1 files changed, 14 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/application.rb b/railties/lib/rails/application.rb
index d7b8350963..c4edbae55b 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/application.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/application.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-require 'active_support/core_ext/hash/reverse_merge'
 require 'fileutils'
 require 'rails/engine'
 
@@ -67,9 +66,10 @@ module Rails
       end
     end
 
-    attr_accessor :assets, :sandbox
+    attr_accessor :assets, :sandbox, :queue_consumer
     alias_method :sandbox?, :sandbox
     attr_reader :reloaders
+    attr_writer :queue
 
     delegate :default_url_options, :default_url_options=, :to => :routes
 
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ module Rails
       self
     end
 
+    def initialized?
+      @initialized
+    end
+
     # Load the application and its railties tasks and invoke the registered hooks.
     # Check <tt>Rails::Railtie.rake_tasks</tt> for more info.
     def load_tasks(app=self)
@@ -196,6 +200,14 @@ module Rails
       @config ||= Application::Configuration.new(find_root_with_flag("config.ru", Dir.pwd))
     end
 
+    def queue #:nodoc:
+      @queue ||= build_queue
+    end
+
+    def build_queue # :nodoc:
+      config.queue.new
+    end
+
     def to_app
       self
     end