Fixed #731 - Support for deleting Queues

2 files changed, 20 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/rq/queue.py b/rq/queue.py
index 9d2357f..dc961b8 100644
--- a/rq/queue.py
+++ b/rq/queue.py
@@ -111,6 +111,12 @@ class Queue(object):
         script = self.connection.register_script(script)
         return script(keys=[self.key])
 
+    def delete(self):
+        """Deletes the queue and all the associated messages on the queue."""
+        self.empty()
+        self.connection.srem(self.redis_queues_keys, self._key)
+        self.connection.delete(self._key)
+
     def is_empty(self):
         """Returns whether the current queue is empty."""
         return self.count == 0
diff --git a/tests/test_queue.py b/tests/test_queue.py
index 7129452..5a6aa20 100644
--- a/tests/test_queue.py
+++ b/tests/test_queue.py
@@ -72,6 +72,20 @@ class TestQueue(RQTestCase):
         self.testconn.rpush('rq:queue:example', 'sentinel message')
         self.assertEqual(q.is_empty(), False)
 
+    def test_queue_delete(self):
+        """Test queue.delete properly removes queue"""
+        q = Queue('example')
+        self.testconn.rpush('rq:queue:example', 'foo')
+        self.testconn.rpush('rq:queue:example', 'bar')
+
+        self.assertEqual(2, len(q.get_job_ids()))
+
+        q.delete()
+
+        self.assertEqual(0, len(q.get_job_ids()))
+        self.assertEqual(0, len(self.testconn.smembers(Queue.redis_queues_keys)))
+        self.assertEqual(False, self.testconn.exists(q.key))
+
     def test_remove(self):
         """Ensure queue.remove properly removes Job from queue."""
         q = Queue('example')