# kojin
[](https://crates.io/crates/kojin)
[](https://docs.rs/kojin)
[](LICENSE-MIT)
Async distributed task queue for Rust — the equivalent of [Celery](https://docs.celeryq.dev/) / [Dramatiq](https://dramatiq.io/) (Python), [BullMQ](https://bullmq.io/) (Node.js), [Sidekiq](https://sidekiq.org/) (Ruby), and [Machinery](https://github.com/RichardKnop/machinery) (Go).
## Features
- **Async-first** — built on Tokio, designed for `async`/`await` from the ground up
- **`#[kojin::task]`** — proc-macro to define tasks from plain async functions
- **Pluggable broker** — trait-based broker abstraction (Redis included, bring your own)
- **Middleware** — composable pre/post-execution hooks (tracing, metrics, custom)
- **Graceful shutdown** — cooperative cancellation via `CancellationToken`
- **Weighted queues** — prioritize work across multiple queues
- **Configurable retries** — per-task retry limits with backoff strategies
## Quick Start
Add to your `Cargo.toml`:
```toml
[dependencies]
kojin = "0.1"
tokio = { version = "1", features = ["full"] }
serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
async-trait = "0.1"
```
Define a task, enqueue it, and run a worker:
```rust
use async_trait::async_trait;
use kojin::{Broker, KojinBuilder, MemoryBroker, Task, TaskContext, TaskMessage, TaskResult};
use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
struct SendEmail {
to: String,
subject: String,
}
#[async_trait]
impl Task for SendEmail {
const NAME: &'static str = "send_email";
const QUEUE: &'static str = "emails";
const MAX_RETRIES: u32 = 3;
type Output = String;
async fn run(&self, _ctx: &TaskContext) -> TaskResult<Self::Output> {
println!("Sending email to {}", self.to);
Ok(format!("Email sent to {}", self.to))
}
}
#[tokio::main]
async fn main() {
let broker = MemoryBroker::new();
// Enqueue a task
let msg = TaskMessage::new(
"send_email",
"emails",
serde_json::to_value(&SendEmail {
to: "user@example.com".into(),
subject: "Hello!".into(),
}).unwrap(),
);
broker.enqueue(msg).await.unwrap();
// Build and run worker
let worker = KojinBuilder::new(broker)
.register_task::<SendEmail>()
.concurrency(4)
.queues(vec!["emails".into()])
.build();
worker.run().await;
}
```
## Crate Architecture
| [`kojin`](https://crates.io/crates/kojin) | Facade crate — re-exports everything, provides `KojinBuilder` |
| [`kojin-core`](https://crates.io/crates/kojin-core) | Core traits (`Task`, `Broker`, `Middleware`), worker runtime, types |
| [`kojin-macros`](https://crates.io/crates/kojin-macros) | `#[kojin::task]` proc-macro |
| [`kojin-redis`](https://crates.io/crates/kojin-redis) | Redis broker backend via `deadpool-redis` |
## License
Licensed under either of [Apache License, Version 2.0](LICENSE-APACHE) or [MIT License](LICENSE-MIT) at your option.