func putToTube(t *beanstalk.Tube, args []string) {
	var data []byte
	var pri uint32
	var delay time.Duration
	ttr := 30 * time.Second
	switch len(args) {
	case 4:
		if ttrSecs, err := strconv.Atoi(args[3]); err == nil {
			ttr = time.Duration(ttrSecs) * time.Second
		}
		fallthrough
	case 3:
		if delaySecs, err := strconv.Atoi(args[2]); err == nil {
			delay = time.Duration(delaySecs) * time.Second
		}
		fallthrough
	case 2:
		if pri64, err := strconv.ParseUint(args[1], 10, 32); err == nil {
			pri = uint32(pri64)
		}
		fallthrough
	case 1:
		data = []byte(args[0])
	}
	id, err := t.Put(data, pri, delay, ttr)
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err)
		os.Exit(4)
	}
	fmt.Printf("Job was put to tube %s with pri=%d, delay=%v, ttr=%v. Job ID: %d\n", t.Name, pri, delay, ttr, id)
}

func (b *beanstalkdQ) Put(m *Message, delay time.Duration) error {
	conn, err := connection()
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	var buf bytes.Buffer
	err = gob.NewEncoder(&buf).Encode(m)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	tube := beanstalk.Tube{Conn: conn, Name: b.name}
	_, err = tube.Put(buf.Bytes(), 1, delay, ttr)
	return err
}

// Send the job off to a beanstalkd
// handle reconnect if needed while we have the SubmitLock
func Submit(job *CronJob) {
	logDebug("submitting:", fmt.Sprintf("%#v", job))
	SubmitLock.Lock()
	defer SubmitLock.Unlock()

	// previous reconnect failed, so we're nil here
	if BeanstalkdConn == nil {
		log.Println("not connected to a beanstalkd server")
		if err := connectBeanstalkd(); err != nil {
			return
		}
	}

	// loop if we need to reconnect
	for i := 0; i < 2; i++ {
		tube := beanstalk.Tube{
			BeanstalkdConn,
			job.Tube,
		}

		_, err := tube.Put([]byte(job.Body), job.Priority, 0, time.Duration(job.Ttr)*time.Second)
		if _, ok := err.(beanstalk.ConnError); ok {
			log.Println(err)
			// attempt to reconnect on a Connection Error
			if err := connectBeanstalkd(); err != nil {
				// abort if we can't reconnect
				return
			}
			// try submitting again
			continue
		}

		// something besides a ConnError
		if err != nil {
			// anything else is fatal
			log.Println("error submitting job:", err)
			return
		}

		// we're OK now
		logDebug("submitted:", job)

		// make an attempt to set last_submit in redis
		if RedisConn != nil {
			RedisConn.Do("HSET", job.Key, "last_submit", time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339))
		}

		return
	}
}

func (c *PutCommand) Put() error {
	t := beanstalk.Tube{c.conn, c.Tube}

	id, err := t.Put([]byte(c.Body), c.Priority, c.Delay, c.TTR)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	fmt.Printf(
		"Added job with id %d to %s with priority %d, delay %s, TTR %d\n",
		id, c.Tube, c.Priority, c.Delay.String(), c.TTR,
	)

	return nil
}

func kickTube(t *beanstalk.Tube, args []string) {
	cnt := 100000
	if len(args) > 0 {
		if c, err := strconv.Atoi(args[0]); err != nil {
			fmt.Printf("Wrong argument for kick: %s\n", args[0])
			os.Exit(3)
		} else {
			cnt = c
		}
	}
	n, err := t.Kick(cnt)
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err)
		os.Exit(4)
	}
	fmt.Println(n, "items kicked")
}

func queueJob(body string, priority uint32, ttr time.Duration) (string, uint64) {
	r := rand.New(rand.NewSource(time.Now().UnixNano()))
	tubeName := "cmdstalk-test-" + strconv.FormatInt(r.Int63(), 16)
	assertTubeEmpty(tubeName)

	c, err := beanstalk.Dial("tcp", address)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}

	tube := beanstalk.Tube{Conn: c, Name: tubeName}

	id, err := tube.Put([]byte(body), priority, 0, ttr)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}

	return tubeName, id
}

// Satisfies the Listener interface and places the event on an AWS SQS
func (this *Beanstalkd) Exec(evt event.Event) {

	this.Log.Handler(this, &evt)

	conStr := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", this.Config.GetHost(), this.Config.GetPort())
	msg := magicString(this.Config.GetMessage(), evt)
	tube := magicString(this.Config.GetTube(), evt)

	c, err := beanstalk.Dial("tcp", conStr)
	t := beanstalk.Tube{c, tube}
	if err != nil {
		this.Log.Error(err.Error())
		return
	}
	_, err = t.Put([]byte(msg), 1025, 0, 120*time.Hour)
	if err != nil {
		this.Log.Error(err.Error())
		return
	}
}

func beanstalkWriter() error {

	bean, err := beanstalk.Dial("tcp", "127.0.0.1:11300")
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("Could not connect to beanstalkd: %s", err)
	}

	tube := beanstalk.Tube{bean, "v6-results"}

	for {
		js, ok := <-beanCh
		if !ok {
			return fmt.Errorf("Could not read from channel")
		}
		_, err := tube.Put(js, 100, 0, 120*time.Second)
		if err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("Could not put job: %s", err)
		}
	}
}

func (c *DeleteCommand) deleteJob(t *beanstalk.Tube) error {
	var id uint64
	var body []byte
	var err error

	switch c.State {
	case "buried":
		id, body, err = t.PeekBuried()
	case "ready":
		id, body, err = t.PeekReady()
	case "delayed":
		id, body, err = t.PeekDelayed()
	}

	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	if c.Print {
		c.PrintJob(id, body)
	}

	c.conn.Delete(id)

	return nil
}

func peekState(t beanstalk.Tube, state string) (id uint64, body []byte, err error) {
	switch state {
	case "ready":
		return t.PeekReady()
	case "delayed":
		return t.PeekDelayed()
	case "buried":
		return t.PeekBuried()
	}
	return
}

// Send a unit of work to a worker. 'workerTube' determines the
// tube that will respond to incoming work. 'feedback' is lets the caller
// determine if a response is expected. 'options' is an optional parameter
// to configure the beanstalkd interaction, otherwise, the default options
// will be used.
func Send(tube string, data interface{}, feedback bool, options *Options) ([]byte, error) {
	if options == nil {
		options = defaultOptions
	}

	// put together our request data
	req := &struct {
		Data     interface{} `json:"data"`
		Feedback bool        `json:"feedback"`
	}{
		Data:     data,
		Feedback: feedback,
	}

	// marshal the data into a payload
	jsonReq, err := json.Marshal(req)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, ErrJSONMarshal
	}

	// connect to beanstalkd
	beanConn, err := beanstalk.Dial("tcp", options.Host)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, ErrBeanstalkConnect
	}
	defer beanConn.Close()

	// configure conn for send tube
	workerTube := beanstalk.Tube{beanConn, tube}

	// send it
	jobID, err := workerTube.Put(jsonReq, options.Priority, options.Delay, options.TTR)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, ErrUnableToSend
	}

	// no response -- all done with the send
	if !feedback {
		return nil, nil
	}

	var (
		resTube = tube + "_" + strconv.FormatUint(jobID, 10)
		watch   = beanstalk.NewTubeSet(beanConn, resTube)
		id      uint64
		msg     []byte
		start   = time.Now()
	)

	// wait for a response from the worker
	for {
		id, msg, err = watch.Reserve(options.Reserve)
		if err != nil {
			cerr, ok := err.(beanstalk.ConnError)
			if ok && cerr.Err == beanstalk.ErrTimeout {
				if time.Since(start) > options.Wait {
					return nil, ErrNoResponse
				}
				continue
			} else {
				return nil, err
			}
		}
		break
	}

	// delete the job
	beanConn.Delete(id)

	// handle the response
	resp := &struct {
		Error string          `json:"error"`
		Data  json.RawMessage `json:"data"`
	}{}

	err = json.Unmarshal(msg, resp)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	} else if len(resp.Error) > 0 {
		return nil, errors.New(resp.Error)
	}

	// success!
	return resp.Data, nil
}