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+
+
+create or replace function pgq.force_tick(i_queue_name text)
+returns bigint as $$
+-- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- Function: pgq.force_tick(2)
+--
+-- Simulate lots of events happening to force ticker to tick.
+--
+-- Should be called in loop, with some delay until last tick
+-- changes or too much time is passed.
+--
+-- Such function is needed because paraller calls o ticker() are
+-- dangerous, and cannot be protected with locks as snapshot
+-- is taken before.
+--
+-- Parameters:
+-- i_queue_name - Name of the queue
+--
+-- Returns:
+-- Currently last tick id.
+-- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+declare
+ q record;
+ t record;
+begin
+ -- bump seq and get queue id
+ select queue_id,
+ setval(queue_event_seq, nextval(queue_event_seq)
+ + queue_tick_max_count * 2) as tmp
+ into q from pgq.queue;
+ where queue_name = i_queue_name
+ and not queue_external_ticker;
+ if not found then
+ raise exception 'queue not found or ticks not allowed';
+ end if;
+
+ -- return last tick id
+ select tick_id into t from pgq.tick
+ where tick_queue = q.queue_id
+ order by tick_queue desc, tick_id desc limit 1;
+
+ return t.tick_id;
+end;
+$$ language plpgsql security definer;
+