Release v1.8.0

* move timeout function to class to allow customization

* format

* fix format

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -26,25 +26,31 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: [ "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12" ]
-        django: [ "4.2", "5.0", "5.1"]
+        python-version:
+        - "3.9"
+        - "3.10"
+        - "3.11"
+        - "3.12"
+        django:
+        - "4.2"
+        - "5.0"
+        - "5.1"
+        - "5.2"
         exclude:
-          # django 5.1 does not support 3.8 and 3.9
-          - python-version: "3.8"
-            django: "5.1"
+          # django 5.2 does not support 3.9
+          - python-version: "3.9"
+            django: "5.2"
+          # django 5.1 does not support 3.9
           - python-version: "3.9"
             django: "5.1"
-          # django 5.0 does not support 3.8 and 3.9
-          - python-version: "3.8"
-            django: "5.0" 
+          # django 5.0 does not support 3.9
           - python-version: "3.9"
-            django: "5.0" 
+            django: "5.0"
+          # django 4.2 does not support 3.13
+          - python-version: "3.13"
+            django: "4.2"
 
     services:
-      disque:
-        image: efrecon/disque:1.0-rc1
-        ports:
-          - '7711:7711/tcp'
       mongodb:
         image: mongo
         ports:
@@ -74,7 +80,7 @@ jobs:
           run: |
             python -m pip install --upgrade pip
             pip install poetry==1.8.5
-            poetry add "django==${{ matrix.django }}" --python=${{ matrix.python-version }}
+            poetry add "django~=${{ matrix.django }}a1" --python=${{ matrix.python-version }}
             poetry install -E testing
         - name: Run Tests
           run: |

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [v1.8.0](https://github.com/django-q2/django-q2/tree/v1.7.6) (2025-04-25)
+
+- Delete deprecated imports and unwrapping https://github.com/django-q2/django-q2/pull/261
+- Remove disque from CI https://github.com/django-q2/django-q2/pull/270
+- Avoid creating task run on Scheduler creation https://github.com/django-q2/django-q2/pull/268
+- Update tested versions, add python 3.13 support and django 5.2 support. Drop python 3.8 support https://github.com/django-q2/django-q2/pull/271
+- Move timeout function from ORM broker into class to allow easy customization https://github.com/django-q2/django-q2/pull/274
+
 ## [v1.7.6](https://github.com/django-q2/django-q2/tree/v1.7.6) (2025-01-12)
 
 - Make poetry version fixed in CI https://github.com/django-q2/django-q2/pull/260

README.rst

@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ Requirements
 -  `Django <https://www.djangoproject.com>`__ > = 4.2
 -  `Django-picklefield <https://github.com/gintas/django-picklefield>`__
 
-Tested with: Python 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11 and 3.12. Works with Django 4.2.X and 5.0.X
+Tested with:
+
+* Python 3.9 to 3.13.
+* Django 4.2 to 5.2.
 
 Brokers
 ~~~~~~~

django_q/__init__.py

@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-import django
-
-VERSION = (1, 7, 6)
-
-if django.VERSION < (3, 2):
-    default_app_config = "django_q.apps.DjangoQConfig"
+VERSION = (1, 8, 0)
 
 __all__ = ["conf", "cluster", "models", "tasks"]

django_q/admin.py

@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class ScheduleAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
                 url = reverse("admin:django_q_success_change", args=(obj.task_id,))
             else:
                 url = reverse("admin:django_q_failure_change", args=(obj.task_id,))
-            return format_html(f'<a href="{url}">[{obj.task_name}]</a>')
+            return format_html('<a href="{}">[{}]</a>', url, obj.task_name)
         return None
 
     get_last_run.allow_tags = True

django_q/brokers/orm.py

@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@ from django_q.conf import Conf, logger
 from django_q.models import OrmQ
 
 
-def _timeout():
-    return timezone.now() + timedelta(seconds=Conf.RETRY)
-
-
 class ORM(Broker):
     @staticmethod
     def get_connection(list_key: str = None):
@@ -28,6 +24,9 @@ class ORM(Broker):
             logger.debug("Broker in an atomic transaction")
         return OrmQ.objects.using(Conf.ORM)
 
+    def timeout(self, task):
+        return timezone.now() + timedelta(seconds=Conf.RETRY)
+
     def queue_size(self) -> int:
         return (
             self.get_connection()
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ class ORM(Broker):
                 if (
                     self.get_connection()
                     .filter(id=task.id, lock=task.lock)
-                    .update(lock=_timeout())
+                    .update(lock=self.timeout(task))
                 ):
                     task_list.append((task.pk, task.payload))
                 # else don't process, as another cluster has been faster than us on

django_q/models.py

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from keyword import iskeyword
 
 # Django
-from django import get_version
 from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
 from django.db import models
 from django.db.models import Q
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@ from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 
 # External
 from picklefield import PickledObjectField
-from picklefield.fields import dbsafe_decode
 
 # Local
 from django_q.conf import croniter
@@ -59,7 +57,7 @@ class Task(models.Model):
                 .exclude(success=False)
                 .values_list("result", flat=True)
             )
-        return decode_results(values)
+        return values
 
     def group_result(self, failures=False):
         if self.group:
@@ -298,12 +296,18 @@ class Schedule(models.Model):
                 url = reverse("admin:django_q_success_change", args=(task.id,))
             else:
                 url = reverse("admin:django_q_failure_change", args=(task.id,))
-            return format_html(f'<a href="{url}">[{task.name}]</a>')
+            return format_html('<a href="{}">[{}]</a>', url, task.name)
         return None
 
     def __str__(self):
         return self.func
 
+    def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if self.pk is None and self.schedule_type == self.CRON:
+            self.next_run = self.calculate_next_run()
+
+        return super().save(*args, **kwargs)
+
     success.boolean = True
     success.short_description = _("success")
     last_run.allow_tags = True
@@ -356,11 +360,3 @@ class OrmQ(models.Model):
         app_label = "django_q"
         verbose_name = _("Queued task")
         verbose_name_plural = _("Queued tasks")
-
-
-# Backwards compatibility for Django 1.7
-def decode_results(values):
-    if get_version().split(".")[1] == "7":
-        # decode values in 1.7
-        return [dbsafe_decode(v) for v in values]
-    return values

django_q/tests/test_scheduler.py

@@ -473,6 +473,47 @@ def test_scheduler_atomic_must_specify_the_database_based_on_router_redirection(
         mocked_db.atomic.assert_called_with(using="default")
 
 
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+def test_schedule_save_sets_next_run_for_cron():
+    """Ensure Schedule.save() sets next_run correctly for CRON schedules."""
+    cron_expression = "0 12 * * *"  # Executes dialy at 12pm
+    schedule = Schedule(
+        func="math.sqrt",
+        schedule_type=Schedule.CRON,
+        cron=cron_expression,
+    )
+
+    assert schedule.next_run is not None
+    assert schedule.pk is None
+
+    initial_next_run = schedule.next_run
+    schedule.save()
+
+    # After save, next_run must be recalculated based on the CRON expression
+    assert schedule.next_run > initial_next_run
+
+
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+def test_schedule_save_direct_db(broker):
+    """Ensure Schedule.save() updates next_run correctly when created directly in DB."""
+    cron_expression = "0 12 * * *"  # Executes dialy at 12pm
+
+    # Creating schedule directly in database
+    schedule = Schedule.objects.create(
+        func="math.sqrt",
+        schedule_type=Schedule.CRON,
+        cron=cron_expression,
+    )
+
+    # Next run must be defined after execution time
+    assert schedule.next_run is not None
+    assert schedule.next_run > timezone.now()
+
+    scheduler(broker)
+
+    assert broker.queue_size() == 0
+
+
 def test_localtime():
     assert not is_naive(localtime())
 

docs/conf.py

@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ author = "Ilan Steemers, Stan Triepels"
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = "1.7"
+version = "1.8"
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = "1.7.6"
+release = "1.8.0"
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.

pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "django-q2"
-version = "1.7.6"
+version = "1.8.0"
 packages = [
     { include = "django_q" },
 ]
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ classifiers = [
     'Operating System :: MacOS',
     'Programming Language :: Python',
     'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
-    'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8',
     'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9',
     'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10',
     'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11',
     'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12',
+    'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13',
     'Topic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP',
     'Topic :: System :: Distributed Computing',
     'Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules',
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ include = [
 
 
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
-python = ">=3.8,<4"
+python = ">=3.9,<4"
 django = ">=4.2, <6"
 django-picklefield = "^3.1"