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module ActiveJob::Enqueuing::ClassMethods

Includes the perform_later method for job initialization.

Public Instance Methods

perform_later(*args) Show source 
# File activejob/lib/active_job/enqueuing.rb, line 17
def perform_later(*args)
  job_or_instantiate(*args).enqueue
end

Push a job onto the queue. The arguments must be legal JSON types (string, int, float, nil, true, false, hash or array) or GlobalID::Identification instances. Arbitrary Ruby objects are not supported.

Returns an instance of the job class queued with arguments available in Job#arguments.

Protected Instance Methods

job_or_instantiate(*args) Show source 
# File activejob/lib/active_job/enqueuing.rb, line 22
def job_or_instantiate(*args)
  args.first.is_a?(self) ? args.first : new(*args)
end

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