Separate timer function execution into dedicated worker process

- Move timer function scheduling and execution logic from `app.py` to new `worker.py`
- Update `Procfile` to launch worker process alongside web application
- Simplify main application startup by removing scheduler configuration
- Maintain existing timer function execution and logging behavior

Procfile

@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-web: gunicorn app:app --workers=4
+web: gunicorn app:app --workers=4
+worker: python worker.py

app.py

@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@ if os.environ.get('FLASK_ENV') != 'production':
     load_dotenv()
 
 app = Flask(__name__)
-# Initialize scheduler
-scheduler = APScheduler()
-# Get timer check interval from environment (default 5 minutes)
-TIMER_CHECK_INTERVAL = int(os.environ.get('TIMER_CHECK_INTERVAL_MINUTES', 5)) 
 
 app.config.from_pyfile('config.py')
 app.secret_key = os.environ.get('SECRET_KEY', '2a661781919643cb8a5a8bc57642d99f')
@@ -35,12 +31,7 @@ login_manager.init_app(app)
 login_manager.login_view = "login"
 jinja_partials.register_extensions(app)
 
-# Configure scheduler with thread pool
-app.config['SCHEDULER_API_ENABLED'] = True
-app.config['SCHEDULER_EXECUTORS'] = {
-    'default': {'type': 'threadpool', 'max_workers': 20}  # Configure thread pool executor
-}
-scheduler.init_app(app)
+# Remove scheduler configuration and initialization
 init_app(app)
 
 app.register_blueprint(timer, url_prefix='/timer')
@@ -565,126 +556,6 @@ def load_user(user_id):
         return User(id=str(user_data['id']), username=user_data['username'], password_hash=user_data['password_hash'], created_at=user_data['created_at'])
     return None
 
-async def execute_timer_function_async(timer_function):
-    """
-    Execute a timer function asynchronously and record the invocation
-    """
-    try:
-        code = timer_function['code']
-        environment = timer_function['environment']
-        name = timer_function['name']
-        version_number = timer_function['version_number']
-
-        async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
-            async with session.post(API_URL, json={
-                'code': code, 
-                'request': {'method': 'TIMER'}, 
-                'environment': environment, 
-                'name': name
-            }) as response:
-                response_data = await response.json()
-
-        # Update environment and record invocation
-        db.execute("""
-            UPDATE timer_functions 
-            SET environment = %s::jsonb,
-                last_run = NOW(),
-                next_run = CASE 
-                    WHEN trigger_type = 'interval' 
-                    THEN NOW() + (frequency_minutes || ' minutes')::interval
-                    ELSE NULL
-                END
-            WHERE id = %s
-        """, [json.dumps(response_data['environment']), timer_function['id']], commit=True)
-
-        # Record the invocation
-        db.execute("""
-            INSERT INTO timer_function_invocations 
-                (timer_function_id, status, logs, version_number)
-            VALUES (%s, %s, %s, %s)
-        """, [
-            timer_function['id'],
-            response_data['status'],
-            json.dumps(response_data['logs']),
-            version_number
-        ], commit=True)
-
-    except Exception as e:
-        print(f"Error executing timer function {timer_function['id']}: {str(e)}")
-        # Record the failed invocation
-        db.execute("""
-            INSERT INTO timer_function_invocations 
-                (timer_function_id, status, logs, version_number)
-            VALUES (%s, %s, %s, %s)
-        """, [
-            timer_function['id'],
-            'ERROR',
-            json.dumps({'error': str(e)}),
-            timer_function['version_number']
-        ], commit=True)
-
-async def execute_batch_timer_functions(timer_functions):
-    """
-    Execute multiple timer functions concurrently
-    """
-    tasks = [execute_timer_function_async(tf) for tf in timer_functions]
-    await asyncio.gather(*tasks, return_exceptions=True)
-
-def check_and_execute_timer_functions():
-    """
-    Background job to check and execute timer functions
-    """
-    try:
-        with app.app_context():
-            print("Starting timer check job...")
-            timer_functions = db.execute("""
-                SELECT 
-                    id,
-                    name,
-                    code, 
-                    environment,
-                    version_number,
-                    trigger_type,
-                    frequency_minutes,
-                    run_date,
-                    next_run,
-                    enabled,
-                    EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM (NOW() - next_run)) as seconds_since_next_run
-                FROM timer_functions
-                WHERE enabled = true
-                    AND next_run <= NOW()
-                ORDER BY next_run ASC
-            """)
-
-            if timer_functions:
-                print(f"Found {len(timer_functions)} timer functions to execute:")
-                for tf in timer_functions:
-                    print(f"  - {tf['name']} (ID: {tf['id']}, {tf['seconds_since_next_run']:.1f} seconds overdue)")
-                
-                # Create a new event loop in this thread
-                loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
-                asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
-                
-                print("Starting async execution...")
-                # Run the async execution
-                loop.run_until_complete(execute_batch_timer_functions(timer_functions))
-                loop.close()
-                print("Completed async execution")
-            else:
-                print("No timer functions due for execution")
-
-    except Exception as e:
-        print(f"Error in timer check job: {str(e)}")
-        print(f"Error details: {type(e).__name__}")
-        import traceback
-        print(traceback.format_exc())
-
-scheduler.add_job(id='timer_check', 
-                 func=check_and_execute_timer_functions,
-                 trigger='interval',
-                 minutes=TIMER_CHECK_INTERVAL)
-scheduler.start()
-
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     # Bind to PORT if defined, otherwise default to 5000.
     port = int(os.environ.get('PORT', 5000))

worker.py

@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+import os
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+
+# Load environment variables from .env file first, before any other imports
+if os.environ.get('FLASK_ENV') != 'production':
+    load_dotenv()
+
+import asyncio
+import aiohttp
+import json
+from flask import Flask
+from extensions import db, init_app
+from flask_apscheduler import APScheduler
+
+app = Flask(__name__)
+app.config.from_pyfile('config.py')
+init_app(app)
+
+# Initialize scheduler
+scheduler = APScheduler()
+TIMER_CHECK_INTERVAL = int(os.environ.get('TIMER_CHECK_INTERVAL_MINUTES', 1)) # Change back to 5 minutes
+API_URL = os.environ.get('API_URL', 'http://isolator.web:5000/execute')
+
+async def execute_timer_function_async(timer_function):
+    """
+    Execute a timer function asynchronously and record the invocation
+    """
+    try:
+        code = timer_function['code']
+        environment = timer_function['environment']
+        name = timer_function['name']
+        version_number = timer_function['version_number']
+
+        async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
+            async with session.post(API_URL, json={
+                'code': code, 
+                'request': {'method': 'TIMER'}, 
+                'environment': environment, 
+                'name': name
+            }) as response:
+                response_data = await response.json()
+
+        # Update environment and record invocation
+        db.execute("""
+            UPDATE timer_functions 
+            SET environment = %s::jsonb,
+                last_run = NOW(),
+                next_run = CASE 
+                    WHEN trigger_type = 'interval' 
+                    THEN NOW() + (frequency_minutes || ' minutes')::interval
+                    ELSE NULL
+                END
+            WHERE id = %s
+        """, [json.dumps(response_data['environment']), timer_function['id']], commit=True)
+
+        # Record the invocation
+        db.execute("""
+            INSERT INTO timer_function_invocations 
+                (timer_function_id, status, logs, version_number)
+            VALUES (%s, %s, %s, %s)
+        """, [
+            timer_function['id'],
+            response_data['status'],
+            json.dumps(response_data['logs']),
+            version_number
+        ], commit=True)
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error executing timer function {timer_function['id']}: {str(e)}")
+        db.execute("""
+            INSERT INTO timer_function_invocations 
+                (timer_function_id, status, logs, version_number)
+            VALUES (%s, %s, %s, %s)
+        """, [
+            timer_function['id'],
+            'ERROR',
+            json.dumps({'error': str(e)}),
+            timer_function['version_number']
+        ], commit=True)
+
+async def execute_batch_timer_functions(timer_functions):
+    """Execute multiple timer functions concurrently"""
+    tasks = [execute_timer_function_async(tf) for tf in timer_functions]
+    await asyncio.gather(*tasks, return_exceptions=True)
+
+def check_and_execute_timer_functions():
+    """Background job to check and execute timer functions"""
+    try:
+        with app.app_context():
+            print("Starting timer check job...")
+            timer_functions = db.execute("""
+                SELECT 
+                    id, name, code, environment, version_number,
+                    trigger_type, frequency_minutes, run_date,
+                    next_run, enabled,
+                    EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM (NOW() - next_run)) as seconds_since_next_run
+                FROM timer_functions
+                WHERE enabled = true
+                    AND next_run <= NOW()
+                ORDER BY next_run ASC
+            """)
+
+            if timer_functions:
+                print(f"Found {len(timer_functions)} timer functions to execute:")
+                for tf in timer_functions:
+                    print(f"  - {tf['name']} (ID: {tf['id']}, {tf['seconds_since_next_run']:.1f} seconds overdue)")
+                
+                loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+                asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
+                
+                print("Starting async execution...")
+                loop.run_until_complete(execute_batch_timer_functions(timer_functions))
+                loop.close()
+                print("Completed async execution")
+            else:
+                print("No timer functions due for execution")
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error in timer check job: {str(e)}")
+        print(f"Error details: {type(e).__name__}")
+        import traceback
+        print(traceback.format_exc())
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    with app.app_context():
+        # Configure and start scheduler
+        app.config['SCHEDULER_API_ENABLED'] = True
+        scheduler.init_app(app)
+        scheduler.add_job(
+            id='timer_check',
+            func=check_and_execute_timer_functions,
+            trigger='interval',
+            minutes=TIMER_CHECK_INTERVAL
+        )
+        scheduler.start()
+        
+        # Keep the process running
+        try:
+            asyncio.get_event_loop().run_forever()
+        except (KeyboardInterrupt, SystemExit):
+            pass