rq/bin/rqworker

#!/usr/bin/env python
import optparse
from rq import use_redis, Queue, Worker


def parse_args():
    parser = optparse.OptionParser()
    parser.add_option('-b', '--burst', dest='burst',
            action='store_true', default=False,
            help='Run in burst mode (quit after all work is done).')
    parser.add_option('-n', '--name', dest='name',
            action='store', type='string', default=None,
            help='Specify a different name.')
    opts, args = parser.parse_args()
    return (opts, args, parser)

def main():
    opts, args, parser = parse_args()

    use_redis()

    if len(args) == 0:
        # Use the default queue
        queues = [Queue()]
    else:
        queues = map(Queue, args)

    w = Worker(queues, name=opts.name)
    if opts.burst:
        w.work_burst()
    else:
        w.work()

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()