Basic usage

Example #1 Basic Gearman client and worker

This example shows a very simple client and worker. The client sends a string to the job server, and the worker reverses the string and sends it back. The job is performed synchronously.

<?php

# Create our client object.
$gmclient= new GearmanClient();

# Add default server (localhost).
$gmclient->addServer();

echo "Sending job\n";

# Send reverse job
do
{
  $result = $gmclient->doNormal("reverse", "Hello!");

  # Check for various return packets and errors.
  switch($gmclient->returnCode())
  {
    case GEARMAN_WORK_DATA:
      echo "Data: $result\n";
      break;
    case GEARMAN_WORK_STATUS:
      list($numerator, $denominator)= $gmclient->doStatus();
      echo "Status: $numerator/$denominator complete\n";
      break;
    case GEARMAN_WORK_FAIL:
      echo "Failed\n";
      exit;
    case GEARMAN_SUCCESS:
      echo "Success: $result\n";
      break;
    default:
      echo "RET: " . $gmclient->returnCode() . "\n";
      exit;
  }
}
while($gmclient->returnCode() != GEARMAN_SUCCESS);

?>
<?php

echo "Starting\n";

# Create our worker object.
$gmworker= new GearmanWorker();

# Add default server (localhost).
$gmworker->addServer();

# Register function "reverse" with the server. Change the worker function to
# "reverse_fn_fast" for a faster worker with no output.
$gmworker->addFunction("reverse", "reverse_fn");

print "Waiting for job...\n";
while($gmworker->work())
{
  if ($gmworker->returnCode() != GEARMAN_SUCCESS)
  {
    echo "return_code: " . $gmworker->returnCode() . "\n";
    break;
  }
}

function reverse_fn($job)
{
  echo "Received job: " . $job->handle() . "\n";

  $workload = $job->workload();
  $workload_size = $job->workloadSize();

  echo "Workload: $workload ($workload_size)\n";

  # This status loop is not needed, just showing how it works
  for ($x= 0; $x < $workload_size; $x++)
  {
    echo "Sending status: " . ($x + 1) . "/$workload_size complete\n";
    $job->sendStatus($x, $workload_size);
    sleep(1);
  }

  $result= strrev($workload);
  echo "Result: $result\n";

  # Return what we want to send back to the client.
  return $result;
}

# A much simpler and less verbose version of the above function would be:
function reverse_fn_fast($job)
{
  return strrev($job->workload());
}

?>

The above example will output something similar to:

% php reverse_worker.php
Starting
Waiting for job...
Received job: H:foo.local:36
Workload: Hello! (6)
Sending status: 1/6 complete
Sending status: 2/6 complete
Sending status: 3/6 complete
Sending status: 4/6 complete
Sending status: 5/6 complete
Sending status: 6/6 complete
Result: !olleH
% php reverse_client.php
Starting
Sending job
Status: 1/6 complete
Status: 2/6 complete
Status: 3/6 complete
Status: 4/6 complete
Status: 5/6 complete
Status: 6/6 complete
Success: !olleH