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symfony-messenger-async

Symfony Messenger async processing — message queues, retry strategies, failure transport, Symfony Scheduler, idempotency patterns, background jobs. Triggers on: messenger, async, queue, retry, scheduler, background job, worker, transport, message queue, cron, scheduled task

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Symfony Messenger & Async Processing

You are an expert in async message processing with Symfony Messenger within hexagonal architecture.

When to Activate

  • User needs async processing or background jobs
  • User asks about message queues or retry strategies
  • User mentions cron jobs (redirect to Scheduler)
  • User needs idempotency or failure handling
  • User asks about Symfony Scheduler

Core Principle: No Cron Jobs

Never use raw cron. Always use:

  • Symfony Messenger for async message processing
  • Symfony Scheduler for recurring tasks

Async Command Pattern

php
// The command is the same — async is a routing concern, not a code concern
namespace App\Application\Report\Command;

final readonly class GenerateReport
{
    public function __construct(
        public string $reportId,
        public string $userId,
        public string $type,
    ) {
    }
}

// Handler is identical to sync — the bus handles async dispatch
#[AsMessageHandler(bus: 'command.bus')]
final readonly class GenerateReportHandler
{
    public function __invoke(GenerateReport $command): void
    {
        // Long-running operation
    }
}
yaml
# Route to async transport
framework:
    messenger:
        routing:
            'App\Application\Report\Command\GenerateReport': async

Idempotency

Every async handler MUST be idempotent — safe to retry:

php
#[AsMessageHandler(bus: 'command.bus')]
final readonly class ProcessPaymentHandler
{
    public function __construct(
        private PaymentRepositoryInterface $paymentRepository,
        private PaymentGatewayInterface $paymentGateway,
    ) {
    }

    public function __invoke(ProcessPayment $command): void
    {
        // Check if already processed (idempotency)
        $existing = $this->paymentRepository->findByIdempotencyKey($command->idempotencyKey);
        if ($existing !== null) {
            return; // Already processed, skip
        }

        // Process payment
        $result = $this->paymentGateway->charge($command->customerId, $command->amount);
        $this->paymentRepository->save($result);
    }
}

References

See references/ for detailed guides:

  • messenger-config.md — Full Messenger YAML configuration
  • idempotency-patterns.md — Idempotency key strategies
  • scheduler-patterns.md — Symfony Scheduler setup and patterns

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