protected function is_queue_empty()
{
global $wpdb;
$table = $wpdb->options;
$column = 'option_name';
if (is_multisite()) {
$table = $wpdb->sitemeta;
$column = 'meta_key';
}
$key = $this->identifier . '_batch_%';
$count = $wpdb->get_var($wpdb->prepare("\n\t\t\tSELECT COUNT(*)\n\t\t\tFROM {$table}\n\t\t\tWHERE {$column} LIKE %s\n\t\t", $key));
return $count > 0 ? false : true;
}