Monthly Archives: March 2011

Custom version of beanstalkd available for download

  By Wade | March 6, 2011 - 19:06 | Programming
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We use beanstalkd at work for our job queue’s due to its very low memory footprint and speed. However it was missing a few features we needed so I decided to fork it on github and start working on it and I’m pleased to announce it’s now available to download. You can grab it at https://github.com/wadewomersley/beanstalkd-ww. * Added the much needed clear-tube function – removes all but reserved jobs, yes, even buried! * Fixed bug in log load where group reload was attempted while not supported. * Added removal of group reference from job on group delete * Fixed add_job_to_group … Continue reading →

Using SSL in RestClient

  By Wade | March 4, 2011 - 10:10 | Programming, Support
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RESTClient is a great little CLI and GUI tool for testing your REST API. I recently pushed a new API up in the office and it runs over SSL. I tried to test it in the RESTClient and got a PeerNotVerified error from Java. First thing I did was go to the SSL tab in RestClient presuming I could tell it to just trust the API…apparently not. So after a bit of web scouring about how to get Java to trust your site I came across instructions and thought I’d re-post here simplified for anyone who needs to query HTTPS … Continue reading →