module Jobs class ClockworkHeartbeat < Jobs::Base def execute(args) $redis.set last_heartbeat_at_key, Time.now.to_i end def self.is_clockwork_running? if time = ClockworkHeartbeat.new.last_heartbeat_at time > 2.minutes.ago else false end end def last_heartbeat_at if time_int = $redis.get(last_heartbeat_at_key) Time.at(time_int.to_i) else nil end end private def last_heartbeat_at_key 'clockwork:last_heartbeat_at' end end end