Show HN: I ported my Python background task queue to TypeScript

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  Background task queue for TypeScript backed by Redis, a super minimal Celery

  

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Hi Hackers,

One year ago I posted[0] on HN[1] about writing my own replacement for Celery, a background task queue for Python.

WakaQ has been running in production[2] for over a year, and it's performed flawlessly. I've even been able to reduce the amount of worker machines needed, saving compute costs, even though the number of tasks executed has increased over time.

Now I'm starting a new Next.js project using TypeScript, tRPC, Prisma, hosted on DigitalOcean App Platform and I needed to execute code in the background without Python. So, I've ported WakaQ into TypeScript. I just got it working today so it probably has room for improvement, but it's working in production!

Let me know what you think after checking out the repo[3].

[0] https://wakatime.com/blog/56-building-a-background-task-queu...

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32730038

[2] https://wakatime.com

[3] https://github.com/wakatime/wakaq-ts

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