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prefect.cli.work_queue

Command line interface for working with work queues.

clear_concurrency_limit(name=typer.Argument(..., help='The name or ID of the work queue to clear'), pool=typer.Option(None, '-p', '--pool', help='The name of the work pool that the work queue belongs to.')) async

Clear any concurrency limits from a work queue.

Source code in src/prefect/cli/work_queue.py
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@work_app.command()
async def clear_concurrency_limit(
    name: str = typer.Argument(..., help="The name or ID of the work queue to clear"),
    pool: Optional[str] = typer.Option(
        None,
        "-p",
        "--pool",
        help="The name of the work pool that the work queue belongs to.",
    ),
):
    """
    Clear any concurrency limits from a work queue.
    """
    queue_id = await _get_work_queue_id_from_name_or_id(
        name_or_id=name,
        work_pool_name=pool,
    )
    async with get_client() as client:
        try:
            await client.update_work_queue(
                id=queue_id,
                concurrency_limit=None,
            )
        except ObjectNotFound:
            if pool:
                error_message = f"No work queue found: {name!r} in work pool {pool!r}"
            else:
                error_message = f"No work queue found: {name!r}"
            exit_with_error(error_message)

    if pool:
        success_message = (
            f"Concurrency limits removed on work queue {name!r} in work pool {pool!r}"
        )
    else:
        success_message = f"Concurrency limits removed on work queue {name!r}"
    exit_with_success(success_message)

create(name=typer.Argument(..., help='The unique name to assign this work queue'), limit=typer.Option(None, '-l', '--limit', help='The concurrency limit to set on the queue.'), pool=typer.Option(None, '-p', '--pool', help='The name of the work pool to create the work queue in.'), priority=typer.Option(None, '-q', '--priority', help='The associated priority for the created work queue')) async

Create a work queue.

Source code in src/prefect/cli/work_queue.py
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@work_app.command()
async def create(
    name: str = typer.Argument(..., help="The unique name to assign this work queue"),
    limit: int = typer.Option(
        None, "-l", "--limit", help="The concurrency limit to set on the queue."
    ),
    pool: Optional[str] = typer.Option(
        None,
        "-p",
        "--pool",
        help="The name of the work pool to create the work queue in.",
    ),
    priority: Optional[int] = typer.Option(
        None,
        "-q",
        "--priority",
        help="The associated priority for the created work queue",
    ),
):
    """
    Create a work queue.
    """

    async with get_client() as client:
        try:
            result = await client.create_work_queue(
                name=name, work_pool_name=pool, priority=priority
            )
            if limit is not None:
                await client.update_work_queue(
                    id=result.id,
                    concurrency_limit=limit,
                )
        except ObjectAlreadyExists:
            exit_with_error(f"Work queue with name: {name!r} already exists.")
        except ObjectNotFound:
            exit_with_error(f"Work pool with name: {pool!r} not found.")

    if not pool:
        # specify the default work pool name after work queue creation to allow the server
        # to handle a bunch of logic associated with agents without work pools
        pool = DEFAULT_AGENT_WORK_POOL_NAME
    output_msg = dedent(
        f"""
        Created work queue with properties:
            name - {name!r}
            work pool - {pool!r}
            id - {result.id}
            concurrency limit - {limit}
        Start a worker to pick up flow runs from the work queue:
            prefect worker start -q '{result.name} -p {pool}'

        Inspect the work queue:
            prefect work-queue inspect '{result.name}'
        """
    )
    exit_with_success(output_msg)

delete(name=typer.Argument(..., help='The name or ID of the work queue to delete'), pool=typer.Option(None, '-p', '--pool', help='The name of the work pool containing the work queue to delete.')) async

Delete a work queue by ID.

Source code in src/prefect/cli/work_queue.py
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@work_app.command()
async def delete(
    name: str = typer.Argument(..., help="The name or ID of the work queue to delete"),
    pool: Optional[str] = typer.Option(
        None,
        "-p",
        "--pool",
        help="The name of the work pool containing the work queue to delete.",
    ),
):
    """
    Delete a work queue by ID.
    """

    queue_id = await _get_work_queue_id_from_name_or_id(
        name_or_id=name,
        work_pool_name=pool,
    )
    async with get_client() as client:
        try:
            if is_interactive() and not typer.confirm(
                (f"Are you sure you want to delete work queue with name {name!r}?"),
                default=False,
            ):
                exit_with_error("Deletion aborted.")
            await client.delete_work_queue_by_id(id=queue_id)
        except ObjectNotFound:
            if pool:
                error_message = f"No work queue found: {name!r} in work pool {pool!r}"
            else:
                error_message = f"No work queue found: {name!r}"
            exit_with_error(error_message)
    if pool:
        success_message = (
            f"Successfully deleted work queue {name!r} in work pool {pool!r}"
        )
    else:
        success_message = f"Successfully deleted work queue {name!r}"
    exit_with_success(success_message)

inspect(name=typer.Argument(None, help='The name or ID of the work queue to inspect'), pool=typer.Option(None, '-p', '--pool', help='The name of the work pool that the work queue belongs to.')) async

Inspect a work queue by ID.

Source code in src/prefect/cli/work_queue.py
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@work_app.command()
async def inspect(
    name: str = typer.Argument(
        None, help="The name or ID of the work queue to inspect"
    ),
    pool: Optional[str] = typer.Option(
        None,
        "-p",
        "--pool",
        help="The name of the work pool that the work queue belongs to.",
    ),
):
    """
    Inspect a work queue by ID.
    """
    queue_id = await _get_work_queue_id_from_name_or_id(
        name_or_id=name,
        work_pool_name=pool,
    )
    async with get_client() as client:
        try:
            result = await client.read_work_queue(id=queue_id)
            with warnings.catch_warnings():
                warnings.simplefilter("ignore", category=DeprecationWarning)

                app.console.print(Pretty(result))
        except ObjectNotFound:
            if pool:
                error_message = f"No work queue found: {name!r} in work pool {pool!r}"
            else:
                error_message = f"No work queue found: {name!r}"
            exit_with_error(error_message)

        try:
            status = await client.read_work_queue_status(id=queue_id)
            app.console.print(Pretty(status))
        except ObjectNotFound:
            pass

ls(verbose=typer.Option(False, '--verbose', '-v', help='Display more information.'), work_queue_prefix=typer.Option(None, '--match', '-m', help='Will match work queues with names that start with the specified prefix string'), pool=typer.Option(None, '-p', '--pool', help='The name of the work pool containing the work queues to list.')) async

View all work queues.

Source code in src/prefect/cli/work_queue.py
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@work_app.command()
async def ls(
    verbose: bool = typer.Option(
        False, "--verbose", "-v", help="Display more information."
    ),
    work_queue_prefix: str = typer.Option(
        None,
        "--match",
        "-m",
        help=(
            "Will match work queues with names that start with the specified prefix"
            " string"
        ),
    ),
    pool: Optional[str] = typer.Option(
        None,
        "-p",
        "--pool",
        help="The name of the work pool containing the work queues to list.",
    ),
):
    """
    View all work queues.
    """
    if not pool:
        table = Table(
            title="Work Queues",
            caption="(**) denotes a paused queue",
            caption_style="red",
        )
        table.add_column("Name", style="green", no_wrap=True)
        table.add_column("Pool", style="magenta", no_wrap=True)
        table.add_column("ID", justify="right", style="cyan", no_wrap=True)
        table.add_column("Concurrency Limit", style="blue", no_wrap=True)
        if verbose:
            table.add_column("Filter (Deprecated)", style="magenta", no_wrap=True)

        async with get_client() as client:
            if work_queue_prefix is not None:
                queues = await client.match_work_queues([work_queue_prefix])
            else:
                queues = await client.read_work_queues()

            pool_ids = [q.work_pool_id for q in queues]
            wp_filter = WorkPoolFilter(id=WorkPoolFilterId(any_=pool_ids))
            pools = await client.read_work_pools(work_pool_filter=wp_filter)
            pool_id_name_map = {p.id: p.name for p in pools}

            def sort_by_created_key(q):
                return pendulum.now("utc") - q.created

            for queue in sorted(queues, key=sort_by_created_key):
                row = [
                    f"{queue.name} [red](**)" if queue.is_paused else queue.name,
                    pool_id_name_map[queue.work_pool_id],
                    str(queue.id),
                    (
                        f"[red]{queue.concurrency_limit}"
                        if queue.concurrency_limit is not None
                        else "[blue]None"
                    ),
                ]
                if verbose and queue.filter is not None:
                    row.append(queue.filter.model_dump_json())
                table.add_row(*row)

    else:
        table = Table(
            title=f"Work Queues in Work Pool {pool!r}",
            caption="(**) denotes a paused queue",
            caption_style="red",
        )
        table.add_column("Name", style="green", no_wrap=True)
        table.add_column("Priority", style="magenta", no_wrap=True)
        table.add_column("Concurrency Limit", style="blue", no_wrap=True)
        if verbose:
            table.add_column("Description", style="cyan", no_wrap=False)

        async with get_client() as client:
            try:
                queues = await client.read_work_queues(work_pool_name=pool)
            except ObjectNotFound:
                exit_with_error(f"No work pool found: {pool!r}")

            def sort_by_created_key(q):
                return pendulum.now("utc") - q.created

            for queue in sorted(queues, key=sort_by_created_key):
                row = [
                    f"{queue.name} [red](**)" if queue.is_paused else queue.name,
                    f"{queue.priority}",
                    (
                        f"[red]{queue.concurrency_limit}"
                        if queue.concurrency_limit is not None
                        else "[blue]None"
                    ),
                ]
                if verbose:
                    row.append(queue.description)
                table.add_row(*row)

    app.console.print(table)

pause(name=typer.Argument(..., help='The name or ID of the work queue to pause'), pool=typer.Option(None, '-p', '--pool', help='The name of the work pool that the work queue belongs to.')) async

Pause a work queue.

Source code in src/prefect/cli/work_queue.py
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@work_app.command()
async def pause(
    name: str = typer.Argument(..., help="The name or ID of the work queue to pause"),
    pool: Optional[str] = typer.Option(
        None,
        "-p",
        "--pool",
        help="The name of the work pool that the work queue belongs to.",
    ),
):
    """
    Pause a work queue.
    """

    if not pool and not typer.confirm(
        f"You have not specified a work pool. Are you sure you want to pause {name} work queue in `{DEFAULT_AGENT_WORK_POOL_NAME}`?"
    ):
        exit_with_error("Work queue pause aborted!")

    queue_id = await _get_work_queue_id_from_name_or_id(
        name_or_id=name,
        work_pool_name=pool,
    )

    async with get_client() as client:
        try:
            await client.update_work_queue(
                id=queue_id,
                is_paused=True,
            )
        except ObjectNotFound:
            if pool:
                error_message = f"No work queue found: {name!r} in work pool {pool!r}"
            else:
                error_message = f"No work queue found: {name!r}"
            exit_with_error(error_message)

    if pool:
        success_message = f"Work queue {name!r} in work pool {pool!r} paused"
    else:
        success_message = f"Work queue {name!r} paused"
    exit_with_success(success_message)

preview(name=typer.Argument(None, help='The name or ID of the work queue to preview'), hours=typer.Option(None, '-h', '--hours', help='The number of hours to look ahead; defaults to 1 hour'), pool=typer.Option(None, '-p', '--pool', help='The name of the work pool that the work queue belongs to.')) async

Preview a work queue.

Source code in src/prefect/cli/work_queue.py
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@work_app.command()
async def preview(
    name: str = typer.Argument(
        None, help="The name or ID of the work queue to preview"
    ),
    hours: int = typer.Option(
        None,
        "-h",
        "--hours",
        help="The number of hours to look ahead; defaults to 1 hour",
    ),
    pool: Optional[str] = typer.Option(
        None,
        "-p",
        "--pool",
        help="The name of the work pool that the work queue belongs to.",
    ),
):
    """
    Preview a work queue.
    """
    if pool:
        title = f"Preview of Work Queue {name!r} in Work Pool {pool!r}"
    else:
        title = f"Preview of Work Queue {name!r}"

    table = Table(title=title, caption="(**) denotes a late run", caption_style="red")
    table.add_column(
        "Scheduled Start Time", justify="left", style="yellow", no_wrap=True
    )
    table.add_column("Run ID", justify="left", style="cyan", no_wrap=True)
    table.add_column("Name", style="green", no_wrap=True)
    table.add_column("Deployment ID", style="blue", no_wrap=True)

    window = pendulum.now("utc").add(hours=hours or 1)

    queue_id = await _get_work_queue_id_from_name_or_id(
        name_or_id=name, work_pool_name=pool
    )
    async with get_client() as client:
        if pool:
            try:
                responses = await client.get_scheduled_flow_runs_for_work_pool(
                    work_pool_name=pool,
                    work_queue_names=[name],
                )
                runs = [response.flow_run for response in responses]
            except ObjectNotFound:
                exit_with_error(f"No work queue found: {name!r} in work pool {pool!r}")
        else:
            try:
                runs = await client.get_runs_in_work_queue(
                    queue_id,
                    limit=10,
                    scheduled_before=window,
                )
            except ObjectNotFound:
                exit_with_error(f"No work queue found: {name!r}")
    now = pendulum.now("utc")

    def sort_by_created_key(r):
        return now - r.created

    for run in sorted(runs, key=sort_by_created_key):
        table.add_row(
            (
                f"{run.expected_start_time} [red](**)"
                if run.expected_start_time < now
                else f"{run.expected_start_time}"
            ),
            str(run.id),
            run.name,
            str(run.deployment_id),
        )

    if runs:
        app.console.print(table)
    else:
        app.console.print(
            (
                "No runs found - try increasing how far into the future you preview"
                " with the --hours flag"
            ),
            style="yellow",
        )

read_wq_runs(name=typer.Argument(..., help='The name or ID of the work queue to poll'), pool=typer.Option(None, '-p', '--pool', help='The name of the work pool containing the work queue to poll.')) async

Get runs in a work queue. Note that this will trigger an artificial poll of the work queue.

Source code in src/prefect/cli/work_queue.py
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@work_app.command("read-runs")
async def read_wq_runs(
    name: str = typer.Argument(..., help="The name or ID of the work queue to poll"),
    pool: Optional[str] = typer.Option(
        None,
        "-p",
        "--pool",
        help="The name of the work pool containing the work queue to poll.",
    ),
):
    """
    Get runs in a work queue. Note that this will trigger an artificial poll of
    the work queue.
    """

    queue_id = await _get_work_queue_id_from_name_or_id(
        name_or_id=name,
        work_pool_name=pool,
    )
    async with get_client() as client:
        try:
            runs = await client.get_runs_in_work_queue(id=queue_id)
        except ObjectNotFound:
            if pool:
                error_message = f"No work queue found: {name!r} in work pool {pool!r}"
            else:
                error_message = f"No work queue found: {name!r}"
            exit_with_error(error_message)
    success_message = (
        f"Read {len(runs)} runs for work queue {name!r} in work pool {pool}: {runs}"
    )
    exit_with_success(success_message)

resume(name=typer.Argument(..., help='The name or ID of the work queue to resume'), pool=typer.Option(None, '-p', '--pool', help='The name of the work pool that the work queue belongs to.')) async

Resume a paused work queue.

Source code in src/prefect/cli/work_queue.py
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@work_app.command()
async def resume(
    name: str = typer.Argument(..., help="The name or ID of the work queue to resume"),
    pool: Optional[str] = typer.Option(
        None,
        "-p",
        "--pool",
        help="The name of the work pool that the work queue belongs to.",
    ),
):
    """
    Resume a paused work queue.
    """
    queue_id = await _get_work_queue_id_from_name_or_id(
        name_or_id=name,
        work_pool_name=pool,
    )

    async with get_client() as client:
        try:
            await client.update_work_queue(
                id=queue_id,
                is_paused=False,
            )
        except ObjectNotFound:
            if pool:
                error_message = f"No work queue found: {name!r} in work pool {pool!r}"
            else:
                error_message = f"No work queue found: {name!r}"
            exit_with_error(error_message)

    if pool:
        success_message = f"Work queue {name!r} in work pool {pool!r} resumed"
    else:
        success_message = f"Work queue {name!r} resumed"
    exit_with_success(success_message)

set_concurrency_limit(name=typer.Argument(..., help='The name or ID of the work queue'), limit=typer.Argument(..., help='The concurrency limit to set on the queue.'), pool=typer.Option(None, '-p', '--pool', help='The name of the work pool that the work queue belongs to.')) async

Set a concurrency limit on a work queue.

Source code in src/prefect/cli/work_queue.py
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@work_app.command()
async def set_concurrency_limit(
    name: str = typer.Argument(..., help="The name or ID of the work queue"),
    limit: int = typer.Argument(..., help="The concurrency limit to set on the queue."),
    pool: Optional[str] = typer.Option(
        None,
        "-p",
        "--pool",
        help="The name of the work pool that the work queue belongs to.",
    ),
):
    """
    Set a concurrency limit on a work queue.
    """
    queue_id = await _get_work_queue_id_from_name_or_id(
        name_or_id=name,
        work_pool_name=pool,
    )

    async with get_client() as client:
        try:
            await client.update_work_queue(
                id=queue_id,
                concurrency_limit=limit,
            )
        except ObjectNotFound:
            if pool:
                error_message = (
                    f"No work queue named {name!r} found in work pool {pool!r}."
                )
            else:
                error_message = f"No work queue named {name!r} found."
            exit_with_error(error_message)

    if pool:
        success_message = (
            f"Concurrency limit of {limit} set on work queue {name!r} in work pool"
            f" {pool!r}"
        )
    else:
        success_message = f"Concurrency limit of {limit} set on work queue {name!r}"
    exit_with_success(success_message)