Add a saver class and thread

app/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/infra_manager/inventory/collector.rb

@@ -2,25 +2,31 @@ class ManageIQ::Providers::Vmware::InfraManager::Inventory::Collector
   include PropertyCollector
   include Vmdb::Logging
 
-  def initialize(ems, run_once: false)
+  def initialize(ems, run_once: false, threaded: true)
     @ems             = ems
     @inventory_cache = ems.class::Inventory::Cache.new
     @run_once        = run_once
+    @saver           = ems.class::Inventory::Saver.new(threaded: threaded)
 
     self.exit_requested = false
   end
 
   def run
+    _log.info("Monitor updates thread started")
+
+    saver.start_thread
+
     until exit_requested
       monitor_updates
-      break if run_once
     end
 
-    _log.info("Exiting...")
+    saver.stop_thread
+
+    _log.info("Monitor updates thread exited")
   end
 
   def stop
-    _log.info("Exit request received...")
+    _log.info("Monitor updates thread exiting...")
     self.exit_requested = true
   end
 
@@ -33,7 +39,7 @@ def monitor_updates
 
   private
 
-  attr_reader   :ems, :inventory_cache, :run_once
+  attr_reader   :ems, :inventory_cache, :run_once, :saver
   attr_accessor :exit_requested
 
   def connect
@@ -115,7 +121,8 @@ def wait_for_updates(vim)
 
       next if update_set.truncated
 
-      ManagerRefresh::SaveInventory.save_inventory(ems, persister.inventory_collections)
+      save_inventory(persister)
+
       persister = nil
       parser = nil
 
@@ -163,4 +170,8 @@ def process_object_update_modify(obj, change_set, _missing_set = [])
   def process_object_update_leave(obj)
     inventory_cache.delete_object(obj.class.wsdl_name, obj._ref)
   end
+
+  def save_inventory(persister)
+    saver.queue_save_inventory(persister)
+  end
 end

app/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/infra_manager/inventory/saver.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+class ManageIQ::Providers::Vmware::InfraManager::Inventory::Saver
+  include Vmdb::Logging
+
+  def initialize(threaded: true)
+    @join_limit  = 30
+    @queue       = Queue.new
+    @should_exit = false
+    @threaded    = threaded
+    @thread      = nil
+  end
+
+  def start_thread
+    return unless threaded
+
+    @thread = Thread.new do
+      saver_thread
+      _log.info("Save inventory thread exiting")
+    end
+
+    _log.info("Save inventory thread started")
+  end
+
+  def stop_thread(wait: true)
+    return unless threaded
+
+    _log.info("Save inventory thread stopping...")
+
+    @should_exit = true
+    join_thread if wait
+  end
+
+  def queue_save_inventory(persister)
+    if threaded
+      ensure_saver_thread
+      queue.push(persister)
+    else
+      save_inventory(persister)
+    end
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  attr_reader :join_limit, :queue, :should_exit, :thread, :threaded
+
+  def saver_thread
+    loop do
+      while (persister = dequeue)
+        save_inventory(persister)
+      end
+
+      break if should_exit
+
+      sleep(5)
+    end
+  rescue => err
+    _log.warn(err)
+    _log.log_backtrace(err)
+  end
+
+  def join_thread
+    return unless thread&.alive?
+
+    unless thread.join(join_limit)
+      thread.kill
+    end
+  end
+
+  def ensure_saver_thread
+    return if thread&.alive?
+
+    _log.warn("Save inventory thread exited, restarting")
+    start_thread
+  end
+
+  def dequeue
+    queue.deq(:non_block => true)
+  rescue ThreadError
+  end
+
+  def save_inventory(persister)
+    ems = persister.manager
+    inventory = persister.inventory_collections
+
+    ManagerRefresh::SaveInventory.save_inventory(ems, inventory)
+  end
+end

spec/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/infra_manager/inventory/collector_spec.rb

@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@
       ems.update_authentication(:default => {:userid => username, :password => password})
     end
   end
-  let(:collector) { described_class.new(ems, :run_once => true) }
+  let(:collector) { described_class.new(ems, :run_once => true, :threaded => false) }
 
   context "#wait_for_updates" do
     it "Performs a full refresh" do
       2.times do
         # All VIM API calls go to uri https://hostname/sdk so we have to match on the body
         VCR.use_cassette(described_class.name.underscore, :match_requests_on => [:body]) do
-          collector.run
+          collector.monitor_updates
 
           ems.reload