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#!/usr/bin/env ruby
require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'environment') # note: not the rails env, my own thing

setup_bundler
setup_resque # boots redis, boots resque, connects them

require 'daemons'
require 'yaml'

# this is insanity but it works
queue     = ARGV.last.split("=")[1]
app_name  = "resque_worker_#{queue}"
interval  = 5

options = {
  :app_name   => app_name,
  :dir_mode   => :normal,
  :dir        => MyService.log_directory,
  :multiple   => false,
  :mode       => :load,
  :backtrace  => true,
  :monitor    => false,
  :log_output => true
}

Daemons.run_proc(app_name, options) do
  setup_core_models # loads some AR models

  require queue # requires the actual queue worker

  Resque.before_first_fork do
    ActiveRecord::Base.connection.disconnect!
  end

  Resque.after_fork do
    config = YAML::load_file(active_record_configuration_path)
    ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection(config[RUN_ENV])
  end

  worker = Resque::Worker.new(queue)
  worker.verbose = true
  worker.log "Starting resque worker pointed at the #{queue} queue!"
  worker.work(interval)
end