callbacks for catching errors on the worker

lib/postal/job.rb

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ module Postal
     def initialize(id, params = {})
       @id = id
       @params = params.with_indifferent_access
+      on_initialize
     end
 
     def id
@@ -15,6 +16,15 @@ module Postal
       @params || {}
     end
 
+    def on_initialize
+      # Called whenever the class is initialized. Can be overriden.
+    end
+
+    def on_error(exception)
+      # Called if there's an exception while processing the perform block.
+      # Receives the exception.
+    end
+
     def perform
     end
 

lib/postal/worker.rb

@@ -54,13 +54,14 @@ module Postal
             klass = message['class_name'].constantize.new(message['id'], message['params'])
             klass.perform
           rescue => e
-            if defined?(Raven)
+            klass.on_error(e) if defined?(klass)
-              Raven.capture_exception(e, :extra => {:job_id => message['id']})
-            end
             logger.warn "[#{message['id']}] \e[31m#{e.class}: #{e.message}\e[0m"
             e.backtrace.each do |line|
               logger.warn "[#{message['id']}]    " + line
             end
+            if defined?(Raven)
+              Raven.capture_exception(e, :extra => {:job_id => message['id']})
+            end
           ensure
             logger.info "[#{message['id']}] Finished processing \e[34m#{message['class_name']}\e[0m job in #{Time.now - start_time}s"
           end