Changes between Version 4 and Version 5 of CiviCRM Module HSCIC Importer Planning

Timestamp:

11/15/13 11:53:19 (11 years ago)

Author:

Richard Bramley

Comment:

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CiviCRM Module HSCIC Importer Planning

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+=== Usage of Drupal cron
 
+If we use the Drupal 'easy cron' then all the processing is done in within a normal request for a Drupal page.  This could lead to a user inexplicably to have to wait a long time for a page because we're doing the processing in the background.
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+We could split the task ofver several requests.  Either manually or using [[https://api.drupal.org/api/examples/queue_example!queue_example.module/group/queue_example/7|queues]].  However, the actual act of downloading the file could take a long time on its own.
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+We could therefore use real cron to download the file.  Or just use real cron to do the whole process.
 
 == 2. UHL Data Warehouse ==