Getting execution result back from defer
EricDotSmith opened this issue · comments
I'm using nextjs and trpc. I like that defer can take my expensive api call to openai and execute it for me, but I'm running into the issue where when that result is ready, how do I let my nextjs server know about it right away?
Hi @EricDotSmith,
You can use the getExecution() from @defer/client, as showcased here:
Hi @EricDotSmith,
You can use the
getExecution()from@defer/client, as showcased here:
Yeah that function will do the trick for getting the result. I guess my main concern is updating my database with the result of the execution right when it's available. As of right now I'm thinking of hacking in a communication between the defer function and a NextJS serverless function, using JWTs the pass the data. The NextJS serverless functions role would be just to update the database with finished job results. That way I don't need to expose my db connection string to defer. What are your thoughts on this approach?
As an update I ended up just adding my databases connection string as an environment variable and used prisma to store the result to my db immediately when it's available. All works well 💪 Defer is a really awesome service, great job!
P.S: I also experimented with sending an encrypted JWT to a NextJS serverless function which worked, but I prefer the convenience and efficiency of using prisma directly in a defer function.