## 1. Introduction
  
  A __Claim__ is the process of a worker checking out a message to perform a task. Claiming a message prevents other
  workers from attempting to process the same messages.
  
  ## 2. Setup
  
  A Claim is initialized on its parent object, a Queue:
  
  ```php
  // To intialize an empty object:
  $claim = $queue->getClaim();
  
  // or retrieve a specific claim:
  $claim = $queue->getClaim('51db7067821e727dc24df754');
  ```
  
  ## 3. Claim messages
  
  ### 3.1 Description
  
  This operation claims a set of messages (up to the value of the limit parameter) from oldest to newest and skips any
  messages that are already claimed. If no unclaimed messages are available, the API returns a `204 No Content` message.
  
  When a client (worker) finishes processing a message, it should delete the message before the claim expires to ensure
  that the message is processed only once. As part of the delete operation, workers should specify the claim ID (which is
  best done by simply using the provided href). If workers perform these actions, then if a claim simply expires, the
  server can return an error and notify the worker of the race condition. This action gives the worker a chance to roll
  back its own processing of the given message because another worker can claim the message and process it.
  
  The age given for a claim is relative to the server's clock. The claim's age is useful for determining how quickly
  messages are getting processed and whether a given message's claim is about to expire.
  
  When a claim expires, it is released. If the original worker failed to process the message, another client worker can
  then claim the message.
  
  ### 3.2 Attributes
  
  The `ttl` attribute specifies how long the server waits before releasing the claim. The ttl value must be between 60 and
  43200 seconds (12 hours). You must include a value for this attribute in your request.
  
  The `grace` attribute specifies the message grace period in seconds. The value of grace value must be between 60 and
  43200 seconds (12 hours). You must include a value for this attribute in your request. To deal with workers that have
  stopped responding (for up to 1209600 seconds or 14 days, including claim lifetime), the server extends the lifetime of
  claimed messages to be at least as long as the lifetime of the claim itself, plus the specified grace period. If a
  claimed message would normally live longer than the grace period, its expiration is not adjusted.
  
  The `limit` attribute specifies the number of messages to return, up to 20 messages. If limit is not specified, limit
   defaults to 10. The limit parameter is optional.
  
  ### 3.3 Code
  
  ```php
  use OpenCloud\Common\Constants\Datetime;
  
  $queue->claimMessages(array(
      'limit' => 15,
      'grace' => 5 * Datetime::MINUTE,
      'ttl'   => 5 * Datetime::MINUTE
  ));
  ```
  
  ## 4. Query claim
  
  ### 4.1 Description
  
  This operation queries the specified claim for the specified queue. Claims with malformed IDs or claims that are not
  found by ID are ignored.
  
  ### 4.2 Attributes
  
  Claim ID.
  
  ### 4.3 Code
  
  ```php
  $claim = $queue->getClaim('51db7067821e727dc24df754');
  ```
  
  ## 5. Update claim
  
  ### 5.1 Description
  
  This operation updates the specified claim for the specified queue. Claims with malformed IDs or claims that are not
  found by ID are ignored.
  
  Clients should periodically renew claims during long-running batches of work to avoid losing a claim while processing a
  message. The client can renew a claim by executing this method on a specific __Claim__ and including a new TTL. The API
   will then reset the age of the claim and apply the new TTL.
  
  ### 5.2 Attributes
  
  See section 4.2.
  
  ### 5.3 Code
  
  ```php
  use OpenCloud\Common\Constants\Datetime;
  
  $claim->update(array(
      'ttl' => 10 * Datetime::MINUTE
  ));
  ```
  
  ## 6. Release claim
  
  ### 6.1 Description
  
  This operation immediately releases a claim, making any remaining undeleted messages that are associated with the
  claim available to other workers. Claims with malformed IDs or claims that are not found by ID are ignored.
  
  This operation is useful when a worker is performing a graceful shutdown, fails to process one or more messages, or is
  taking longer than expected to process messages, and wants to make the remainder of the messages available to other workers.
  
  ### 6.2 Attributes
  
  See section 4.2.
  
  ### 6.3 Code
  
  ```php
  $message->delete();
  ```