# Touch

## `job.touch(progress?)`

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The `touch` method updates the `lockedAt` timestamp of a job to the current time. This is particularly useful for ensuring that a job remains locked during long-running processes, preventing it from being considered as timed out or available for reprocessing by other workers or job instances.
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### Example Usage

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```typescript
const job = pulse.create('test', {});
job.touch(10);
```

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### Parameters

* **`progress`** (`number?`): An optional argument that indicates progress value for the proceeding task.

### Returns

* **`Promise<Job>`**: A promise that resolves with the updated job instance after the `lockedAt` time has been refreshed and the job has been saved.