How to use the rq.compat.as_text function in rq

args=(sentinel_file, 4),
                        job_timeout=1)

        try:
            os.unlink(sentinel_file)
        except OSError as e:
            if e.errno == 2:
                pass

        self.assertEqual(os.path.exists(sentinel_file), False)
        w.work(burst=True)
        self.assertEqual(os.path.exists(sentinel_file), False)

        # TODO: Having to do the manual refresh() here is really ugly!
        res.refresh()
        self.assertIn('JobTimeoutException', as_text(res.exc_info))

def get_call_string(self):  # noqa
        """Returns a string representation of the call, formatted as a regular
        Python function invocation statement.
        """
        if self.func_name is None:
            return None

        arg_list = [as_text(repr(arg)) for arg in self.args]

        kwargs = ['{0}={1}'.format(k, as_text(repr(v))) for k, v in self.kwargs.items()]
        # Sort here because python 3.3 & 3.4 makes different call_string
        arg_list += sorted(kwargs)
        args = ', '.join(arg_list)

        return '{0}({1})'.format(self.func_name, args)

self.data = zlib.decompress(raw_data)
        except zlib.error:
            # Fallback to uncompressed string
            self.data = raw_data

        self.created_at = str_to_date(obj.get('created_at'))
        self.origin = as_text(obj.get('origin'))
        self.description = as_text(obj.get('description'))
        self.enqueued_at = str_to_date(obj.get('enqueued_at'))
        self.started_at = str_to_date(obj.get('started_at'))
        self.ended_at = str_to_date(obj.get('ended_at'))
        self._result = unpickle(obj.get('result')) if obj.get('result') else None  # noqa
        self.timeout = parse_timeout(obj.get('timeout')) if obj.get('timeout') else None
        self.result_ttl = int(obj.get('result_ttl')) if obj.get('result_ttl') else None  # noqa
        self.failure_ttl = int(obj.get('failure_ttl')) if obj.get('failure_ttl') else None  # noqa
        self._status = as_text(obj.get('status')) if obj.get('status') else None

        dependency_id = obj.get('dependency_id', None)
        self._dependency_ids = [as_text(dependency_id)] if dependency_id else []

        self.ttl = int(obj.get('ttl')) if obj.get('ttl') else None
        self.meta = unpickle(obj.get('meta')) if obj.get('meta') else {}

        raw_exc_info = obj.get('exc_info')
        if raw_exc_info:
            try:
                self.exc_info = as_text(zlib.decompress(raw_exc_info))
            except zlib.error:
                # Fallback to uncompressed string
                self.exc_info = as_text(raw_exc_info)

def get_keys(queue=None, connection=None):
    """Returnes a list of worker keys for a queue"""
    if queue is None and connection is None:
        raise ValueError('"queue" or "connection" argument is required')

    if queue:
        redis = queue.connection
        redis_key = WORKERS_BY_QUEUE_KEY % queue.name
    else:
        redis = connection
        redis_key = REDIS_WORKER_KEYS

    return {as_text(key) for key in redis.smembers(redis_key)}

def get_job_ids(self, offset=0, length=-1):
        """Returns a slice of job IDs in the queue."""
        start = offset
        if length >= 0:
            end = offset + (length - 1)
        else:
            end = length
        return [as_text(job_id) for job_id in
                self.connection.lrange(self.key, start, end)]

def get_expired_job_ids(self, timestamp=None):
        """Returns job ids whose score are less than current timestamp.

        Returns ids for jobs with an expiry time earlier than timestamp,
        specified as seconds since the Unix epoch. timestamp defaults to call
        time if unspecified.
        """
        score = timestamp if timestamp is not None else current_timestamp()
        return [as_text(job_id) for job_id in
                self.connection.zrangebyscore(self.key, 0, score)]

def get_call_string(self):  # noqa
        """Returns a string representation of the call, formatted as a regular
        Python function invocation statement.
        """
        if self.func_name is None:
            return None

        arg_list = [as_text(repr(arg)) for arg in self.args]

        kwargs = ['{0}={1}'.format(k, as_text(repr(v))) for k, v in self.kwargs.items()]
        # Sort here because python 3.3 & 3.4 makes different call_string
        arg_list += sorted(kwargs)
        args = ', '.join(arg_list)

        return '{0}({1})'.format(self.func_name, args)

job.ended_at = utcnow()
            exc_info = sys.exc_info()
            exc_string = self._get_safe_exception_string(
                traceback.format_exception(*exc_info)
            )
            self.handle_job_failure(job=job, exc_string=exc_string,
                                    started_job_registry=started_job_registry)
            self.handle_exception(job, *exc_info)
            return False

        finally:
            pop_connection()

        self.log.info('%s: %s (%s)', green(job.origin), blue('Job OK'), job.id)
        if rv is not None:
            log_result = "{0!r}".format(as_text(text_type(rv)))
            self.log.debug('Result: %s', yellow(log_result))

        if self.log_result_lifespan:
            result_ttl = job.get_result_ttl(self.default_result_ttl)
            if result_ttl == 0:
                self.log.info('Result discarded immediately')
            elif result_ttl > 0:
                self.log.info('Result is kept for %s seconds', result_ttl)
            else:
                self.log.info('Result will never expire, clean up result key manually')

        return True

def refresh(self):
        data = self.connection.hmget(
            self.key, 'queues', 'state', 'current_job', 'last_heartbeat',
            'birth', 'failed_job_count', 'successful_job_count',
            'total_working_time', 'hostname', 'pid', 'version', 'python_version',
        )
        (queues, state, job_id, last_heartbeat, birth, failed_job_count,
         successful_job_count, total_working_time, hostname, pid, version, python_version) = data
        queues = as_text(queues)
        self.hostname = hostname
        self.pid = int(pid) if pid else None
        self.version = as_text(version)
        self.python_version = as_text(python_version)
        self._state = as_text(state or '?')
        self._job_id = job_id or None
        if last_heartbeat:
            self.last_heartbeat = utcparse(as_text(last_heartbeat))
        else:
            self.last_heartbeat = None
        if birth:
            self.birth_date = utcparse(as_text(birth))
        else:
            self.birth_date = None
        if failed_job_count:
            self.failed_job_count = int(as_text(failed_job_count))
        if successful_job_count:
            self.successful_job_count = int(as_text(successful_job_count))
        if total_working_time:

def restore(self, raw_data):
        """Overwrite properties with the provided values stored in Redis"""
        obj = decode_redis_hash(raw_data)
        try:
            raw_data = obj['data']
        except KeyError:
            raise NoSuchJobError('Unexpected job format: {0}'.format(obj))

        try:
            self.data = zlib.decompress(raw_data)
        except zlib.error:
            # Fallback to uncompressed string
            self.data = raw_data

        self.created_at = str_to_date(obj.get('created_at'))
        self.origin = as_text(obj.get('origin'))
        self.description = as_text(obj.get('description'))
        self.enqueued_at = str_to_date(obj.get('enqueued_at'))
        self.started_at = str_to_date(obj.get('started_at'))
        self.ended_at = str_to_date(obj.get('ended_at'))
        self._result = unpickle(obj.get('result')) if obj.get('result') else None  # noqa
        self.timeout = parse_timeout(obj.get('timeout')) if obj.get('timeout') else None
        self.result_ttl = int(obj.get('result_ttl')) if obj.get('result_ttl') else None  # noqa
        self.failure_ttl = int(obj.get('failure_ttl')) if obj.get('failure_ttl') else None  # noqa
        self._status = as_text(obj.get('status')) if obj.get('status') else None

        dependency_id = obj.get('dependency_id', None)
        self._dependency_ids = [as_text(dependency_id)] if dependency_id else []

        self.ttl = int(obj.get('ttl')) if obj.get('ttl') else None
        self.meta = unpickle(obj.get('meta')) if obj.get('meta') else {}