v3.1.0 - Dominator now has a 10 second grace period before hitting the database, and automatically purges internal data + new configuration option (see description)

New configuration fields are autoRetry, autoPurge and gracePeriod. More information can be found in Documentation.md

Author: msavin

DOCUMENTATION.md

@@ -22,14 +22,17 @@ Steve Jobs is an all inclusive package for scheduling background jobs. It automa
 
 ```javascript
 Jobs.configure({
-	autoStart: Boolean,					// specify if the package should start automatically on Meteor.startup
-	interval: Number,					// specify how often the package should check for due jobs
-	startupDelay: Number,				// specify how long after server startup the package should start running
-	maxWait: Number,					// specify how long the server could be inactive before another server takes on the master role 	disableDevelopmentMode: Boolean,	// development mode assumes that only one server is running, and that it is the active one
-	setServerId: Function,				// determine how to set the serverId - for example, you can have the package use your hosts deployment id
-	getDate: Function,					// determine how to get the current date, if for whatever reason, new Date() is not suitable
-	log: Function,						// determine how to log the package outputs
-	remoteCollection: String,			// store jobs data in a remote collection
+	// Key								// Default      Description 
+	autoStart: Boolean,					// true         - specify if the package should start automatically on Meteor.startup
+	autoRetry: Boolean,					// true         - specify if the package should retry failed jobs whenever a new server takes control
+	autoPurge: Boolean,					// true         - specify if the package should automatically delete internal data (not job related)
+	interval: Number,					// 3000         - specify how often the package should check for due jobs
+	startupDelay: Number,				// 1000         - specify how long after server startup the package should start running
+	maxWait: Number,					// 5min.        - specify how long the server could be inactive before another server takes on the master role 	disableDevelopmentMode: Boolean,	// development mode assumes that only one server is running, and that it is the active one
+	setServerId: Function,				// Random.id () - determine how to set the serverId - for example, you can have the package use your hosts deployment id
+	getDate: Function,					// new Date()   - determine how to get the current date, if for whatever reason, new Date() is not suitable
+	log: Function,						// console.log  - determine how to log the package outputs
+	remoteCollection: String,			// undefined    - store jobs data in a remote collection
 })
 ```
 

README.md

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Run scheduled tasks with Steve Jobs, the simple jobs queue made just for Meteor.
  - Failed jobs are retried on server restart
  - No third party dependencies
 
-**The <a href="https://github.com/msavin/SteveJobs..meteor.jobs.scheduler.queue.background.tasks/blob/master/CHANGES.md">new 3.0</a> features repeating jobs and more improvements.** It can run hundreds of jobs in seconds with minimal CPU impact, making it a reasonable choice for many applications. To get started, check out the <a href="https://github.com/msavin/SteveJobs..meteor.jobs.scheduler.queue.background.tasks/blob/master/DOCUMENTATION.md">**documentation**</a> and the <a href="#quick-start">**quick start**</a> below.
+**The <a href="https://github.com/msavin/SteveJobs..meteor.jobs.scheduler.queue.background.tasks/blob/master/CHANGES.md">new 3.1</a> features repeating jobs and more improvements.** It can run hundreds of jobs in seconds with minimal CPU impact, making it a reasonable choice for many applications. To get started, check out the <a href="https://github.com/msavin/SteveJobs..meteor.jobs.scheduler.queue.background.tasks/blob/master/DOCUMENTATION.md">**documentation**</a> and the <a href="#quick-start">**quick start**</a> below.
 
 ## Developer Friendly GUI and API
 

package/package.js

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Package.describe({
 	name:    "msavin:sjobs",
 	summary: "The simple jobs queue that just works [synced, schedule, tasks, background, later, worker, cron]",
-	version: "3.0.8",
+	version: "3.1.0",
 	documentation: "README.md",
 	git:     "https://github.com/msavin/SteveJobs.git",
 });

package/server/README.md

@@ -10,14 +10,17 @@ var Jobs = {}
 Jobs.configure = function (config) {
 	check(config, {
 		autoStart: Match.Maybe(Boolean),
+		autoPurge: Match.Maybe(Boolean),
+		autoRetry: Match.Maybe(Boolean),
 		interval: Match.Maybe(Number),
 		startupDelay: Match.Maybe(Number),
 		maxWait: Match.Maybe(Number),
 		disableDevelopmentMode: Match.Maybe(Boolean),
 		setServerId: Match.Maybe(Function),
 		getDate: Match.Maybe(Function),
 		log: Match.Maybe(Function),
-		remoteCollection: Match.Maybe(String)
+		remoteCollection: Match.Maybe(String),
+		gracePeriod: Match.Maybe(Number),
 	})
 
 	Object.keys(config).forEach(function (key) {

package/server/api.js

@@ -1,17 +1,21 @@
 import { Utilities } from "../../utilities"
 
 var clear = function (state, name, callback) {
-	action = {
+	if (typeof state === "string" && state !== "*")  {
+		state = [state]
+	}
+
+	var action = {
 		state: {
 			$in: state || ["cancelled", "success"]
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (typeof name === "string") {
+	if (name && typeof name === "string") {
 		action.name = name
 	}
 
-	if (typeof name === "object") {
+	if (name && typeof name === "object") {
 		action.name = {
 			$in: name
 		}