rake db:force_now (does a backup without queuing).

2 files changed, 13 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/app/models/backup_job.rb b/app/models/backup_job.rb
index a04f6c0..48dd27e 100644
--- a/app/models/backup_job.rb
+++ b/app/models/backup_job.rb
@@ -12,12 +12,17 @@ class BackupJob < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   private
   def set_state_to_queued
-    self.state = 'queued'
+    self.state ||= 'queued'
     self.started_at = Time.now
   end
 
   def initiate_backup
-    self.delay.make_a_backup
+    if self.state == 'force now'
+      self.state = 'queued'
+      self.make_a_backup
+    else
+      self.delay.make_a_backup
+    end
   end
 
   def make_a_backup
diff --git a/lib/tasks/backup.rake b/lib/tasks/backup.rake
index f08bb39..51fd2f2 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/backup.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/backup.rake
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ namespace :backup do
     echo "BackupJob ID: #{backup_job.id}"
   end
 
+  desc "Do a backup. Now!"
+  task :force_now => :environment do
+    backup_job = BackupJob.create(:state => 'force now')
+    echo "BackupJob ID: #{backup_job.id}"
+  end
+
   desc "Restore the system"
   task :restore => :environment do
     # This task takes the first RestoreJob to restore the system.