def get_most_recent_event()

in cdsreaper/journal.py [0:0]


    def get_most_recent_event(self)->int:
        """
        gets the most recent journalled event id
        :return: the id, or None if nothing was set.
        """
        maybe_value = self._conn.get(Journal.EVENT_KEY)
        if maybe_value is None:
            return None
        else:
            try:
                return int(maybe_value)
            except (TypeError, ValueError) as e:
                logger.error("Invalid value {0} at cdsreaper:most-recent-event could not be converted to int. Processing will start from latest event.".format(maybe_value))
                self._conn.delete(Journal.EVENT_KEY)
                return None