pglistend: Lightweight PostgreSQL LISTEN Daemon
pglistend is a lightweight daemon designed to leverage PostgreSQL's LISTEN/NOTIFY mechanism, enabling seamless background processing for real-time event handling. It allows developers to easily listen to database notifications on specified channels and execute custom scripts in response, making it an ideal solution for applications requiring instantaneous updates and event-driven architectures.
Features
Runs as a background process, listening on configurable PostgreSQL channels.
Customizable actions upon receiving notifications, enabling tailored responses.
Integrates with systemd for easy management and monitoring.
Logs all events to syslog, with support for viewing logs via journalctl.
Simple installation and setup via npm, with options for curl-based execution.