📅 2024-09-30 — Session: Troubleshooting and Evaluating Google Cloud Pub/Sub

🕒 04:20–05:25
🏷️ Labels: Gmail, Google Cloud, Pub/Sub, Troubleshooting, Messaging
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM

Session Goal

The session aimed to troubleshoot Gmail authentication errors and evaluate the use of Google Cloud Pub/Sub for current and future needs.

Key Activities

  • Troubleshooting Gmail Authentication Errors: Addressed common causes and solutions for Gmail authentication errors.
  • Google Cloud Pub/Sub: Viewed published messages, set up subscriptions, and troubleshot message consumption using Python scripts.
  • Evaluation of GCP Pub/Sub: Assessed the necessity of GCP Pub/Sub for current requirements and explored alternatives for simpler use cases.
  • Explored Alternatives: Considered other messaging systems like Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, and Redis for publish/subscribe architectures.

Achievements

  • Identified and addressed potential issues in Gmail authentication.
  • Successfully set up and troubleshot Google Cloud Pub/Sub messaging services.
  • Evaluated the benefits of GCP Pub/Sub for productivity management and explored simpler alternatives.

Pending Tasks

  • Further exploration of alternatives to GCP Pub/Sub for specific use cases.
  • Implementation of a scalable distributed architecture for data streams as outlined in the session.

Conclusion

The session was productive in addressing immediate troubleshooting needs and evaluating strategic tools for messaging and productivity management.