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‎source/content/pages/task-queues.rst‎

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Task queues handle asynchronous jobs that need to be processed outside the
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usual HTTP request-response cycle. The most common types of jobs for task
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queues include
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Task queues handle background work that need to be processed outside the
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usual HTTP request-response cycle. These tasks are handled asynchronously
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because HTTP requests must be responded back to by the server as fast as
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possible otherwise the user experience in the web browser will suffer. The
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most common types of jobs for task queues include
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* calculating computationally expensive data analytics
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* spreading out large numbers of independent database inserts over time
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Task Queue Resources
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‎task-queues.html‎

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<div class="row">
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<h1>Task Queues</h1>
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<p>Task queues handle asynchronous jobs that need to be processed outside the
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usual HTTP request-response cycle. The most common types of jobs for task
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queues include</p>
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<p>Task queues handle background work that need to be processed outside the
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usual HTTP request-response cycle. These tasks are handled asynchronously
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because HTTP requests must be responded back to by the server as fast as
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possible otherwise the user experience in the web browser will suffer. The
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most common types of jobs for task queues include</p>
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<ul class="simple">
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<li>calculating computationally expensive data analytics</li>
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<li>scheduling periodic jobs such as batch processes</li>
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<li>spreading out large numbers of independent database inserts over time
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instead of all at once</li>
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<li>aggregating collected data values on a fixed interval, such as every
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15 minutes</li>
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<div class="section" id="task-queue-resources">
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<h2>Task Queue Resources</h2>

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