]> git.mxchange.org Git - friendica.git/blobdiff - src/Core/Worker.php
Merge pull request #6219 from MrPetovan/task/remove-x
[friendica.git] / src / Core / Worker.php
index 96e4a5bb16f9cc0d6a84174e0e43945ac1b2ec67..f3736d2573f7e10fbe4f934b42d434577380e7e3 100644 (file)
@@ -4,14 +4,12 @@
  */
 namespace Friendica\Core;
 
-use Friendica\App;
-use Friendica\Core\System;
-use Friendica\Core\Config;
-use Friendica\Core\Worker;
-use Friendica\Database\DBM;
-use Friendica\Util\Lock;
-
-use dba;
+use Friendica\BaseObject;
+use Friendica\Core\Logger;
+use Friendica\Database\DBA;
+use Friendica\Model\Process;
+use Friendica\Util\DateTimeFormat;
+use Friendica\Util\Network;
 
 require_once 'include/dba.php';
 
@@ -44,42 +42,42 @@ class Worker
                self::$up_start = microtime(true);
 
                // At first check the maximum load. We shouldn't continue with a high load
-               if ($a->maxload_reached()) {
-                       logger('Pre check: maximum load reached, quitting.', LOGGER_DEBUG);
+               if ($a->isMaxLoadReached()) {
+                       Logger::log('Pre check: maximum load reached, quitting.', Logger::DEBUG);
                        return;
                }
 
                // We now start the process. This is done after the load check since this could increase the load.
-               $a->start_process();
+               self::startProcess();
 
                // Kill stale processes every 5 minutes
-               $last_cleanup = Config::get('system', 'poller_last_cleaned', 0);
+               $last_cleanup = Config::get('system', 'worker_last_cleaned', 0);
                if (time() > ($last_cleanup + 300)) {
-                       Config::set('system', 'poller_last_cleaned', time());
+                       Config::set('system', 'worker_last_cleaned', time());
                        self::killStaleWorkers();
                }
 
                // Count active workers and compare them with a maximum value that depends on the load
                if (self::tooMuchWorkers()) {
-                       logger('Pre check: Active worker limit reached, quitting.', LOGGER_DEBUG);
+                       Logger::log('Pre check: Active worker limit reached, quitting.', Logger::DEBUG);
                        return;
                }
 
                // Do we have too few memory?
-               if ($a->min_memory_reached()) {
-                       logger('Pre check: Memory limit reached, quitting.', LOGGER_DEBUG);
+               if ($a->isMinMemoryReached()) {
+                       Logger::log('Pre check: Memory limit reached, quitting.', Logger::DEBUG);
                        return;
                }
 
                // Possibly there are too much database connections
                if (self::maxConnectionsReached()) {
-                       logger('Pre check: maximum connections reached, quitting.', LOGGER_DEBUG);
+                       Logger::log('Pre check: maximum connections reached, quitting.', Logger::DEBUG);
                        return;
                }
 
                // Possibly there are too much database processes that block the system
-               if ($a->max_processes_reached()) {
-                       logger('Pre check: maximum processes reached, quitting.', LOGGER_DEBUG);
+               if ($a->isMaxProcessesReached()) {
+                       Logger::log('Pre check: maximum processes reached, quitting.', Logger::DEBUG);
                        return;
                }
 
@@ -102,44 +100,62 @@ class Worker
 
                                // The work will be done
                                if (!self::execute($entry)) {
-                                       logger('Process execution failed, quitting.', LOGGER_DEBUG);
+                                       Logger::log('Process execution failed, quitting.', Logger::DEBUG);
                                        return;
                                }
 
                                // If possible we will fetch new jobs for this worker
-                               if (!$refetched && Lock::set('poller_worker_process', 0)) {
+                               if (!$refetched && Lock::acquire('worker_process', 0)) {
                                        $stamp = (float)microtime(true);
                                        $refetched = self::findWorkerProcesses($passing_slow);
                                        self::$db_duration += (microtime(true) - $stamp);
-                                       Lock::remove('poller_worker_process');
+                                       Lock::release('worker_process');
                                }
                        }
 
                        // To avoid the quitting of multiple workers only one worker at a time will execute the check
-                       if (Lock::set('poller_worker', 0)) {
+                       if (Lock::acquire('worker', 0)) {
                                $stamp = (float)microtime(true);
                                // Count active workers and compare them with a maximum value that depends on the load
                                if (self::tooMuchWorkers()) {
-                                       logger('Active worker limit reached, quitting.', LOGGER_DEBUG);
+                                       Logger::log('Active worker limit reached, quitting.', Logger::DEBUG);
+                                       Lock::release('worker');
                                        return;
                                }
 
                                // Check free memory
-                               if ($a->min_memory_reached()) {
-                                       logger('Memory limit reached, quitting.', LOGGER_DEBUG);
+                               if ($a->isMinMemoryReached()) {
+                                       Logger::log('Memory limit reached, quitting.', Logger::DEBUG);
+                                       Lock::release('worker');
                                        return;
                                }
-                               Lock::remove('poller_worker');
+                               Lock::release('worker');
                                self::$db_duration += (microtime(true) - $stamp);
                        }
 
                        // Quit the worker once every 5 minutes
                        if (time() > ($starttime + 300)) {
-                               logger('Process lifetime reached, quitting.', LOGGER_DEBUG);
+                               Logger::log('Process lifetime reached, quitting.', Logger::DEBUG);
                                return;
                        }
                }
-               logger("Couldn't select a workerqueue entry, quitting.", LOGGER_DEBUG);
+
+               // Cleaning up. Possibly not needed, but it doesn't harm anything.
+               if (Config::get('system', 'worker_daemon_mode', false)) {
+                       self::IPCSetJobState(false);
+               }
+               Logger::log("Couldn't select a workerqueue entry, quitting process " . getmypid() . ".", Logger::DEBUG);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * @brief Returns the number of deferred entries in the worker queue
+        *
+        * @return integer Number of deferred entries in the worker queue
+        */
+       private static function deferredEntries()
+       {
+               return DBA::count('workerqueue', ["`executed` <= ? AND NOT `done` AND `next_try` > ?",
+                       DBA::NULL_DATETIME, DateTimeFormat::utcNow()]);
        }
 
        /**
@@ -149,12 +165,8 @@ class Worker
         */
        private static function totalEntries()
        {
-               $s = dba::fetch_first("SELECT COUNT(*) AS `total` FROM `workerqueue` WHERE `executed` <= ? AND NOT `done`", NULL_DATE);
-               if (DBM::is_result($s)) {
-                       return $s["total"];
-               } else {
-                       return 0;
-               }
+               return DBA::count('workerqueue', ["`executed` <= ? AND NOT `done` AND `next_try` < ?",
+                       DBA::NULL_DATETIME, DateTimeFormat::utcNow()]);
        }
 
        /**
@@ -164,10 +176,10 @@ class Worker
         */
        private static function highestPriority()
        {
-               $condition = array("`executed` <= ? AND NOT `done`", NULL_DATE);
-               $s = dba::selectFirst('workerqueue', ['priority'], $condition, ['order' => ['priority']]);
-               if (DBM::is_result($s)) {
-                       return $s["priority"];
+               $condition = ["`executed` <= ? AND NOT `done` AND `next_try` < ?", DBA::NULL_DATETIME, DateTimeFormat::utcNow()];
+               $workerqueue = DBA::selectFirst('workerqueue', ['priority'], $condition, ['order' => ['priority']]);
+               if (DBA::isResult($workerqueue)) {
+                       return $workerqueue["priority"];
                } else {
                        return 0;
                }
@@ -182,8 +194,9 @@ class Worker
         */
        private static function processWithPriorityActive($priority)
        {
-               $condition = array("`priority` <= ? AND `executed` > ? AND NOT `done`", $priority, NULL_DATE);
-               return dba::exists('workerqueue', $condition);
+               $condition = ["`priority` <= ? AND `executed` > ? AND NOT `done` AND `next_try` < ?",
+                       $priority, DBA::NULL_DATETIME, DateTimeFormat::utcNow()];
+               return DBA::exists('workerqueue', $condition);
        }
 
        /**
@@ -200,24 +213,24 @@ class Worker
                $mypid = getmypid();
 
                // Quit when in maintenance
-               if (Config::get('system', 'maintenance', true)) {
-                       logger("Maintenance mode - quit process ".$mypid, LOGGER_DEBUG);
+               if (Config::get('system', 'maintenance', false, true)) {
+                       Logger::log("Maintenance mode - quit process ".$mypid, Logger::DEBUG);
                        return false;
                }
 
                // Constantly check the number of parallel database processes
-               if ($a->max_processes_reached()) {
-                       logger("Max processes reached for process ".$mypid, LOGGER_DEBUG);
+               if ($a->isMaxProcessesReached()) {
+                       Logger::log("Max processes reached for process ".$mypid, Logger::DEBUG);
                        return false;
                }
 
                // Constantly check the number of available database connections to let the frontend be accessible at any time
                if (self::maxConnectionsReached()) {
-                       logger("Max connection reached for process ".$mypid, LOGGER_DEBUG);
+                       Logger::log("Max connection reached for process ".$mypid, Logger::DEBUG);
                        return false;
                }
 
-               $argv = json_decode($queue["parameter"]);
+               $argv = json_decode($queue["parameter"], true);
 
                // Check for existance and validity of the include file
                $include = $argv[0];
@@ -233,7 +246,7 @@ class Worker
 
                        if ($age > 1) {
                                $stamp = (float)microtime(true);
-                               dba::update('workerqueue', array('executed' => datetime_convert()), array('pid' => $mypid, 'done' => false));
+                               DBA::update('workerqueue', ['executed' => DateTimeFormat::utcNow()], ['pid' => $mypid, 'done' => false]);
                                self::$db_duration += (microtime(true) - $stamp);
                        }
 
@@ -242,8 +255,10 @@ class Worker
                        self::execFunction($queue, $include, $argv, true);
 
                        $stamp = (float)microtime(true);
-                       if (dba::update('workerqueue', array('done' => true), array('id' => $queue["id"]))) {
-                               Config::set('system', 'last_poller_execution', datetime_convert());
+
+                       $condition = ["`id` = ? AND `next_try` < ?", $queue['id'], DateTimeFormat::utcNow()];
+                       if (DBA::update('workerqueue', ['done' => true], $condition)) {
+                               Config::set('system', 'last_worker_execution', DateTimeFormat::utcNow());
                        }
                        self::$db_duration = (microtime(true) - $stamp);
 
@@ -256,8 +271,8 @@ class Worker
                }
 
                if (!validate_include($include)) {
-                       logger("Include file ".$argv[0]." is not valid!");
-                       dba::delete('workerqueue', array('id' => $queue["id"]));
+                       Logger::log("Include file ".$argv[0]." is not valid!");
+                       DBA::delete('workerqueue', ['id' => $queue["id"]]);
                        return true;
                }
 
@@ -276,20 +291,20 @@ class Worker
 
                        if ($age > 1) {
                                $stamp = (float)microtime(true);
-                               dba::update('workerqueue', array('executed' => datetime_convert()), array('pid' => $mypid, 'done' => false));
+                               DBA::update('workerqueue', ['executed' => DateTimeFormat::utcNow()], ['pid' => $mypid, 'done' => false]);
                                self::$db_duration += (microtime(true) - $stamp);
                        }
 
                        self::execFunction($queue, $funcname, $argv, false);
 
                        $stamp = (float)microtime(true);
-                       if (dba::update('workerqueue', array('done' => true), array('id' => $queue["id"]))) {
-                               Config::set('system', 'last_poller_execution', datetime_convert());
+                       if (DBA::update('workerqueue', ['done' => true], ['id' => $queue["id"]])) {
+                               Config::set('system', 'last_worker_execution', DateTimeFormat::utcNow());
                        }
                        self::$db_duration = (microtime(true) - $stamp);
                } else {
-                       logger("Function ".$funcname." does not exist");
-                       dba::delete('workerqueue', array('id' => $queue["id"]));
+                       Logger::log("Function ".$funcname." does not exist");
+                       DBA::delete('workerqueue', ['id' => $queue["id"]]);
                }
 
                return true;
@@ -312,9 +327,9 @@ class Worker
 
                $argc = count($argv);
 
-               $new_process_id = uniqid("wrk", true);
+               $new_process_id = System::processID("wrk");
 
-               logger("Process ".$mypid." - Prio ".$queue["priority"]." - ID ".$queue["id"].": ".$funcname." ".$queue["parameter"]." - Process PID: ".$new_process_id);
+               Logger::log("Process ".$mypid." - Prio ".$queue["priority"]." - ID ".$queue["id"].": ".$funcname." ".$queue["parameter"]." - Process PID: ".$new_process_id);
 
                $stamp = (float)microtime(true);
 
@@ -324,13 +339,15 @@ class Worker
                        $a->performance["start"] = microtime(true);
                        $a->performance["database"] = 0;
                        $a->performance["database_write"] = 0;
+                       $a->performance["cache"] = 0;
+                       $a->performance["cache_write"] = 0;
                        $a->performance["network"] = 0;
                        $a->performance["file"] = 0;
                        $a->performance["rendering"] = 0;
                        $a->performance["parser"] = 0;
                        $a->performance["marktime"] = 0;
                        $a->performance["markstart"] = microtime(true);
-                       $a->callstack = array();
+                       $a->callstack = [];
                }
 
                // For better logging create a new process id for every worker call
@@ -353,7 +370,7 @@ class Worker
                $a->process_id = $old_process_id;
                unset($a->queue);
 
-               $duration = number_format(microtime(true) - $stamp, 3);
+               $duration = (microtime(true) - $stamp);
 
                self::$up_start = microtime(true);
 
@@ -362,35 +379,36 @@ class Worker
                 * The execution time is the productive time.
                 * By changing parameters like the maximum number of workers we can check the effectivness.
                */
-               logger(
+               Logger::log(
                        'DB: '.number_format(self::$db_duration, 2).
                        ' - Lock: '.number_format(self::$lock_duration, 2).
                        ' - Rest: '.number_format($up_duration - self::$db_duration - self::$lock_duration, 2).
                        ' - Execution: '.number_format($duration, 2),
-                       LOGGER_DEBUG
+                       Logger::DEBUG
                );
 
                self::$lock_duration = 0;
 
                if ($duration > 3600) {
-                       logger("Prio ".$queue["priority"].": ".$queue["parameter"]." - longer than 1 hour (".round($duration/60, 3).")", LOGGER_DEBUG);
+                       Logger::log("Prio ".$queue["priority"].": ".$queue["parameter"]." - longer than 1 hour (".round($duration/60, 3).")", Logger::DEBUG);
                } elseif ($duration > 600) {
-                       logger("Prio ".$queue["priority"].": ".$queue["parameter"]." - longer than 10 minutes (".round($duration/60, 3).")", LOGGER_DEBUG);
+                       Logger::log("Prio ".$queue["priority"].": ".$queue["parameter"]." - longer than 10 minutes (".round($duration/60, 3).")", Logger::DEBUG);
                } elseif ($duration > 300) {
-                       logger("Prio ".$queue["priority"].": ".$queue["parameter"]." - longer than 5 minutes (".round($duration/60, 3).")", LOGGER_DEBUG);
+                       Logger::log("Prio ".$queue["priority"].": ".$queue["parameter"]." - longer than 5 minutes (".round($duration/60, 3).")", Logger::DEBUG);
                } elseif ($duration > 120) {
-                       logger("Prio ".$queue["priority"].": ".$queue["parameter"]." - longer than 2 minutes (".round($duration/60, 3).")", LOGGER_DEBUG);
+                       Logger::log("Prio ".$queue["priority"].": ".$queue["parameter"]." - longer than 2 minutes (".round($duration/60, 3).")", Logger::DEBUG);
                }
 
-               logger("Process ".$mypid." - Prio ".$queue["priority"]." - ID ".$queue["id"].": ".$funcname." - done in ".$duration." seconds. Process PID: ".$new_process_id);
+               Logger::log("Process ".$mypid." - Prio ".$queue["priority"]." - ID ".$queue["id"].": ".$funcname." - done in ".$duration." seconds. Process PID: ".$new_process_id);
 
                // Write down the performance values into the log
                if (Config::get("system", "profiler")) {
                        $duration = microtime(true)-$a->performance["start"];
 
+                       $o = '';
                        if (Config::get("rendertime", "callstack")) {
                                if (isset($a->callstack["database"])) {
-                                       $o = "\nDatabase Read:\n";
+                                       $o .= "\nDatabase Read:\n";
                                        foreach ($a->callstack["database"] as $func => $time) {
                                                $time = round($time, 3);
                                                if ($time > 0) {
@@ -407,6 +425,24 @@ class Worker
                                                }
                                        }
                                }
+                               if (isset($a->callstack["dache"])) {
+                                       $o .= "\nCache Read:\n";
+                                       foreach ($a->callstack["dache"] as $func => $time) {
+                                               $time = round($time, 3);
+                                               if ($time > 0) {
+                                                       $o .= $func.": ".$time."\n";
+                                               }
+                                       }
+                               }
+                               if (isset($a->callstack["dache_write"])) {
+                                       $o .= "\nCache Write:\n";
+                                       foreach ($a->callstack["dache_write"] as $func => $time) {
+                                               $time = round($time, 3);
+                                               if ($time > 0) {
+                                                       $o .= $func.": ".$time."\n";
+                                               }
+                                       }
+                               }
                                if (isset($a->callstack["network"])) {
                                        $o .= "\nNetwork:\n";
                                        foreach ($a->callstack["network"] as $func => $time) {
@@ -416,28 +452,30 @@ class Worker
                                                }
                                        }
                                }
-                       } else {
-                               $o = '';
                        }
 
-                       logger(
+                       Logger::log(
                                "ID ".$queue["id"].": ".$funcname.": ".sprintf(
-                                       "DB: %s/%s, Net: %s, I/O: %s, Other: %s, Total: %s".$o,
+                                       "DB: %s/%s, Cache: %s/%s, Net: %s, I/O: %s, Other: %s, Total: %s".$o,
                                        number_format($a->performance["database"] - $a->performance["database_write"], 2),
                                        number_format($a->performance["database_write"], 2),
+                                       number_format($a->performance["cache"], 2),
+                                       number_format($a->performance["cache_write"], 2),
                                        number_format($a->performance["network"], 2),
                                        number_format($a->performance["file"], 2),
-                                       number_format($duration - ($a->performance["database"] + $a->performance["network"] + $a->performance["file"]), 2),
+                                       number_format($duration - ($a->performance["database"]
+                                               + $a->performance["cache"] + $a->performance["cache_write"]
+                                               + $a->performance["network"] + $a->performance["file"]), 2),
                                        number_format($duration, 2)
                                ),
-                               LOGGER_DEBUG
+                               Logger::DEBUG
                        );
                }
 
                $cooldown = Config::get("system", "worker_cooldown", 0);
 
                if ($cooldown > 0) {
-                       logger("Process ".$mypid." - Prio ".$queue["priority"]." - ID ".$queue["id"].": ".$funcname." - in cooldown for ".$cooldown." seconds");
+                       Logger::log("Process ".$mypid." - Prio ".$queue["priority"]." - ID ".$queue["id"].": ".$funcname." - in cooldown for ".$cooldown." seconds");
                        sleep($cooldown);
                }
        }
@@ -457,13 +495,13 @@ class Worker
 
                if ($max == 0) {
                        // the maximum number of possible user connections can be a system variable
-                       $r = dba::fetch_first("SHOW VARIABLES WHERE `variable_name` = 'max_user_connections'");
-                       if (DBM::is_result($r)) {
+                       $r = DBA::fetchFirst("SHOW VARIABLES WHERE `variable_name` = 'max_user_connections'");
+                       if (DBA::isResult($r)) {
                                $max = $r["Value"];
                        }
                        // Or it can be granted. This overrides the system variable
-                       $r = dba::p('SHOW GRANTS');
-                       while ($grants = dba::fetch($r)) {
+                       $r = DBA::p('SHOW GRANTS');
+                       while ($grants = DBA::fetch($r)) {
                                $grant = array_pop($grants);
                                if (stristr($grant, "GRANT USAGE ON")) {
                                        if (preg_match("/WITH MAX_USER_CONNECTIONS (\d*)/", $grant, $match)) {
@@ -471,52 +509,52 @@ class Worker
                                        }
                                }
                        }
-                       dba::close($r);
+                       DBA::close($r);
                }
 
                // If $max is set we will use the processlist to determine the current number of connections
                // The processlist only shows entries of the current user
                if ($max != 0) {
-                       $r = dba::p('SHOW PROCESSLIST');
-                       $used = dba::num_rows($r);
-                       dba::close($r);
+                       $r = DBA::p('SHOW PROCESSLIST');
+                       $used = DBA::numRows($r);
+                       DBA::close($r);
 
-                       logger("Connection usage (user values): ".$used."/".$max, LOGGER_DEBUG);
+                       Logger::log("Connection usage (user values): ".$used."/".$max, Logger::DEBUG);
 
                        $level = ($used / $max) * 100;
 
                        if ($level >= $maxlevel) {
-                               logger("Maximum level (".$maxlevel."%) of user connections reached: ".$used."/".$max);
+                               Logger::log("Maximum level (".$maxlevel."%) of user connections reached: ".$used."/".$max);
                                return true;
                        }
                }
 
                // We will now check for the system values.
                // This limit could be reached although the user limits are fine.
-               $r = dba::fetch_first("SHOW VARIABLES WHERE `variable_name` = 'max_connections'");
-               if (!DBM::is_result($r)) {
+               $r = DBA::fetchFirst("SHOW VARIABLES WHERE `variable_name` = 'max_connections'");
+               if (!DBA::isResult($r)) {
                        return false;
                }
                $max = intval($r["Value"]);
                if ($max == 0) {
                        return false;
                }
-               $r = dba::fetch_first("SHOW STATUS WHERE `variable_name` = 'Threads_connected'");
-               if (!DBM::is_result($r)) {
+               $r = DBA::fetchFirst("SHOW STATUS WHERE `variable_name` = 'Threads_connected'");
+               if (!DBA::isResult($r)) {
                        return false;
                }
                $used = intval($r["Value"]);
                if ($used == 0) {
                        return false;
                }
-               logger("Connection usage (system values): ".$used."/".$max, LOGGER_DEBUG);
+               Logger::log("Connection usage (system values): ".$used."/".$max, Logger::DEBUG);
 
                $level = $used / $max * 100;
 
                if ($level < $maxlevel) {
                        return false;
                }
-               logger("Maximum level (".$level."%) of system connections reached: ".$used."/".$max);
+               Logger::log("Maximum level (".$level."%) of system connections reached: ".$used."/".$max);
                return true;
        }
 
@@ -526,43 +564,44 @@ class Worker
         */
        private static function killStaleWorkers()
        {
-               $entries = dba::select(
+               $entries = DBA::select(
                        'workerqueue',
-                       array('id', 'pid', 'executed', 'priority', 'parameter'),
-                       array('`executed` > ? AND NOT `done` AND `pid` != 0', NULL_DATE),
-                       array('order' => array('priority', 'created'))
+                       ['id', 'pid', 'executed', 'priority', 'parameter'],
+                       ['`executed` > ? AND NOT `done` AND `pid` != 0', DBA::NULL_DATETIME],
+                       ['order' => ['priority', 'created']]
                );
 
-               while ($entry = dba::fetch($entries)) {
+               while ($entry = DBA::fetch($entries)) {
                        if (!posix_kill($entry["pid"], 0)) {
-                               dba::update(
+                               DBA::update(
                                        'workerqueue',
-                                       array('executed' => NULL_DATE, 'pid' => 0),
-                                       array('id' => $entry["id"])
+                                       ['executed' => DBA::NULL_DATETIME, 'pid' => 0],
+                                       ['id' => $entry["id"]]
                                );
                        } else {
                                // Kill long running processes
                                // Check if the priority is in a valid range
-                               if (!in_array($entry["priority"], array(PRIORITY_CRITICAL, PRIORITY_HIGH, PRIORITY_MEDIUM, PRIORITY_LOW, PRIORITY_NEGLIGIBLE))) {
+                               if (!in_array($entry["priority"], [PRIORITY_CRITICAL, PRIORITY_HIGH, PRIORITY_MEDIUM, PRIORITY_LOW, PRIORITY_NEGLIGIBLE])) {
                                        $entry["priority"] = PRIORITY_MEDIUM;
                                }
 
                                // Define the maximum durations
-                               $max_duration_defaults = array(PRIORITY_CRITICAL => 720, PRIORITY_HIGH => 10, PRIORITY_MEDIUM => 60, PRIORITY_LOW => 180, PRIORITY_NEGLIGIBLE => 720);
+                               $max_duration_defaults = [PRIORITY_CRITICAL => 720, PRIORITY_HIGH => 10, PRIORITY_MEDIUM => 60, PRIORITY_LOW => 180, PRIORITY_NEGLIGIBLE => 720];
                                $max_duration = $max_duration_defaults[$entry["priority"]];
 
-                               $argv = json_decode($entry["parameter"]);
+                               $argv = json_decode($entry["parameter"], true);
                                $argv[0] = basename($argv[0]);
 
                                // How long is the process already running?
                                $duration = (time() - strtotime($entry["executed"])) / 60;
                                if ($duration > $max_duration) {
-                                       logger("Worker process ".$entry["pid"]." (".implode(" ", $argv).") took more than ".$max_duration." minutes. It will be killed now.");
+                                       Logger::log("Worker process ".$entry["pid"]." (".substr(json_encode($argv), 0, 50).") took more than ".$max_duration." minutes. It will be killed now.");
                                        posix_kill($entry["pid"], SIGTERM);
 
                                        // We killed the stale process.
                                        // To avoid a blocking situation we reschedule the process at the beginning of the queue.
                                        // Additionally we are lowering the priority. (But not PRIORITY_CRITICAL)
+                                       $new_priority = $entry["priority"];
                                        if ($entry["priority"] == PRIORITY_HIGH) {
                                                $new_priority = PRIORITY_MEDIUM;
                                        } elseif ($entry["priority"] == PRIORITY_MEDIUM) {
@@ -570,13 +609,13 @@ class Worker
                                        } elseif ($entry["priority"] != PRIORITY_CRITICAL) {
                                                $new_priority = PRIORITY_NEGLIGIBLE;
                                        }
-                                       dba::update(
+                                       DBA::update(
                                                'workerqueue',
-                                               array('executed' => NULL_DATE, 'created' => datetime_convert(), 'priority' => $new_priority, 'pid' => 0),
-                                               array('id' => $entry["id"])
+                                               ['executed' => DBA::NULL_DATETIME, 'created' => DateTimeFormat::utcNow(), 'priority' => $new_priority, 'pid' => 0],
+                                               ['id' => $entry["id"]]
                                        );
                                } else {
-                                       logger("Worker process ".$entry["pid"]." (".implode(" ", $argv).") now runs for ".round($duration)." of ".$max_duration." allowed minutes. That's okay.", LOGGER_DEBUG);
+                                       Logger::log("Worker process ".$entry["pid"]." (".substr(json_encode($argv), 0, 50).") now runs for ".round($duration)." of ".$max_duration." allowed minutes. That's okay.", Logger::DEBUG);
                                }
                        }
                }
@@ -596,80 +635,94 @@ class Worker
                $active = self::activeWorkers();
 
                // Decrease the number of workers at higher load
-               $load = current_load();
+               $load = System::currentLoad();
                if ($load) {
                        $maxsysload = intval(Config::get("system", "maxloadavg", 50));
 
-                       $maxworkers = $queues;
+                       /* Default exponent 3 causes queues to rapidly decrease as load increases.
+                        * If you have 20 max queues at idle, then you get only 5 queues at 37.1% of $maxsysload.
+                        * For some environments, this rapid decrease is not needed.
+                        * With exponent 1, you could have 20 max queues at idle and 13 at 37% of $maxsysload.
+                        */
+                       $exponent = intval(Config::get('system', 'worker_load_exponent', 3));
+                       $slope = pow(max(0, $maxsysload - $load) / $maxsysload, $exponent);
+                       $queues = intval(ceil($slope * $maxqueues));
 
-                       // Some magical mathemathics to reduce the workers
-                       $exponent = 3;
-                       $slope = $maxworkers / pow($maxsysload, $exponent);
-                       $queues = ceil($slope * pow(max(0, $maxsysload - $load), $exponent));
                        $processlist = '';
 
                        if (Config::get('system', 'worker_debug')) {
                                // Create a list of queue entries grouped by their priority
-                               $listitem = array();
+                               $listitem = [];
 
                                // Adding all processes with no workerqueue entry
-                               $processes = dba::p(
+                               $processes = DBA::p(
                                        "SELECT COUNT(*) AS `running` FROM `process` WHERE NOT EXISTS
                                                        (SELECT id FROM `workerqueue`
                                                        WHERE `workerqueue`.`pid` = `process`.`pid` AND NOT `done` AND `pid` != ?)",
                                        getmypid()
                                );
 
-                               if ($process = dba::fetch($processes)) {
+                               if ($process = DBA::fetch($processes)) {
                                        $listitem[0] = "0:".$process["running"];
                                }
-                               dba::close($processes);
+                               DBA::close($processes);
 
                                // Now adding all processes with workerqueue entries
-                               $entries = dba::p("SELECT COUNT(*) AS `entries`, `priority` FROM `workerqueue` WHERE NOT `done` GROUP BY `priority`");
-                               while ($entry = dba::fetch($entries)) {
-                                       $processes = dba::p("SELECT COUNT(*) AS `running` FROM `process` INNER JOIN `workerqueue` ON `workerqueue`.`pid` = `process`.`pid` AND NOT `done` WHERE `priority` = ?", $entry["priority"]);
-                                       if ($process = dba::fetch($processes)) {
+                               $entries = DBA::p("SELECT COUNT(*) AS `entries`, `priority` FROM `workerqueue` WHERE NOT `done` AND `next_try` < ? GROUP BY `priority`", DateTimeFormat::utcNow());
+                               while ($entry = DBA::fetch($entries)) {
+                                       $processes = DBA::p("SELECT COUNT(*) AS `running` FROM `process` INNER JOIN `workerqueue` ON `workerqueue`.`pid` = `process`.`pid` WHERE NOT `done` AND `next_try` < ? AND `priority` = ?",
+                                               DateTimeFormat::utcNow(), $entry["priority"]);
+                                       if ($process = DBA::fetch($processes)) {
                                                $listitem[$entry["priority"]] = $entry["priority"].":".$process["running"]."/".$entry["entries"];
                                        }
-                                       dba::close($processes);
+                                       DBA::close($processes);
                                }
-                               dba::close($entries);
+                               DBA::close($entries);
 
-                               $intervals = array(1, 10, 60);
-                               $jobs_per_minute = array();
+                               $intervals = [1, 10, 60];
+                               $jobs_per_minute = [];
                                foreach ($intervals as $interval) {
-                                       $jobs = dba::p("SELECT COUNT(*) AS `jobs` FROM `workerqueue` WHERE `done` AND `executed` > UTC_TIMESTAMP() - INTERVAL ".intval($interval)." MINUTE");
-                                       if ($job = dba::fetch($jobs)) {
+                                       $jobs = DBA::p("SELECT COUNT(*) AS `jobs` FROM `workerqueue` WHERE `done` AND `executed` > UTC_TIMESTAMP() - INTERVAL ".intval($interval)." MINUTE");
+                                       if ($job = DBA::fetch($jobs)) {
                                                $jobs_per_minute[$interval] = number_format($job['jobs'] / $interval, 0);
                                        }
-                                       dba::close($jobs);
+                                       DBA::close($jobs);
                                }
                                $processlist = ' - jpm: '.implode('/', $jobs_per_minute).' ('.implode(', ', $listitem).')';
                        }
 
                        $entries = self::totalEntries();
+                       $deferred = self::deferredEntries();
 
                        if (Config::get("system", "worker_fastlane", false) && ($queues > 0) && ($entries > 0) && ($active >= $queues)) {
                                $top_priority = self::highestPriority();
                                $high_running = self::processWithPriorityActive($top_priority);
 
                                if (!$high_running && ($top_priority > PRIORITY_UNDEFINED) && ($top_priority < PRIORITY_NEGLIGIBLE)) {
-                                       logger("There are jobs with priority ".$top_priority." waiting but none is executed. Open a fastlane.", LOGGER_DEBUG);
+                                       Logger::log("There are jobs with priority ".$top_priority." waiting but none is executed. Open a fastlane.", Logger::DEBUG);
                                        $queues = $active + 1;
                                }
                        }
 
-                       logger("Load: ".$load."/".$maxsysload." - processes: ".$active."/".$entries.$processlist." - maximum: ".$queues."/".$maxqueues, LOGGER_DEBUG);
+                       Logger::log("Load: " . $load ."/" . $maxsysload . " - processes: " . $deferred . "/" . $active . "/" . $entries . $processlist . " - maximum: " . $queues . "/" . $maxqueues, Logger::DEBUG);
 
                        // Are there fewer workers running as possible? Then fork a new one.
-                       if (!Config::get("system", "worker_dont_fork") && ($queues > ($active + 1)) && ($entries > 1)) {
-                               logger("Active workers: ".$active."/".$queues." Fork a new worker.", LOGGER_DEBUG);
-                               self::spawnWorker();
+                       if (!Config::get("system", "worker_dont_fork", false) && ($queues > ($active + 1)) && ($entries > 1)) {
+                               Logger::log("Active workers: ".$active."/".$queues." Fork a new worker.", Logger::DEBUG);
+                               if (Config::get('system', 'worker_daemon_mode', false)) {
+                                       self::IPCSetJobState(true);
+                               } else {
+                                       self::spawnWorker();
+                               }
                        }
                }
 
-               return $active >= $queues;
+               // if there are too much worker, we don't spawn a new one.
+               if (Config::get('system', 'worker_daemon_mode', false) && ($active > $queues)) {
+                       self::IPCSetJobState(false);
+               }
+
+               return $active > $queues;
        }
 
        /**
@@ -679,9 +732,7 @@ class Worker
         */
        private static function activeWorkers()
        {
-               $workers = dba::fetch_first("SELECT COUNT(*) AS `processes` FROM `process` WHERE `command` = 'Worker.php'");
-
-               return $workers["processes"];
+               return DBA::count('process', ['command' => 'Worker.php']);
        }
 
        /**
@@ -697,21 +748,21 @@ class Worker
        {
                $highest_priority = 0;
 
-               $r = dba::p(
+               $r = DBA::p(
                        "SELECT `priority`
                                FROM `process`
                                INNER JOIN `workerqueue` ON `workerqueue`.`pid` = `process`.`pid` AND NOT `done`"
                );
 
                // No active processes at all? Fine
-               if (!DBM::is_result($r)) {
+               if (!DBA::isResult($r)) {
                        return false;
                }
-               $priorities = array();
-               while ($line = dba::fetch($r)) {
+               $priorities = [];
+               while ($line = DBA::fetch($r)) {
                        $priorities[] = $line["priority"];
                }
-               dba::close($r);
+               DBA::close($r);
 
                // Should not happen
                if (count($priorities) == 0) {
@@ -730,11 +781,11 @@ class Worker
                                ++$high;
                        }
                }
-               logger("Highest priority: ".$highest_priority." Total processes: ".count($priorities)." Count high priority processes: ".$high, LOGGER_DEBUG);
+               Logger::log("Highest priority: ".$highest_priority." Total processes: ".count($priorities)." Count high priority processes: ".$high, Logger::DEBUG);
                $passing_slow = (($high/count($priorities)) > (2/3));
 
                if ($passing_slow) {
-                       logger("Passing slower processes than priority ".$highest_priority, LOGGER_DEBUG);
+                       Logger::log("Passing slower processes than priority ".$highest_priority, Logger::DEBUG);
                }
                return $passing_slow;
        }
@@ -760,43 +811,46 @@ class Worker
                $queue_length = Config::get('system', 'worker_fetch_limit', 1);
                $lower_job_limit = $worker_queues * $queue_length * 2;
                $jobs = self::totalEntries();
+               $deferred = self::deferredEntries();
 
                // Now do some magic
                $exponent = 2;
                $slope = $queue_length / pow($lower_job_limit, $exponent);
                $limit = min($queue_length, ceil($slope * pow($jobs, $exponent)));
 
-               logger('Total: '.$jobs.' - Maximum: '.$queue_length.' - jobs per queue: '.$limit, LOGGER_DEBUG);
-
+               Logger::log('Deferred: ' . $deferred . ' - Total: ' . $jobs . ' - Maximum: ' . $queue_length . ' - jobs per queue: ' . $limit, Logger::DEBUG);
+               $ids = [];
                if (self::passingSlow($highest_priority)) {
                        // Are there waiting processes with a higher priority than the currently highest?
-                       $result = dba::select(
+                       $result = DBA::select(
                                'workerqueue',
                                ['id'],
-                               ["`executed` <= ? AND `priority` < ? AND NOT `done`", NULL_DATE, $highest_priority],
+                               ["`executed` <= ? AND `priority` < ? AND NOT `done` AND `next_try` < ?",
+                               DBA::NULL_DATETIME, $highest_priority, DateTimeFormat::utcNow()],
                                ['limit' => $limit, 'order' => ['priority', 'created']]
                        );
 
-                       while ($id = dba::fetch($result)) {
+                       while ($id = DBA::fetch($result)) {
                                $ids[] = $id["id"];
                        }
-                       dba::close($result);
+                       DBA::close($result);
 
                        $found = (count($ids) > 0);
 
                        if (!$found) {
                                // Give slower processes some processing time
-                               $result = dba::select(
+                               $result = DBA::select(
                                        'workerqueue',
                                        ['id'],
-                                       ["`executed` <= ? AND `priority` > ? AND NOT `done`", NULL_DATE, $highest_priority],
+                                       ["`executed` <= ? AND `priority` > ? AND NOT `done` AND `next_try` < ?",
+                                       DBA::NULL_DATETIME, $highest_priority, DateTimeFormat::utcNow()],
                                        ['limit' => $limit, 'order' => ['priority', 'created']]
                                );
 
-                               while ($id = dba::fetch($result)) {
+                               while ($id = DBA::fetch($result)) {
                                        $ids[] = $id["id"];
                                }
-                               dba::close($result);
+                               DBA::close($result);
 
                                $found = (count($ids) > 0);
                                $passing_slow = $found;
@@ -805,17 +859,18 @@ class Worker
 
                // If there is no result (or we shouldn't pass lower processes) we check without priority limit
                if (!$found) {
-                       $result = dba::select(
+                       $result = DBA::select(
                                'workerqueue',
                                ['id'],
-                               ["`executed` <= ? AND NOT `done`", NULL_DATE],
+                               ["`executed` <= ? AND NOT `done` AND `next_try` < ?",
+                               DBA::NULL_DATETIME, DateTimeFormat::utcNow()],
                                ['limit' => $limit, 'order' => ['priority', 'created']]
                        );
 
-                       while ($id = dba::fetch($result)) {
+                       while ($id = DBA::fetch($result)) {
                                $ids[] = $id["id"];
                        }
-                       dba::close($result);
+                       DBA::close($result);
 
                        $found = (count($ids) > 0);
                }
@@ -823,7 +878,7 @@ class Worker
                if ($found) {
                        $condition = "`id` IN (".substr(str_repeat("?, ", count($ids)), 0, -2).") AND `pid` = 0 AND NOT `done`";
                        array_unshift($ids, $condition);
-                       dba::update('workerqueue', array('executed' => datetime_convert(), 'pid' => $mypid), $ids);
+                       DBA::update('workerqueue', ['executed' => DateTimeFormat::utcNow(), 'pid' => $mypid], $ids);
                }
 
                return $found;
@@ -840,15 +895,15 @@ class Worker
                $stamp = (float)microtime(true);
 
                // There can already be jobs for us in the queue.
-               $r = dba::select('workerqueue', array(), array('pid' => getmypid(), 'done' => false));
-               if (DBM::is_result($r)) {
+               $r = DBA::select('workerqueue', [], ['pid' => getmypid(), 'done' => false]);
+               if (DBA::isResult($r)) {
                        self::$db_duration += (microtime(true) - $stamp);
-                       return dba::inArray($r);
+                       return DBA::toArray($r);
                }
-               dba::close($r);
+               DBA::close($r);
 
                $stamp = (float)microtime(true);
-               if (!Lock::set('poller_worker_process')) {
+               if (!Lock::acquire('worker_process')) {
                        return false;
                }
                self::$lock_duration = (microtime(true) - $stamp);
@@ -857,11 +912,11 @@ class Worker
                $found = self::findWorkerProcesses($passing_slow);
                self::$db_duration += (microtime(true) - $stamp);
 
-               Lock::remove('poller_worker_process');
+               Lock::release('worker_process');
 
                if ($found) {
-                       $r = dba::select('workerqueue', array(), array('pid' => getmypid(), 'done' => false));
-                       return dba::inArray($r);
+                       $r = DBA::select('workerqueue', [], ['pid' => getmypid(), 'done' => false]);
+                       return DBA::toArray($r);
                }
                return false;
        }
@@ -874,7 +929,7 @@ class Worker
        {
                $mypid = getmypid();
 
-               dba::update('workerqueue', array('executed' => NULL_DATE, 'pid' => 0), array('pid' => $mypid, 'done' => false));
+               DBA::update('workerqueue', ['executed' => DBA::NULL_DATETIME, 'pid' => 0], ['pid' => $mypid, 'done' => false]);
        }
 
        /**
@@ -888,7 +943,7 @@ class Worker
                }
 
                $url = System::baseUrl()."/worker";
-               fetch_url($url, false, $redirects, 1);
+               Network::fetchUrl($url, false, $redirects, 1);
        }
 
        /**
@@ -915,14 +970,14 @@ class Worker
                        if (self::tooMuchWorkers()) {
                                // Cleaning dead processes
                                self::killStaleWorkers();
-                               get_app()->remove_inactive_processes();
+                               Process::deleteInactive();
 
                                return;
                        }
 
                        self::runCron();
 
-                       logger('Call worker', LOGGER_DEBUG);
+                       Logger::log('Call worker', Logger::DEBUG);
                        self::spawnWorker();
                        return;
                }
@@ -934,9 +989,9 @@ class Worker
 
                self::clearProcesses();
 
-               $workers = dba::fetch_first("SELECT COUNT(*) AS `processes` FROM `process` WHERE `command` = 'worker.php'");
+               $workers = self::activeWorkers();
 
-               if ($workers["processes"] == 0) {
+               if ($workers == 0) {
                        self::callWorker();
                }
        }
@@ -950,9 +1005,9 @@ class Worker
                $timeout = Config::get("system", "frontend_worker_timeout", 10);
 
                /// @todo We should clean up the corresponding workerqueue entries as well
-               $condition = array("`created` < ? AND `command` = 'worker.php'",
-                               datetime_convert('UTC', 'UTC', "now - ".$timeout." minutes"));
-               dba::delete('process', $condition);
+               $condition = ["`created` < ? AND `command` = 'worker.php'",
+                               DateTimeFormat::utc("now - ".$timeout." minutes")];
+               DBA::delete('process', $condition);
        }
 
        /**
@@ -961,7 +1016,7 @@ class Worker
         */
        private static function runCron()
        {
-               logger('Add cron entries', LOGGER_DEBUG);
+               Logger::log('Add cron entries', Logger::DEBUG);
 
                // Check for spooled items
                self::add(PRIORITY_HIGH, "SpoolPost");
@@ -969,20 +1024,26 @@ class Worker
                // Run the cron job that calls all other jobs
                self::add(PRIORITY_MEDIUM, "Cron");
 
-               // Run the cronhooks job separately from cron for being able to use a different timing
-               self::add(PRIORITY_MEDIUM, "CronHooks");
-
                // Cleaning dead processes
                self::killStaleWorkers();
        }
 
        /**
+        * @brief Spawns a new worker
         * @return void
         */
-       public static function spawnWorker()
+       public static function spawnWorker($do_cron = false)
        {
-               $args = array("scripts/worker.php", "no_cron");
-               get_app()->proc_run($args);
+               $command = 'bin/worker.php';
+
+               $args = ['no_cron' => !$do_cron];
+
+               get_app()->proc_run($command, $args);
+
+               // after spawning we have to remove the flag.
+               if (Config::get('system', 'worker_daemon_mode', false)) {
+                       self::IPCSetJobState(false);
+               }
        }
 
        /**
@@ -1003,42 +1064,24 @@ class Worker
         */
        public static function add($cmd)
        {
-               $proc_args = func_get_args();
+               $args = func_get_args();
 
-               $args = array();
-               if (!count($proc_args)) {
+               if (!count($args)) {
                        return false;
                }
 
-               // Preserve the first parameter
-               // It could contain a command, the priority or an parameter array
-               // If we use the parameter array we have to protect it from the following function
-               $run_parameter = array_shift($proc_args);
-
-               // expand any arrays
-               foreach ($proc_args as $arg) {
-                       if (is_array($arg)) {
-                               foreach ($arg as $n) {
-                                       $args[] = $n;
-                               }
-                       } else {
-                               $args[] = $arg;
-                       }
-               }
-
-               // Now we add the run parameters back to the array
-               array_unshift($args, $run_parameter);
-
-               $arr = array('args' => $args, 'run_cmd' => true);
+               $arr = ['args' => $args, 'run_cmd' => true];
 
-               call_hooks("proc_run", $arr);
+               Addon::callHooks("proc_run", $arr);
                if (!$arr['run_cmd'] || !count($args)) {
                        return true;
                }
 
                $priority = PRIORITY_MEDIUM;
-               $dont_fork = Config::get("system", "worker_dont_fork");
-               $created = datetime_convert();
+               $dont_fork = Config::get("system", "worker_dont_fork", false);
+               $created = DateTimeFormat::utcNow();
+
+               $run_parameter = array_shift($args);
 
                if (is_int($run_parameter)) {
                        $priority = $run_parameter;
@@ -1054,19 +1097,16 @@ class Worker
                        }
                }
 
-               $argv = $args;
-               array_shift($argv);
-
-               $parameters = json_encode($argv);
-               $found = dba::exists('workerqueue', array('parameter' => $parameters, 'done' => false));
+               $parameters = json_encode($args);
+               $found = DBA::exists('workerqueue', ['parameter' => $parameters, 'done' => false]);
 
                // Quit if there was a database error - a precaution for the update process to 3.5.3
-               if (dba::errorNo() != 0) {
+               if (DBA::errorNo() != 0) {
                        return false;
                }
 
                if (!$found) {
-                       dba::insert('workerqueue', array('parameter' => $parameters, 'created' => $created, 'priority' => $priority));
+                       DBA::insert('workerqueue', ['parameter' => $parameters, 'created' => $created, 'priority' => $priority]);
                }
 
                // Should we quit and wait for the worker to be called as a cronjob?
@@ -1075,21 +1115,112 @@ class Worker
                }
 
                // If there is a lock then we don't have to check for too much worker
-               if (!Lock::set('poller_worker', 0)) {
+               if (!Lock::acquire('worker', 0)) {
                        return true;
                }
 
                // If there are already enough workers running, don't fork another one
                $quit = self::tooMuchWorkers();
-               Lock::remove('poller_worker');
+               Lock::release('worker');
 
                if ($quit) {
                        return true;
                }
 
+               // We tell the daemon that a new job entry exists
+               if (Config::get('system', 'worker_daemon_mode', false)) {
+                       // We don't have to set the IPC flag - this is done in "tooMuchWorkers"
+                       return true;
+               }
+
                // Now call the worker to execute the jobs that we just added to the queue
                self::spawnWorker();
 
                return true;
        }
+
+       /**
+        * Defers the current worker entry
+        */
+       public static function defer()
+       {
+               if (empty(BaseObject::getApp()->queue)) {
+                       return;
+               }
+
+               $queue = BaseObject::getApp()->queue;
+
+               $retrial = $queue['retrial'];
+               $id = $queue['id'];
+
+               if ($retrial > 14) {
+                       Logger::log('Id ' . $id . ' had been tried 14 times. We stop now.', Logger::DEBUG);
+                       return;
+               }
+
+               // Calculate the delay until the next trial
+               $delay = (($retrial + 3) ** 4) + (rand(1, 30) * ($retrial + 1));
+               $next = DateTimeFormat::utc('now + ' . $delay . ' seconds');
+
+               Logger::log('Defer execution ' . $retrial . ' of id ' . $id . ' to ' . $next, Logger::DEBUG);
+
+               $fields = ['retrial' => $retrial + 1, 'next_try' => $next, 'executed' => DBA::NULL_DATETIME, 'pid' => 0];
+               DBA::update('workerqueue', $fields, ['id' => $id]);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Log active processes into the "process" table
+        *
+        * @brief Log active processes into the "process" table
+        */
+       public static function startProcess()
+       {
+               $trace = debug_backtrace(DEBUG_BACKTRACE_IGNORE_ARGS, 1);
+
+               $command = basename($trace[0]['file']);
+
+               Process::deleteInactive();
+
+               Process::insert($command);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Remove the active process from the "process" table
+        *
+        * @brief Remove the active process from the "process" table
+        * @return bool
+        */
+       public static function endProcess()
+       {
+               return Process::deleteByPid();
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Set the flag if some job is waiting
+        *
+        * @brief Set the flag if some job is waiting
+        * @param boolean $jobs Is there a waiting job?
+        */
+       public static function IPCSetJobState($jobs)
+       {
+               DBA::update('worker-ipc', ['jobs' => $jobs], ['key' => 1], true);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Checks if some worker job waits to be executed
+        *
+        * @brief Checks if some worker job waits to be executed
+        * @return bool
+        */
+       public static function IPCJobsExists()
+       {
+               $row = DBA::selectFirst('worker-ipc', ['jobs'], ['key' => 1]);
+
+               // When we don't have a row, no job is running
+               if (!DBA::isResult($row)) {
+                       return false;
+               }
+
+               return (bool)$row['jobs'];
+       }
 }