Not really load balancing, just making a specific worker always run in a specific region or similar.

Not really load balancing, just making a specific worker always run in a specific region or similar.
I'm looking to use queues soon, so then I'm completely stumped on where code is executed at.
I know this usually isn't a concern, but if my code runs in US East and is making requests to australia the latency might be terrible for no reason

Raiyan•11/30/22, 5:19 PM

Hey everyone, I am having this issue. How you guys access country property from CF object using typescript? The IncomingRequestCfPropertiesGeographicInformation type is always empty even if I check the property through in operator or hasOwnProperty method beforehand.

KKai Not really load balancing, just making a specific worker always run in a specifi...

Hello, I’m Allie!•11/30/22, 5:20 PM

Oh, like this? https://vercel.com/blog/regional-execution-for-ultra-low-latency-rendering-at-the-edge

Regional execution for ultra-low latency rendering at the edge – Ve...

At this year's P99 Conference, we discussed how edge computing can reduce latency for end users. See how regional Edge Functions can help.

KaiOP•11/30/22, 5:21 PM

https://vercel.com/blog/regional-execution-for-ultra-low-latency-rendering-at-the-edge#data-fetching this section precisely

KaiOP•11/30/22, 5:21 PM

just I don't have a user so the 250ms to the user I don't care about

KKai <https://vercel.com/blog/regional-execution-for-ultra-low-latency-rendering-at-t...

Hello, I’m Allie!•11/30/22, 5:22 PM

Probably coming at some point, since they built it for Vercel

KaiOP•11/30/22, 5:22 PM

and I'd think routing through cloudflare internally (ie via queue) would be much more efficient then routing via the public internet

KKai and I'd think routing through cloudflare internally (ie via queue) would be much...

Hello, I’m Allie!•11/30/22, 5:23 PM

I mean, if it is just the routing you are after, Argo Smart Routing exists?

KaiOP•11/30/22, 5:25 PM

not sure what argo smart routing would do here? This is worker <-> queue <-> worker <-> external API
I suppose doing the worker <-> external API route via Argo would be possible (?) not sure though.
But really what I'd want is one of the two other connections to do this.
Attaching either the queue or the second worker to a specific region would get me all the benefits for free as all the latency would be hidden

KaiOP•11/30/22, 5:25 PM

(not talking money cost, I mean in terms of perf / latency)

KKai not sure what argo smart routing would do here? This is worker <-> queue <-> wor...

Hello, I’m Allie!•11/30/22, 5:26 PM

For a hacky way of forcing a location, you could use a Durable Object?

Ffalex Hi everyone, do you know if Cron workers support invoke other workers ? Any advi...

Hello, I’m Allie!•11/30/22, 5:28 PM

You could probably do that through a Service Binding?

HHello, I’m Allie!For a hacky way of forcing a location, you could use a Durable Object?

KaiOP•11/30/22, 5:28 PM

not sure I understand. how would I do that? (I'm already using DOs in this setup somewhat)

KKai 🤔 not sure I understand. how would I do that? (I'm already using DOs in this se...

Hello, I’m Allie!•11/30/22, 5:29 PM

Basically, create a few DOs as close to your origin as possible, then save their IDs. Whenever you need to run code close to the origin, forward the request to those DOs, and you are good to go

KaiOP•11/30/22, 5:30 PM

how do I create the DOs there? Also wouldn't they migrate eventually? (According to https://where.durableobjects.live/)

KKai how do I create the DOs there? Also wouldn't they migrate eventually? (According...

Hello, I’m Allie!•11/30/22, 5:31 PM

If a datacenter goes down, they will move, but not very far. And as of yet, automatic migration is still to be implemented.

Retard•11/30/22, 5:32 PM

Hey, wondering if anyone is online to help with some redirect rules for language based issues

Retard•11/30/22, 5:32 PM

I am attempting to build a redirect at the Cloudflare Worker level to handle this /fr/ addition and avoid cache issues

KaiOP•11/30/22, 5:32 PM

fair enough, I'd learn about the datacenter going down anyways and could just "move" them back later.
How does the routing work here? It would be worker <-> DO so I'm assuming that'd be similar to Argo since the worker would still be placed by some unknown force?

KKai fair enough, I'd learn about the datacenter going down anyways and could just "m...

Hello, I’m Allie!•11/30/22, 5:34 PM

The Worker is placed closest to the invoking client.

KaiOP•11/30/22, 5:34 PM

I guess that's a question for #queues-beta but not sure what the invoking client for queue / cron / alarms / pub/sub / etc. are

KKai I guess that's a question for #queues-beta but not sure what the invoking client...

Hello, I’m Allie!•11/30/22, 5:35 PM

Oh, it's with a queue... Right...

KKai I guess that's a question for #queues-beta but not sure what the invoking client...

Hello, I’m Allie!•11/30/22, 5:36 PM

Queue/PubSub: No Idea
Cron: Anywhere with low traffic, carbon neutral datacenter if you enable green compute
Alarms: In the Colo where your DO was created.

KaiOP•11/30/22, 5:36 PM

I'll ask in Queue. I'd guess there's something similar going on to Alarms, so maybe I can somehow get the queue to be created in my respective data center. Thanks a lot for the help already!

KKai I'll ask in Queue. I'd guess there's something similar going on to Alarms, so ma...

Hello, I’m Allie!•11/30/22, 5:37 PM

No problem!

Retard•11/30/22, 7:47 PM

Can I use Transform Rules to redirect based on visitor language or do I need to use redirect?

Retard•11/30/22, 7:48 PM

Seems excessive to make a separate redirect rule for every language, maybe there is a better way?

Retard•11/30/22, 7:50 PM

And also excessive to check for every endswith

Retard•11/30/22, 7:55 PM

I am not sure if it is best to:

1.) Handle this problem with this solution
2.) Use Transform or use Redirect
3.) Create a separate rule for each language

Sstamriel If you want to offer custom domains for your customers, you might be interested ...

Isaac McFadyen•11/30/22, 10:42 PM

Just a heads-up that the #cloudflare-for-saas channel has now been archived because it didn't have much activity. If you have any questions about SaaS, feel free to ask on the Community: https://community.cloudflare.com

addison•11/30/22, 10:56 PM

is it possible to make a push notification server on workers? should I just use something like Firebase Cloud Messaging or AWS SNS?

Unsmart•11/30/22, 11:40 PM

Pubsub is mqtt so its not really the same as SNS or FCM

Unsmart•11/30/22, 11:41 PM

well at least SNS not sure what FCM is LUL

addison•11/30/22, 11:41 PM

SNS and FCM both do mobile push notifications

Unsmart•11/30/22, 11:42 PM

ah I dont use sns that way

DanTheGoodman•12/1/22, 12:15 AM

Could you use a worker to be a websocket client? Like say I make a request to wake up a worker, then that worker then connects to a websocket server and waits for messages, then when new messages come in it processes them (or a durable object doesn't really matter)

DDan Ahh I see, are there any ways good ways of doing it in Rust?

Hello, I’m Allie!•12/1/22, 10:48 AM

https://lib.rs/crates/worker

Lib.rs

Worker — WebAssembly in Rust

A Rust SDK for writing Cloudflare Workers

Hello, I’m Allie!•12/1/22, 10:49 AM

Or, https://github.com/cloudflare/workers-rs

GitHub

GitHub - cloudflare/workers-rs: Write Cloudflare Workers in 100% Ru...

Write Cloudflare Workers in 100% Rust via WebAssembly - GitHub - cloudflare/workers-rs: Write Cloudflare Workers in 100% Rust via WebAssembly