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Introduction

  • Overview
  • How BackWave Works
  • Quickstart
  • Installation
  • Configuration

Core Concepts

  • Jobs & Handlers
  • Job Lifecycle
  • Execution Guarantee
  • Execution Model
  • Queues
  • Worker Groups & Dispatch
  • Scheduling
  • Dependencies
  • WorkflowsPro
  • Tags

Guides

  • Define & Enqueue a Job
  • Transactional Enqueue with EF Core
  • Evolve Job Payloads
  • Guard Wire Compatibility
  • Retries & Error Handling
  • Schedule Recurring Jobs
  • Cancel a Job
  • Chain Jobs with Dependencies
  • Read Another Job's Output
  • Build a WorkflowPro
  • React to Job Outcomes
  • Prioritize Work with Queues
  • Tag & Find Jobs
  • Wire Up OpenTelemetry
  • Handle Sensitive Data
  • Deploy with Zero Downtime
  • Publish with Native AOT
  • Migrating from Hangfire

Storage

  • Overview
  • Choosing an Adapter
  • PostgreSQL
  • SQL Server
  • SQLite
  • EF Core Integration
  • Schema & Migrations
  • Wake-Up Hints & Latency

Testing

  • Write Your First Test
  • Test Behavior Over Time
  • Assert on What Happened
  • Test WorkflowsPro
  • Integration Testing
  • How BackWave Is Tested

Operations

  • The Dashboard
  • Health, Fail-Stop & Draining
  • Scaling & Throughput Tuning
  • Retention & History Purge
  • The Monitor API

Advanced / Internals

  • The Determinism Boundary
  • The Sans-IO Node Driver
  • The Job Pump & DI Scope
  • The Effect-Once Fence
  • Leases & Crash Recovery
  • Throughput & Pump Fan-Out
  • Performance & Benchmarks
  • Always-On Assertions & Fail-Stop
  • Transition Observer Internals
  • Inside the Source Generator
  • Extension Seams
  • Authoring a Storage Adapter
  • The Conformance Suite

Reference

  • Overview
  • Configuration Options
  • Limits & Defaults
  • Dispatch Policies
  • Job & Handler API
  • Client, Monitor & Operator API
  • Observers API
  • Cron API
  • Job States & Transitions
  • Storage Contract Reference
  • Telemetry Reference
  • Packages & Compatibility
  • Glossary
  • Workflows APIPro
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Job & Handler API

The job-authoring surface: the Job attribute, the handler interface, the job context, and the generated registry module.

The job-authoring surface: the Job attribute, the handler interface, the job context, and the generated registry module.

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