def clear_jobs(self):
"""Clear current Job queue and start fresh."""
if self._jobs.empty():
# Guards against getting stuck waiting for self._mutex when
# thread is waiting for self._jobs to not be empty.
return
with self._mutex:
self._cleared = True
self._jobs = PriorityQueue()
def __init__(self, bot):
"""Requires bot as argument for logging."""
threading.Thread.__init__(self)
self.bot = bot
self._jobs = PriorityQueue()
# While PriorityQueue it self is thread safe, this mutex is needed
# to stop old jobs being put into new queue after clearing the
# queue.
self._mutex = threading.Lock()
# self.cleared is used for more fine grained locking.
self._cleared = False
