# Distributed scripting

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/distributed-scripting/63320>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [June 14, 2006, 7:19am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/distributed-scripting/63320 "2006-06-14T07:19:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Tanushree\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/b5ac83/32.png) [@Tanushree\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Tanushree_B)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2006, 7:19am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/distributed-scripting/63320/1 "2006-06-14T07:19:33Z")

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Hi All,

Is it possible to run ruby test scripts simultaneously on diffrent  
machines.  
If possible then how?Means i want to know does it support distributed  
scripting.

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**Author:** ![Tanushree\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/b5ac83/32.png) [@Tanushree\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Tanushree_B)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2006, 7:29am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/distributed-scripting/63320/2 "2006-06-14T07:29:21Z")

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On 6/13/06, Tanushree B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Hi All,
> 
> Is it possible to run ruby test scripts simultaneously on diffrent machines.  
> If possible then how?Means i want to know does it support distributed  
> scripting.

Not entirely sure what you’re getting at: Do you want to run the same  
script on many machines in parallel? If you want to use a cluster  
check out Ara Howard’s rq:  
[http://www.codeforpeople.com/lib/ruby/rq/](http://www.codeforpeople.com/lib/ruby/rq/)

Maybe you want a distributed object system. If that’s the case, have  
a look at drb.

Phil

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**Author:** ![Tanushree\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/b5ac83/32.png) [@Tanushree\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Tanushree_B)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2006, 8:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/distributed-scripting/63320/3 "2006-06-14T08:18:55Z")

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Hi,  
I want something that can execute a number of different test  
scripts  
simultaneously on networked computers,and can control the execution  
of those tests scripts from single computer.  
I wanted to know is there anything using ruby n watir so that test  
scripts  
can be assigned to multiple computers.I think its a more a Watir  
question.

Thanks in advance  
Tanushree

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**Author:** ![Tanushree\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/b5ac83/32.png) [@Tanushree\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Tanushree_B)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2006, 8:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/distributed-scripting/63320/4 "2006-06-14T08:28:08Z")

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On 6/13/06, Tanushree B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Hi,  
> I want something that can execute a number of different test scripts  
> simultaneously on networked computers,and can control the execution  
> of those tests scripts from single computer.  
> I wanted to know is there anything using ruby n watir so that test scripts  
> can be assigned to multiple computers.I think its a more a Watir question.

There used to be something called TaskMaster which I created for doing  
that very thing. However, I doubt it works with Ruby 1.8.x and it’s  
been years since I even looked at it. But it did use drb to  
distribute tests to many different computers.

Phil