send_stop_job_command (#1376)

* Added send_stop_job_command().

* send_stop_job_command now accepts just connection and job_id

* Document send_job_job_command

* Updated test coverage

docs/docs/workers.md

@@ -409,3 +409,16 @@ for worker in workers:
    if worker.state = WorkerStatus.BUSY:
       send_kill_horse_command(redis, worker.name)
 ```
+
+_New in version 1.7.0._
+* `send_stop_job_command()`: tells worker to stop a job.
+
+```python
+from redis import Redis
+from rq.command import send_stop_job_command
+
+redis = Redis()
+
+# This will raise an exception if job is invalid or not currently executing
+send_stop_job_command(redis, job_id)
+```

rq/command.py

@@ -1,13 +1,20 @@
 import json
+import os
+import signal
+
+from rq.exceptions import InvalidJobOperation
+from rq.job import Job
 
 
 PUBSUB_CHANNEL_TEMPLATE = 'rq:pubsub:%s'
 
 
-def send_command(redis, worker_name, command):
-    """Use Redis' pubsub mechanism to send a command"""
+def send_command(connection, worker_name, command, **kwargs):
+    """Use connection' pubsub mechanism to send a command"""
     payload = {'command': command}
-    redis.publish(PUBSUB_CHANNEL_TEMPLATE % worker_name, json.dumps(payload))
+    if kwargs:
+        payload.update(kwargs)
+    connection.publish(PUBSUB_CHANNEL_TEMPLATE % worker_name, json.dumps(payload))
 
 
 def parse_payload(payload):
@@ -15,11 +22,56 @@ def parse_payload(payload):
     return json.loads(payload.get('data').decode())
 
 
-def send_shutdown_command(redis, worker_name):
+def send_shutdown_command(connection, worker_name):
     """Send shutdown command"""
-    send_command(redis, worker_name, 'shutdown')
+    send_command(connection, worker_name, 'shutdown')
 
 
-def send_kill_horse_command(redis, worker_name):
+def send_kill_horse_command(connection, worker_name):
     """Tell worker to kill it's horse"""
-    send_command(redis, worker_name, 'kill-horse')
+    send_command(connection, worker_name, 'kill-horse')
+
+
+def send_stop_job_command(connection, job_id):
+    """Instruct a worker to stop a job"""
+    job = Job.fetch(job_id, connection=connection)
+    if not job.worker_name:
+        raise InvalidJobOperation('Job is not currently executing')
+    send_command(connection, job.worker_name, 'stop-job', job_id=job_id)
+
+
+def handle_command(worker, payload):
+    """Parses payload and routes commands"""
+    if payload['command'] == 'stop-job':
+        handle_stop_job_command(worker, payload)
+    elif payload['command'] == 'shutdown':
+        handle_shutdown_command(worker)
+    elif payload['command'] == 'kill-horse':
+        handle_kill_worker_command(worker, payload)
+
+
+def handle_shutdown_command(worker):
+    """Perform shutdown command"""
+    worker.log.info('Received shutdown command, sending SIGINT signal.')
+    pid = os.getpid()
+    os.kill(pid, signal.SIGINT)
+
+
+def handle_kill_worker_command(worker, payload):
+    """Stops work horse"""
+    worker.log.info('Received kill horse command.')
+    if worker.horse_pid:
+        worker.log.info('Kiling horse...')
+        worker.kill_horse()
+    else:
+        worker.log.info('Worker is not working, kill horse command ignored')
+
+
+def handle_stop_job_command(worker, payload):
+    """Handles stop job command"""
+    job_id = payload.get('job_id')
+    worker.log.debug('Received command to stop job %s', job_id)
+    if job_id and worker.get_current_job_id() == job_id:
+        worker.kill_horse()
+    else:
+        worker.log.info('Not working on job %s, command ignored.', job_id)

rq/job.py

@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ def truncate_long_string(data, maxlen=75):
     """ Truncates strings longer than maxlen
     """
     return (data[:maxlen] + '...') if len(data) > maxlen else data
-	
+
+
 def cancel_job(job_id, connection=None):
     """Cancels the job with the given job ID, preventing execution.  Discards
     any job info (i.e. it can't be requeued later).

rq/worker.py

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ except ImportError:
 from redis import WatchError
 
 from . import worker_registration
-from .command import parse_payload, PUBSUB_CHANNEL_TEMPLATE
+from .command import parse_payload, PUBSUB_CHANNEL_TEMPLATE, handle_command
 from .compat import as_text, string_types, text_type
 from .connections import get_current_connection, push_connection, pop_connection
 
@@ -1071,18 +1071,10 @@ class Worker(object):
         return False
 
     def handle_payload(self, message):
+        """Handle external commands"""
+        self.log.debug('Received message: %s', message)
         payload = parse_payload(message)
-        if payload['command'] == 'shutdown':
-            self.log.info('Received shutdown command, sending SIGINT signal.')
-            pid = os.getpid()
-            os.kill(pid, signal.SIGINT)
-        elif payload['command'] == 'kill-horse':
-            self.log.info('Received kill horse command.')
-            if self.horse_pid:
-                self.log.info('Kiling horse...')
-                self.kill_horse()
-            else:
-                self.log.info('Worker is not working, ignoring kill horse command')
+        handle_command(self, payload)
 
 
 class SimpleWorker(Worker):

tests/test_commands.py

@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ from tests import RQTestCase
 from tests.fixtures import long_running_job
 
 from rq import Queue, Worker
-from rq.command import send_command, send_kill_horse_command, send_shutdown_command
+from rq.command import send_command, send_kill_horse_command, send_shutdown_command, send_stop_job_command
+from rq.exceptions import InvalidJobOperation, NoSuchJobError
+from rq.worker import WorkerStatus
 
 
 class TestCommands(RQTestCase):
@@ -42,4 +44,54 @@ class TestCommands(RQTestCase):
         worker.work(burst=True)
         p.join(1)
         job.refresh()
-        self.assertTrue(job.id in queue.failed_job_registry)
+        self.assertTrue(job.id in queue.failed_job_registry)
+
+        def start_work():
+            worker.work()
+
+        p = Process(target=start_work)
+        p.start()
+        p.join(2)
+
+        send_kill_horse_command(connection, worker.name)
+        worker.refresh()
+        # Since worker is not busy, command will be ignored
+        self.assertEqual(worker.get_state(), WorkerStatus.IDLE)
+        send_shutdown_command(connection, worker.name)
+
+    def test_stop_job_command(self):
+        """Ensure that stop_job command works properly."""
+
+        connection = self.testconn
+        queue = Queue('foo', connection=connection)
+        job = queue.enqueue(long_running_job, 3)
+        worker = Worker('foo', connection=connection)
+
+        # If job is not executing, an error is raised
+        with self.assertRaises(InvalidJobOperation):
+            send_stop_job_command(connection, job_id=job.id)
+
+        # An exception is raised if job ID is invalid        
+        with self.assertRaises(NoSuchJobError):
+            send_stop_job_command(connection, job_id='1')
+
+        def start_work():
+            worker.work(burst=True)
+
+        p = Process(target=start_work)
+        p.start()
+        p.join(1)
+
+        time.sleep(0.1)
+
+        send_command(connection, worker.name, 'stop-job', job_id=1)
+        time.sleep(0.25)
+        # Worker still working due to job_id mismatch
+        worker.refresh()
+        self.assertEqual(worker.get_state(), WorkerStatus.BUSY)
+
+        send_stop_job_command(connection, job_id=job.id)
+        time.sleep(0.25)
+        # Worker has stopped working        
+        worker.refresh()
+        self.assertEqual(worker.get_state(), WorkerStatus.IDLE)