/** * Get the next item in the queue * * @return Irc_waiting_message Next message if there is one */ public static function top() { $wm = new Irc_waiting_message(); $wm->orderBy('prioritise DESC, created'); $wm->whereAdd('claimed is null'); $wm->limit(1); $cnt = $wm->find(true); if ($cnt) { // XXX: potential race condition // can we force it to only update if claimed is still null // (or old)? common_log(LOG_INFO, 'claiming IRC waiting message id = ' . $wm->id); $orig = clone $wm; $wm->claimed = common_sql_now(); $result = $wm->update($orig); if ($result) { common_log(LOG_INFO, 'claim succeeded.'); return $wm; } else { common_log(LOG_INFO, 'claim failed.'); } } $wm = null; return null; }