webchanges.worker module

The worker that runs jobs in parallel. Called from main module.

webchanges.worker.run_jobs(urlwatcher, read_only=False)

Process (run) jobs in parallel.

Parameters:

urlwatcher (Urlwatch) – The Urlwatch orchestrator.
read_only (bool) – If True, skip every job_state.save() call so the snapshot DB is unchanged. Used by --test-reporter + joblist to preview a reporter without committing new snapshots.

Raises:

IndexError – If any index(es) is/are out of range.

Return type:

None

webchanges.worker.get_virt_mem_mib()

Return the amount of virtual memory available.

This is the memory that can be given instantly to processes without the system going into swap.