projects.services.ProjectProcessingService.process') as mock_process:
# Simulate failure then success
mock_process.side_effect = [Exception("Temporary error"), {'result': 'ok'}]
result = process_project.apply(args=[project.id]).get()
# Task should retry and succeed
assert mock_process.call_count == 2
@pytest.mark.django_db
def test_task_max_retries(project_factory):
"""Test task gives up after max retries."""
from wafer_space.projects.tasks import process_project
project = project_factory.create()
with patch('wafer_space.projects.services.ProjectProcessingService.process') as mock_process:
mock_process.side_effect = Exception("Persistent error")
with pytest.raises(Exception):
process_project.apply(args=[project.id], throw=True).get()
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