1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/qc_app/jobs.py b/qc_app/jobs.py
index 4d3dba6..e97d175 100644
--- a/qc_app/jobs.py
+++ b/qc_app/jobs.py
@@ -2,13 +2,16 @@ import os
 import shlex
 import subprocess
 from uuid import uuid4
+from datetime import timedelta
 
 from redis import Redis
 
 def error_filename(job_id, error_dir):
     return f"{error_dir}/job_{job_id}.error"
 
-def launch_job(redis_conn: Redis, filepath, filetype, redisurl, error_dir):
+def launch_job(
+        redis_conn: Redis, filepath: str, filetype, redisurl, error_dir,
+        ttl_seconds: int):
     """Launch a job in the background"""
     job_id = str(uuid4())
     command = [
@@ -18,6 +21,7 @@ def launch_job(redis_conn: Redis, filepath, filetype, redisurl, error_dir):
         "filename": os.path.basename(filepath), "percent": 0
     }
     redis_conn.hset(name=job["job_id"], mapping=job)
+    redis_conn.expire(name=job["job_id"], time=timedelta(seconds=ttl_seconds))
 
     if not os.path.exists(error_dir):
         os.mkdir(error_dir)