def create_event_fires(event_id):
# get a lock
r = get_redis_connection()
key = "event_fires_event_%d" % event_id
with r.lock(key, timeout=300):
try:
with transaction.atomic():
event = CampaignEvent.objects.filter(pk=event_id).first()
if event:
EventFire.do_create_eventfires_for_event(event)
except Exception as e: # pragma: no cover
# requeue our task to try again in five minutes
create_event_fires(event_id).delay(countdown=60 * 5)
# bubble up the exception so sentry sees it
raise e
