--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/queues/backends/redisd.py	Tue May 12 11:51:48 2009 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+"""
+Backend for redis.
+
+Requires redis.py from the redis source (found in client-libraries/python).
+"""
+
+from queues.backends.base import BaseQueue
+from queues import InvalidBackend, QueueException
+
+try:
+    import redis
+except ImportError:
+    raise InvalidBackend("Unable to import redis.")
+
+# TODO: Import host, port, db
+
+class Queue(BaseQueue):
+    def __init__(self, name):
+        try:            
+            self.name = name
+            self.backend = 'redis'
+            self._connection = redis.Redis()
+        except redis.RedisError, e:
+            raise QueueException, "%s" % e
+
+    def read(self):
+        try:
+            return self._connection.pop(self.name)
+        except redis.RedisError, e:
+            raise QueueException, "%s" % e
+
+    def write(self, value):
+        try:
+            resp = self._connection.push(self.name, value)
+            if resp == 'OK':
+                return True
+            else:
+                return False
+        except redis.RedisError, e:
+            raise QueueException, "%s" % e
+
+    def __len__(self):
+        try:
+            return self._connection.llen(self.name)
+        except redis.RedisError, e:
+            raise QueueException, "%s" % e
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return "<Queue %s>" % self.name
+
+def create_queue():
+    """This isn't required, so we noop.  Kept here for swapability."""
+    return True
+
+def delete_queue(name):
+    try:
+        resp = redis.Redis().delete(name)
+        if resp:
+            return True
+        else:
+            return False
+    except redis.RedisError, e:
+        raise QueueException, "%s" % e
+
+def get_list():
+    return redis.Redis().keys('*')