gistfile1.rb

# in app/workers/testing_worker.rb
 
class TestingWorker < Workling::Base
  def this_is_a_test(options)
    File.open(options[:id], "w") { |f| 1.upto(30) { f.write "."; f.flush; sleep(1) } }
  end
end
 
 
# in any controller...

  def worker_test
    raise ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound unless logged_in? && current_user.admin?
    file_name = "/tmp/test_#{rand(1000)}"
    TestingWorker.asynch_this_is_a_test(:id => file_name)
    render :text => "Hello ! Time is #{Time.now}, Rails env is #{Rails.env}, rand test file file name is #{file_name}."
  end