get_redis() should be a general utility method

platypush/backend/music/spotify/connect/__init__.py

@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ from platypush.backend import Backend
 from platypush.config import Config
 from platypush.message.event.music import MusicPlayEvent, MusicPauseEvent, MusicStopEvent, \
     NewPlayingTrackEvent, SeekChangeEvent, VolumeChangeEvent
+from platypush.utils import get_redis
 
-from .event import get_redis, status_queue
+from .event import status_queue
 
 
 class MusicSpotifyConnectBackend(Backend):
@@ -205,11 +206,11 @@ class MusicSpotifyConnectBackend(Backend):
             redis = get_redis()
 
             while not self.should_stop():
-                msg = redis.get(parse=False)
+                msg = redis.blpop(status_queue, timeout=1)
                 if not msg:
                     continue
 
-                self._process_status_msg(json.loads(msg))
+                self._process_status_msg(json.loads(msg[1]))
 
         return loop
 

platypush/backend/music/spotify/connect/event/__init__.py

@@ -1,7 +1 @@
-from platypush.bus.redis import RedisBus
-
 status_queue = 'platypush/music/spotify/connect/status'
-
-
-def get_redis() -> RedisBus:
-    return RedisBus(redis_queue=status_queue)

platypush/backend/music/spotify/connect/event/__main__.py

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import json
 import os
 
-from . import get_redis
+from platypush.utils import get_redis
+from . import status_queue
 
 environ_variables = [
     'PLAYER_EVENT',
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ environ_variables = [
 
 
 def on_librespot_event():
-    get_redis().post(json.dumps({
+    get_redis().rpush(status_queue, json.dumps({
         var: os.environ[var]
         for var in environ_variables
         if var in os.environ

platypush/utils/__init__.py

@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import ssl
 import urllib.request
 from typing import Optional, Tuple
 
+from redis import Redis
+
 logger = logging.getLogger('utils')
 
 
@@ -438,4 +440,9 @@ def get_enabled_plugins() -> dict:
     return plugins
 
 
+def get_redis() -> Redis:
+    from platypush.config import Config
+    return Redis(**(Config.get('backend.redis') or {}).get('redis_args', {}))
+
+
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