Fix: Reports run synchronously on Render free tier

CELERY_TASK_ALWAYS_EAGER=True in prod so reports execute immediately without Redis

Author: AhmadMWaddah

config/settings/prod.py

@@ -95,13 +95,8 @@
     LOGGING["root"]["level"] = "WARNING"
     LOGGING["loggers"]["django"]["level"] = "INFO"
 
-try:
-    CELERY_TASK_ALWAYS_EAGER = False
-    CELERY_TASK_EAGER_PROPAGATES = False
-    CELERY_WORKER_PREFETCH_MULTIPLIER = 1
-    CELERY_WORKER_CONCURRENCY = 4
-except Exception:
-    pass
+CELERY_TASK_ALWAYS_EAGER = True
+CELERY_TASK_EAGER_PROPAGATES = True
 
 STATICFILES_STORAGE = "whitenoise.storage.CompressedManifestStaticFilesStorage"
 

reporting/views.py

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 - Section 15.8: Reporting must align with Architecture targets
 """
 
+from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib import messages
 from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
 from django.db import models
@@ -83,15 +84,24 @@ def request_report(request):
     if report_type == ReportJob.ReportType.INVENTORY_VALUATION:
         from reporting.tasks import generate_inventory_valuation_report
 
-        generate_inventory_valuation_report.delay(job.id)
+        if getattr(settings, "CELERY_TASK_ALWAYS_EAGER", False):
+            generate_inventory_valuation_report(job.id)
+        else:
+            generate_inventory_valuation_report.delay(job.id)
     elif report_type == ReportJob.ReportType.SALES_SUMMARY:
         from reporting.tasks import generate_sales_summary_report
 
-        generate_sales_summary_report.delay(job.id)
+        if getattr(settings, "CELERY_TASK_ALWAYS_EAGER", False):
+            generate_sales_summary_report(job.id)
+        else:
+            generate_sales_summary_report.delay(job.id)
     elif report_type == ReportJob.ReportType.STOCK_MOVEMENT:
         from reporting.tasks import generate_stock_movement_report
 
-        generate_stock_movement_report.delay(job.id)
+        if getattr(settings, "CELERY_TASK_ALWAYS_EAGER", False):
+            generate_stock_movement_report(job.id)
+        else:
+            generate_stock_movement_report.delay(job.id)
 
     messages.success(request, f"Report requested: {job.get_report_type_display()}")