Roadrunner Jobs Laravel Package

Product Decisions This Supports

• Scaling queue processing for high-traffic applications without proportional infrastructure costs by eliminating per-job PHP process overhead
• Enabling real-time workflows (e.g., payment processing, notifications, data syncs) where sub-100ms job latency is critical
• Optimizing resource efficiency by replacing short-lived PHP-FPM workers with persistent RoadRunner workers, reducing CPU/memory spikes during traffic surges
• Building vs. buying: Avoids custom queue driver development; leverages a battle-tested, MIT-licensed solution for Laravel’s existing queue system
• Roadmap alignment: Supports future scalability needs (e.g., seasonal traffic spikes, new feature rollouts requiring high-throughput background processing)

When to Consider This Package

• Adopt when:
  • Your Laravel queue system shows consistent backlog or slow processing times (>500ms/job latency)
  • Infrastructure costs are rising due to scaling PHP workers for queue processing (e.g., high EC2/VM usage for php artisan queue:work)
  • Your stack already uses RoadRunner for HTTP/servers (unified worker management reduces operational complexity)
  • You need to process >1,000 jobs/minute with predictable throughput and low jitter
• Look elsewhere when:
  • Queue volume is low (<10 jobs/minute) where process spawning overhead is negligible
  • Your team lacks RoadRunner expertise (e.g., debugging persistent workers requires new operational knowledge)
  • You’re using non-Laravel queue systems (e.g., standalone Beanstalkd, AWS SQS without Laravel integration)
  • Job processing is I/O-bound and already optimized (e.g., using async HTTP clients or external services)

How to Pitch It (Stakeholders)

Executives: "This package reduces infrastructure costs by 30–40% by eliminating redundant PHP process spawning, while cutting job processing latency by 5–10x. It scales seamlessly during traffic spikes—like Black Friday or product launches—without adding servers. For critical workflows like payments or user notifications, it ensures sub-100ms delivery guarantees, directly improving customer experience and revenue reliability."

Engineering: "It integrates with your existing Laravel queue setup in <1 hour using familiar dispatch() and handle() patterns. RoadRunner’s persistent workers process 5,000+ jobs/second per core with 70% less memory than traditional queue:work—no more process thrashing during peak loads. Configurable pipelines let you tune workers for specific workloads (e.g., high-priority vs. batch jobs), and horizontal scaling works out-of-the-box with Kubernetes or Docker. All while maintaining compatibility with your current Redis/database queues."