API

flask_rq2.app

The core interface of Flask-RQ2.

class flask_rq2.app.RQ(app=None, default_timeout=None, is_async=None, **kwargs)

The main RQ object to be used in user apps.

__init__(app=None, default_timeout=None, is_async=None, **kwargs)

Initialize the RQ interface.

Parameters:
  • app (flask.Flask) – Flask application
  • default_timeout (int) – The default timeout in seconds to use for jobs, defaults to RQ’s default of 180 seconds per job
  • is_async (bool) – Whether or not to run jobs asynchronously or in-process, defaults to True
default_queue = 'default'

Name of the default queue.

default_result_ttl = 500

The fallback default result TTL.

New in version 17.1.

redis_url = 'redis://localhost:6379/0'

The DSN (URL) of the Redis connection.

Changed in version 17.1: Renamed from url to redis_url.

connection_class = 'redis.StrictRedis'

The Redis client class to use.

New in version 17.1.

queues = ['default']

List of queue names for RQ to work on.

queue_class = 'rq.queue.Queue'

Dotted import path to RQ Queue class to use as base class.

Changed in version 17.1: Renamed from queue_path to queue_class.

worker_class = 'rq.worker.Worker'

Dotted import path to RQ Workers class to use as base class.

Changed in version 17.1: Renamed from worker_path to worker_class.

job_class = 'flask_rq2.job.FlaskJob'

Dotted import path to RQ Job class to use as base class.

Changed in version 17.1: Renamed from job_path to job_class.

scheduler_class = 'flask_rq2.scheduler.FlaskScheduler'

Dotted import path to RQ Scheduler class.

Changed in version 17.1: Renamed from scheduler_path to scheduler_class.

Changed in version 18.0: Changed to use own scheduler class.

scheduler_queue = 'default'

Name of RQ queue to schedule jobs in by rq-scheduler.

scheduler_interval = 60

Time in seconds the scheduler checks for scheduled jobs periodicically.

functions_class = 'flask_rq2.functions.JobFunctions'

The default job functions class.

Changed in version 17.1: Renamed from functions_path to functions_class. Moved from flask_rq2.helpers.JobFunctions to

default_timeout = 180

The fallback default timeout value.

init_app(app)

Initialize the app, e.g. can be used if factory pattern is used.

init_cli(app)

Initialize the Flask CLI support in case it was enabled for the app.

Works with both Flask>=1.0’s CLI support as well as the backport in the Flask-CLI package for Flask<1.0.

exception_handler(callback)

Decorator to add an exception handler to the worker, e.g.:

rq = RQ()

@rq.exception_handler
def my_custom_handler(job, *exc_info):
    # do custom things here
    ...
job(func_or_queue=None, timeout=None, result_ttl=None, ttl=None, depends_on=None, at_front=None, meta=None, description=None)

Decorator to mark functions for queuing via RQ, e.g.:

rq = RQ()

@rq.job
def add(x, y):
    return x + y

or:

@rq.job(timeout=60, result_ttl=60 * 60)
def add(x, y):
    return x + y

Adds various functions to the job as documented in JobFunctions.

Changed in version 18.0: Adds depends_on, at_front, meta and description parameters.

Parameters:
  • queue (str) – Name of the queue to add job to, defaults to flask_rq2.app.RQ.default_queue.
  • timeout (int) – The maximum runtime in seconds of the job before it’s considered ‘lost’, defaults to 180.
  • result_ttl (int) – Time to persist the job results in Redis, in seconds.
  • ttl (int) – The maximum queued time of the job before it’ll be cancelled.
  • depends_on (FlaskJob or str) – A job instance or id that the new job depends on.
  • at_front (bool) – Whether or not the job is queued in front of all other enqueued jobs.
  • meta (dict) – Additional meta data about the job.
  • description (str) – Description of the job.
get_scheduler(interval=None, queue=None)

When installed returns a rq_scheduler.Scheduler instance to schedule job execution, e.g.:

scheduler = rq.get_scheduler(interval=10)
Parameters:
  • interval (int) – Time in seconds of the periodic check for scheduled jobs.
  • queue (str) – Name of the queue to enqueue in, defaults to scheduler_queue.
get_queue(name=None)

Returns an RQ queue instance with the given name, e.g.:

default_queue = rq.get_queue()
low_queue = rq.get_queue('low')
Parameters:name (str) – Name of the queue to return, defaults to default_queue.
Returns:An RQ queue instance.
Return type:rq.queue.Queue
get_worker(*queues)

Returns an RQ worker instance for the given queue names, e.g.:

configured_worker = rq.get_worker()
default_worker = rq.get_worker('default')
default_low_worker = rq.get_worker('default', 'low')
Parameters:*queues – Names of queues the worker should act on, falls back to the configured queues.

flask_rq2.cli

Support for the Click based Flask CLI via Flask-CLI.

flask_rq2.cli.empty(*args, **kwargs)

Empty given queues.

flask_rq2.cli.info(*args, **kwargs)

RQ command-line monitor.

flask_rq2.cli.requeue(*args, **kwargs)

Requeue failed jobs.

flask_rq2.cli.resume(*args, **kwargs)

Resumes all workers.

flask_rq2.cli.scheduler(*args, **kwargs)

Periodically checks for scheduled jobs.

flask_rq2.cli.shared_options(rq)

Default class options to pass to the CLI commands.

flask_rq2.cli.suspend(*args, **kwargs)

Suspends all workers.

flask_rq2.cli.worker(*args, **kwargs)

Starts an RQ worker.

flask_rq2.functions

class flask_rq2.functions.JobFunctions(rq, wrapped, queue_name, timeout, result_ttl, ttl, depends_on, at_front, meta, description)

Some helper functions that are added to a function decorated with a job() decorator.

functions = ['queue', 'schedule', 'cron']

the methods to add to jobs automatically

queue(*args, **kwargs)

A function to queue a RQ job, e.g.:

@rq.job(timeout=60)
def add(x, y):
    return x + y

add.queue(1, 2, timeout=30)
Parameters:
  • *args – The positional arguments to pass to the queued job.
  • **kwargs – The keyword arguments to pass to the queued job.
  • queue (str) – Name of the queue to queue in, defaults to queue of of job or default_queue.
  • timeout (int) – The job timeout in seconds. If not provided uses the job’s timeout or default_timeout.
  • description (str) – Description of the job.
  • result_ttl (int) – The result TTL in seconds. If not provided uses the job’s result TTL or default_result_ttl.
  • ttl (int) – The job TTL in seconds. If not provided uses the job’s TTL or no TTL at all.
  • depends_on (FlaskJob or str) – A job instance or id that the new job depends on.
  • job_id (str) – A custom ID for the new job. Defaults to an UUID.
  • at_front (bool) – Whether or not the job is queued in front of all other enqueued jobs.
  • meta (dict) – Additional meta data about the job.
Returns:

An RQ job instance.

Return type:

FlaskJob

schedule(time_or_delta, *args, **kwargs)

A function to schedule running a RQ job at a given time or after a given timespan:

@rq.job
def add(x, y):
    return x + y

add.schedule(timedelta(hours=2), 1, 2, timeout=10)
add.schedule(datetime(2016, 12, 31, 23, 59, 59), 1, 2)
add.schedule(timedelta(days=14), 1, 2, repeat=1)
Parameters:
  • *args – The positional arguments to pass to the queued job.
  • **kwargs – The keyword arguments to pass to the queued job.
  • queue (str) – Name of the queue to queue in, defaults to queue of of job or default_queue.
  • timeout (int) – The job timeout in seconds. If not provided uses the job’s timeout or default_timeout.
  • description (str) – Description of the job.
  • result_ttl (int) – The result TTL in seconds. If not provided uses the job’s result TTL or default_result_ttl.
  • ttl (int) – The job TTL in seconds. If not provided uses the job’s TTL or no TTL at all.
  • repeat (int) – The number of times the job needs to be repeatedly queued. Requires setting the interval parameter.
  • interval (int) – The interval of repetition as defined by the repeat parameter in seconds.
  • job_id (str) – A custom ID for the new job. Defaults to a UUID.
Returns:

An RQ job instance.

Return type:

FlaskJob

cron(pattern, name, *args, **kwargs)

A function to setup a RQ job as a cronjob:

@rq.job('low', timeout=60)
def add(x, y):
    return x + y

add.cron('* * * * *', 'add-some-numbers', 1, 2, timeout=10)
Parameters:
  • *args – The positional arguments to pass to the queued job.
  • **kwargs – The keyword arguments to pass to the queued job.
  • pattern (str) – A Crontab pattern.
  • name (str) – The name of the cronjob.
  • queue (str) – Name of the queue to queue in, defaults to queue of of job or default_queue.
  • timeout (int) – The job timeout in seconds. If not provided uses the job’s timeout or default_timeout.
  • description (str) – Description of the job.
  • repeat (int) – The number of times the job needs to be repeatedly queued via the cronjob. Take care only using this for cronjob that don’t already repeat themselves natively due to their crontab.
Returns:

An RQ job instance.

Return type:

FlaskJob

flask_rq2.job

The Flask application aware RQ job class.

class flask_rq2.job.FlaskJob(*args, **kwargs)

The RQ Job class that is capable to running with a Flask app context. This requires setting the FLASK_APP environment variable.