src/drivers/db/Queue.php
protected function reserve()
    {
        return $this->db->useMaster(function () {
            if (!$this->mutex->acquire(__CLASS__ . $this->channel, $this->mutexTimeout)) {
                throw new Exception('Has not waited the lock.');
            }

            try {
                $this->moveExpired();

                // Reserve one message
                $payload = (new Query())
                    ->from($this->tableName)
                    ->andWhere(['channel' => $this->channel, 'reserved_at' => null])
                    ->andWhere('[[pushed_at]] <= :time - [[delay]]', [':time' => time()])
                    ->orderBy(['priority' => SORT_ASC, 'id' => SORT_ASC])
                    ->limit(1)
                    ->one($this->db);
                if (is_array($payload)) {
                    $payload['reserved_at'] = time();
                    $payload['attempt'] = (int) $payload['attempt'] + 1;
                    $this->db->createCommand()->update($this->tableName, [
                        'reserved_at' => $payload['reserved_at'],
                        'attempt' => $payload['attempt'],
                    ], [
                        'id' => $payload['id'],
                    ])->execute();

                    // pgsql
                    if (is_resource($payload['job'])) {
                        $payload['job'] = stream_get_contents($payload['job']);
                    }
                }
            } finally {
                $this->mutex->release(__CLASS__ . $this->channel);
            }

            return $payload;
        });
    }
protected function reserve()
    {
        return $this->db->useMaster(function () {
            if (!$this->mutex->acquire(__CLASS__ . $this->channel, $this->mutexTimeout)) {
                throw new Exception('Has not waited the lock.');
            }

            try {
                $this->moveExpired();

                // Reserve one message
                $payload = (new Query())
                    ->from($this->tableName)
                    ->andWhere(['channel' => $this->channel, 'reserved_at' => null])
                    ->andWhere('[[pushed_at]] <= :time - [[delay]]', [':time' => time()])
                    ->orderBy(['priority' => SORT_ASC, 'id' => SORT_ASC])
                    ->limit(1)
                    ->one($this->db);
                if (is_array($payload)) {
                    $payload['reserved_at'] = time();
                    $payload['attempt'] = (int) $payload['attempt'] + 1;
                    $this->db->createCommand()->update($this->tableName, [
                        'reserved_at' => $payload['reserved_at'],
                        'attempt' => $payload['attempt'],
                    ], [
                        'id' => $payload['id'],
                    ])->execute();

                    // pgsql
                    if (is_resource($payload['job'])) {
                        $payload['job'] = stream_get_contents($payload['job']);
                    }
                }
            } finally {
                $this->mutex->release(__CLASS__ . $this->channel);
            }

            return $payload;
        });
    }
Takes one message from waiting list and reserves it for handling.

@return array|false payload
@throws Exception in case it hasn't waited the lock