ActiveJob Example

Gemfile

source 'https://rubygems.org'

gem 'rails', '4.2.4'
gem 'sqlite3'
gem 'sass-rails', '~> 5.0'
gem 'uglifier', '>= 1.3.0'
gem 'coffee-rails', '~> 4.1.0'
gem 'jquery-rails'
gem 'turbolinks'
gem 'jbuilder', '~> 2.0'
gem 'bootstrap-sass', '~> 3.3.5'
gem 'faker', '~> 1.5.0'
gem 'sidekiq', '~> 3.5.0'
gem 'sinatra'
gem 'foreman'

group :development, :test do
  gem 'pry'
  gem 'better_errors'
  gem 'binding_of_caller'
end

generate_quotes_job.rb

class GenerateQuotesJob < ActiveJob::Base
  queue_as :default

  def perform
    Quote.generate
  end
end

Procfile

web: bundle exec rails s
workers: bundle exec sidekiq

quotes_controller.rb

class QuotesController < ApplicationController
  def index
    @quotes = Quote.all
  end

  def create
    GenerateQuotesJob.set(wait_until: Time.current.next_week).perform_later

    redirect_to :back, success: 'The quotes were generated successfully.'
  end
end

routes.rb

require 'sidekiq/web'

Rails.application.routes.draw do
  mount Sidekiq::Web, at: '/sidekiq'

  root 'site#show'

  resources :books,  only: [:index, :create]
  resources :quotes, only: [:index, :create]
end