Rake task to restart Sidekiq process

	# Usage: bundle exec rake sidekiq:restart RAILS_ENV=<environment name>
	namespace :sidekiq do
	sidekiq_pid_file = Rails.root+'tmp/pids/sidekiq.pid'
	desc "Sidekiq stop"
	task :stop do
	puts "#### Trying to stop Sidekiq Now !!! ####"
	if File.exist?(sidekiq_pid_file)
	puts "Stopping sidekiq now #PID-#{File.readlines(sidekiq_pid_file).first}..."
	system "sidekiqctl stop tmp/pids/sidekiq.pid" # stops sidekiq process here
	else
	puts "--- Sidekiq Not Running !!!"
	end
	end
	desc "Sidekiq start"
	task :start do
	puts "Starting Sidekiq..."
	system "bundle exec sidekiq -e#{Rails.env} -C config/sidekiq.yml -P tmp/pids/sidekiq.pid -d -L log/sidekiq.log" # starts sidekiq process here
	sleep(2)
	puts "Sidekiq started #PID-#{File.readlines(sidekiq_pid_file).first}."
	end
	desc "Sidekiq restart"
	task :restart do
	puts "#### Trying to restart Sidekiq Now !!! ####"
	Rake::Task['sidekiq:stop'].invoke
	Rake::Task['sidekiq:start'].invoke
	puts "#### Sidekiq restarted successfully !!! ####"
	end
	end

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