= Name
Starling - a light weight server for reliable distributed message passing.
= Synopsis
# Start the Starling server as a daemonized process:
starling -h 192.168.1.1 -d
# Put messages onto a queue:
require 'memcache'
starling = MemCache.new('192.168.1.1:22122')
starling.set('my_queue', 12345)
# Get messages from the queue:
require 'memcache'
starling = MemCache.new('192.168.1.1:22122')
loop { puts starling.get('my_queue') }
# See the Starling documentation for more information.
= Description
Starling is a powerful but simple messaging server that enables reliable
distributed queuing with an absolutely minimal overhead. It speaks the
MemCache protocol for maximum cross-platform compatibility. Any language
that speaks MemCache can take advantage of Starling's queue facilities.
= Known Issues
* Starling is "slow" as far as messaging systems are concerned. In practice,
it's fast enough.
= Authors
Blaine Cook <romeda@gmail.com>
= Copyright
Starling - a light-weight server for reliable distributed message passing.
Copyright 2007 Blaine Cook <blaine@twitter.com>, Twitter Inc.
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