Delayed Job scheduling

delayed_job_send_later_at.rb

# make an alternative for send_later that accepts a run_at time
#
module Delayed
  module MessageSending
    def send_later_at(at, method, *args)
      Delayed::Job.enqueue(
        Delayed::PerformableMethod.new(self, method.to_sym, args),
        0,  #priority
        at #run_at
      )
    end
  end
end

# >> Time.now
# => Tue May 25 16:13:38 +0200 2010
# >> @model.send_later_at(5.minutes.from_now, :method)
# => #<Delayed::Job id: 2864, priority: 0, attempts: 0, handler: "--- !ruby/struct:Delayed::PerformableMethod \nobject...", last_error: nil, run_at: "2010-05-25 14:18:43", locked_at: nil, failed_at: nil, locked_by: nil, created_at: "2010-05-25 14:13:43", updated_at: "2010-05-25 14:13:43">