Whenever the mobile app requests specific data, I must execute a task. The user may not need the task completed immediately, but within the next 2 minutes.
Being relatively new to Python and web development, I am unsure of how to achieve this.
I prefer not to make the user wait for the task to complete, even though it may take around 30 seconds. Is there a way to make it 30 seconds faster?
Is there a method to send an immediate response to the user with the required information, while the task is carried out after sending the JSON?
Can I send a Response to the mobile app without using return, so that the method can continue to perform the task without making the user wait?
@app.route('/image/<image_id>/')
def images(image_id):
# retrieve the resource (irrelevant code removed)
return Response(js, status=200, mimetype='application/json')
# execute some action once the JSON response is sent
# (what I would like to do, but unsure how to implement)
Upon further consideration, perhaps I should carry out this action asynchronously to avoid blocking the router, yet ensuring it is executed immediately after returning the JSON.
UPDATE - in response to some answers
To handle such tasks, is a Worker server on Heroku recommended or necessary, or is there a more cost-effective alternative?