2 files changed, 11 insertions, 43 deletions
diff --git a/tests/limitations.notes b/tests/limitations.notes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d723c07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/limitations.notes
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Queue is not saved between invocations of the queue. The queue is a living
+queue only. It can be edited (for waiting items only), thus if you want to
+save a queue, you can always copy the list and restore it with another edit,
+but it is a hack.
diff --git a/tests/wqueue2.py b/tests/wqueue2.py
index 635b52c..087e345 100755
--- a/tests/wqueue2.py
+++ b/tests/wqueue2.py
@@ -57,54 +57,18 @@ class PersistentJobQueue2:
             wanted result is a success: do not close the queue.
         '''
         with u8open(filename, 'w') as f:
-            f.write(self.queue.dump())
+            for item in self.queue:
+                print(item, file=f)
+        self.queue.clear()
 
     def reload_from_filename(self, filename):
         '''
-            reloads a queue after editing it.
+            reloads a queue after editing it externaly.
         '''
         with u8open(filename) as f:
-            items = f.read().parse()
-
-
-class PersistentJobQueue:
-
-    def __init__(self, filename):
-        self.filename = filename
-        self.lock = asyncio.Lock()
-
-
-    def append(self, item):
-        async with lock:
-            self.queue.append(item)
-            with u8open(self.filename, 'a') as f:
-                await f.write(item)
-                await f.write('\n')
-
-    async def get_job(self):
-        async with lock:
-            self.current_job.append(self.queue.pop())
-        return self.current_job[0]
-
-    async def mark_job_done(self):
-        async with lock:
-            self.current_job.pop()
-
-    async def pop(self):
-        # TODO: when wanting to pop an empty queue the pop should wait
-        # asynchronously for a new filename to arrive
-        error
-        firstline = None
-        async with lock:
-            with u8open(filename, 'r') as f, \
-                       u8open(filename + '.tmp', 'w') as fo:
-                async for line in f:
-                    if not firstline:
-                        firstline = line
-                    else:
-                        await fo.write(line)
-            shutils.mv(filename + '.tmp', filename)
-        return firstline
+            for item in f:
+                self.queue.append(item)
+        self.event.set()
 
 
 async def test():