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WP_Background_Process::lock_process()

Lock process

Description

Lock the process so that multiple instances can’t run simultaneously. Override if applicable, but the duration should be greater than that defined in the time_exceeded() method.

Source

File: bp-core/libraries/wp-background-process.php

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protected function lock_process() {
    $this->start_time = time(); // Set start time of current process.
 
    $lock_duration = ( property_exists( $this, 'queue_lock_time' ) ) ? $this->queue_lock_time : 60; // 1 minute
    $lock_duration = apply_filters( $this->identifier . '_queue_lock_time', $lock_duration );
 
    set_site_transient( $this->identifier . '_process_lock', microtime(), $lock_duration );
}

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