ts:rebuild/ts:stop/ts:start not working on heroku

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Gaetan

20 Jun, 2022 03:42 AM

Hi there,

I am trying to run ts:rebuild after updating some indexes. I get the following error on heroku:

heroku run -s performance-m -a app bundle exec rake ts:rebuild
....
rake aborted!
NoMethodError: undefined method pid' for #<FlyingSphinx::Controller:0x00007fcd0a04a9a0>
/app/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/thinking-sphinx-3.4.2/lib/thinking_sphinx/commands/stop.rb:8:incall'
/app/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/thinking-sphinx-3.4.2/lib/thinking_sphinx/commands/base.rb:9:in call_with_handling'
/app/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/thinking-sphinx-3.4.2/lib/thinking_sphinx/commands/base.rb:5:incall'
/app/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/thinking-sphinx-3.4.2/lib/thinking_sphinx/interfaces/daemon.rb:25:in stop'
/app/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/thinking-sphinx-3.4.2/lib/thinking_sphinx/tasks.rb:70:inblock (2 levels) in <top (required)>'
/app/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/bugsnag-5.5.0/lib/bugsnag/rake.rb:12:in execute_with_bugsnag&#39;
/app/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/rake-13.0.3/exe/rake:27:in<top (required)>'
/app/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/bundler-1.17.3/lib/bundler/cli/exec.rb:74:in load&#39;
/app/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/bundler-1.17.3/lib/bundler/cli/exec.rb:74:inkernel_load'
/app/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/bundler-1.17.3/lib/bundler/cli/exec.rb:28:in run&#39;
/app/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/bundler-1.17.3/lib/bundler/cli.rb:463:inexec'
/app/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/bundler-1.17.3/lib/bundler/vendor/thor/lib/thor/command.rb:27:in run&#39;
/app/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/bundler-1.17.3/lib/bundler/vendor/thor/lib/thor/invocation.rb:126:ininvoke_command'
/app/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/bundler-1.17.3/lib/bundler/vendor/thor/lib/thor.rb:387:in dispatch&#39;
/app/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/bundler-1.17.3/lib/bundler/cli.rb:27:indispatch'
/app/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/bundler-1.17.3/lib/bundler/vendor/thor/lib/thor/base.rb:466:in start&#39;
/app/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/bundler-1.17.3/lib/bundler/cli.rb:18:instart'
/app/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/bundler-1.17.3/exe/bundle:30:in block in &lt;top (required)&gt;&#39;
/app/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/bundler-1.17.3/lib/bundler/friendly_errors.rb:124:inwith_friendly_errors'
/app/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/bundler-1.17.3/exe/bundle:22:in &lt;top (required)&gt;&#39;
/app/bin/bundle:3:inload'
/app/bin/bundle:3:in `<main>'
Tasks: TOP => ts:rebuild => ts:stop
(See full trace by running task with --trace)

Version :

# Sphinx
gem 'flying-sphinx',   '~> 1.3'
gem 'mysql2',          '~> 0.5.3'
gem 'thinking-sphinx', '~> 3.4'

Looking at the code I can see this line :
searchd.pid_file = log_root.join("#{environment}.sphinx.pid").to_s in lib/thinking_sphinx/configuration.rb

It looks like thinking-sphinx is trying to find the pid file in log/production.sphinx.pid , which doesn't exist on the heroku dyno.

I am not sure what to do here ?? do I need to run the rake task in a specific dyno ??

  1. Support Staff 1 Posted by Pat Allan on 20 Jun, 2022 03:51 AM

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    Hi Gaetan

    Because you're using old versions of both the thinking-sphinx and flying-sphinx gems, you can't use the standard ts: rake tasks. Instead, you'll need to use the legacy fs: equivalents. For example: heroku run -s performance-m -a app bundle exec rake fs:rebuild.

    Certainly, upgrading the gems is recommended (and there is documentation specifically for moving thinking-sphinx from v3 to v4, and v4 to v5), but I understand that's perhaps not a priority for you! For what it's worth: upgrading thinking-sphinx to v4 should allow you to use the latest flying-sphinx release and the standard ts: rake tasks.

    Kind regards,

    Pat

  2. 2 Posted by Gaetan on 20 Jun, 2022 05:10 AM

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    Thanks for the speedy response Pat!

    I believe fs:regenerate is what I am after.

    Upgrading is definitely in the pipeline, you know one day :)

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