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+import threading
+from contextlib import closing
+from typing import Optional
+
+from redis import Redis
+
+from minique.api import enqueue
+from minique.enums import JobStatus
+from minique.models.job import Job
+from minique.work.worker import Worker
+from minique_tests.jobs import reverse_job_id
+
+"""
+Here is a small example how to use the Heartbeat feature.
+Heartbeat is saved in Job's Redis Hash and updated via Job.refresh_heartbeat.
+
+TestHeartbeatWorker starts a pacemaker thread that updates the heartbeat every minute
+"""
+
+
+class TestHeartbeatWorker(Worker):
+    """
+    Example of one way to implement the heartbeat with threads
+    """
+
+    __test__ = False
+    heartbeat_interval = 60
+
+    def tick(self) -> Optional[Job]:
+        job = self.get_next_job()
+        if not job:
+            return None
+        job.ensure_exists()
+        if job.status == JobStatus.CANCELLED:  # Simply skip running cancelled jobs
+            return None
+        runner = self.job_runner_class(worker=self, job=job)
+        heart = JobPacemakerThread(
+            job=job, interval=self.heartbeat_interval
+        )  # post a heartbeat once a minute
+        heart.start()
+        with closing(heart):
+            runner.run()
+        heart.join()
+        return job
+
+
+class JobPacemakerThread(threading.Thread):
+    """
+    Simple thread to update the heartbeat while runner is running a job
+    """
+
+    __test__ = False
+
+    def __init__(self, *, job: Job, interval: float):
+        self.job = job
+        super().__init__(name="JobHeartbeat-%s" % job.id)
+        self._stop_signal = threading.Event()
+        self._interval = interval
+
+    def run(self):
+        while not self._stop_signal.is_set():
+            self._tick()
+            self._stop_signal.wait(self._interval)
+
+    def _tick(self):
+        self.job.refresh_heartbeat()
+
+    def close(self):
+        self._stop_signal.set()
+
+
+def test_heartbeat_worker(redis: Redis, random_queue_name: str) -> None:
+    job = enqueue(redis, random_queue_name, reverse_job_id)
+    assert job.heartbeat is None
+    worker = TestHeartbeatWorker.for_queue_names(redis, [random_queue_name])
+    worker.tick()
+    assert isinstance(job.heartbeat, float)