#Taskr farm game code

The code snippet can be in C, C++, PHP, Python or C#Īfter reading up on Task Farms (as suggested by akappa). It would be most helpful if someone provide a skeleton/snippet which will show the outline of how this pattern may be implemented, using the zeromq framework. SUBscribe to job messages on one socket PUBlish result to another socket

PULL job messages from client on one socket PUBlish job messages to engines on another socket (clearly, this will be a forwarding device) PUSH job messages on one socket to Controller SUBscribe to completed results on PUBlished by Engine, on another I am guessing that one way for this to be implemented using zeromq would be: I still haven't yet worked out how the engine gets the mesage back to the client.

Engine: this is the actor that receives a job request from the controller and publishes the result back to the client.

Controller: this is the actor that loadbalances the 'jobs' accross available engines.

Client: this is the actor that requests a unit of work (or 'job') to be carried out.

These are the actors that I have identified so far, in the pattern I have come up with: Each client would request for a specific task to be carried out, and the result(s), when completed, whould be returned back to the client that issued that request. I am using zeromq to solve a problem which involves several hundred (potentially thousands) clients request tasks to be carried out.