Allow config overwrite on vendor tasks.

Author: dereuromark

config/app.example.php

@@ -72,6 +72,13 @@
 
 		// ignores task classes
 		'ignoredTasks' => [],
+
+		// per-task configuration overrides (timeout, retries, rate, costs, unique)
+		// 'tasks' => [
+		// 	'Queue.ProgressExample' => [
+		// 		'timeout' => 300,
+		// 	],
+		// ],
 	],
 	'Icon' => [
 		'sets' => [

docs/sections/configuration.md

@@ -162,3 +162,27 @@ Make sure you set the timeout high enough so that it could never run longer than
 It is recommended setting it to at least 2x the maximum possible execution length. See [Concurrent workers](limitations.md)
 
 Set the retries to at least 1, otherwise it will never execute again after failure in the first run.
+
+### Configure-based task overrides
+
+You can also override task properties via Configure, which is useful for:
+- Third-party tasks you cannot modify
+- Environment-specific settings (dev vs production)
+- Centralized configuration management
+
+```php
+$config['Queue']['tasks'] = [
+    'Queue.ProgressExample' => [
+        'timeout' => 300,   // Override the task's timeout
+        'retries' => 5,     // Override the task's retries
+    ],
+    'MyPlugin.HeavyTask' => [
+        'timeout' => 600,
+        'rate' => 10,
+        'costs' => 50,
+        'unique' => true,
+    ],
+];
+```
+
+The priority order is: Configure override > Task class property > Global default.

src/Queue/Config.php

@@ -129,14 +129,18 @@ public static function ignoredTasks(): array {
 	public static function taskConfig(array $tasks): array {
 		$config = [];
 		$defaultTimeout = static::defaultworkertimeout();
+		$taskOverrides = Configure::read('Queue.tasks', []);
 
 		foreach ($tasks as $task => $className) {
 			[$pluginName, $taskName] = pluginSplit($task);
 
 			/** @var \Queue\Queue\Task $taskObject */
 			$taskObject = new $className();
 
-			$taskTimeout = $taskObject->timeout ?? $defaultTimeout;
+			// Get task-specific config overrides from Configure
+			$taskConfig = $taskOverrides[$task] ?? [];
+
+			$taskTimeout = $taskConfig['timeout'] ?? $taskObject->timeout ?? $defaultTimeout;
 
 			// Warn if task timeout is greater than the requeue timeout, which can cause premature requeuing
 			if ($taskTimeout > $defaultTimeout) {
@@ -159,10 +163,10 @@ public static function taskConfig(array $tasks): array {
 			$config[$task]['name'] = $taskName;
 			$config[$task]['plugin'] = $pluginName;
 			$config[$task]['timeout'] = $taskTimeout;
-			$config[$task]['retries'] = $taskObject->retries ?? static::defaultworkerretries();
-			$config[$task]['rate'] = $taskObject->rate;
-			$config[$task]['costs'] = $taskObject->costs;
-			$config[$task]['unique'] = $taskObject->unique;
+			$config[$task]['retries'] = $taskConfig['retries'] ?? $taskObject->retries ?? static::defaultworkerretries();
+			$config[$task]['rate'] = $taskConfig['rate'] ?? $taskObject->rate;
+			$config[$task]['costs'] = $taskConfig['costs'] ?? $taskObject->costs;
+			$config[$task]['unique'] = $taskConfig['unique'] ?? $taskObject->unique;
 
 			unset($taskObject);
 		}