# AMQP
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Simple Elixir wrapper for the Erlang RabbitMQ client.
The API is based on Langohr, a Clojure client for RabbitMQ.
## Upgrading guides
To upgrade from the old version, please read our upgrade guides:
* [0.x to 1.x](https://github.com/pma/amqp/wiki/Upgrade-from-0.X-to-1.0)
* [1.x to 2.x](https://github.com/pma/amqp/wiki/2.0-Release-Notes#breaking-changes-and-upgrade-guide)
* [2.x to 3.x](https://github.com/pma/amqp/wiki/3.0-Release-Notes#breaking-changes-and-upgrade-guide)
## Usage
Add AMQP as a dependency in your `mix.exs` file.
```elixir
def deps do
[
{:amqp, "~> 3.0"}
]
end
```
Elixir will start `amqp` automatically with this if you use Elixir 1.6+.
If that's not the case (use `Application.started_applications/0` to check), try
adding `:amqp` to `applications` or `extra_applications` in your `mix.exs`. Or
call `Application.ensure_started(:amqp)` at the start.
After you are done, run `mix deps.get` in your shell to fetch and compile AMQP.
Start an interactive Elixir shell with `iex -S mix`.
```elixir
iex> {:ok, conn} = AMQP.Connection.open()
# {:ok, %AMQP.Connection{pid: #PID<0.165.0>}}
iex> {:ok, chan} = AMQP.Channel.open(conn)
# {:ok, %AMQP.Channel{conn: %AMQP.Connection{pid: #PID<0.165.0>}, pid: #PID<0.177.0>}
iex> AMQP.Queue.declare(chan, "test_queue")
# {:ok, %{consumer_count: 0, message_count: 0, queue: "test_queue"}}
iex> AMQP.Exchange.declare(chan, "test_exchange")
# :ok
iex> AMQP.Queue.bind(chan, "test_queue", "test_exchange")
# :ok
iex> AMQP.Basic.publish(chan, "test_exchange", "", "Hello, World!")
# :ok
iex> {:ok, payload, meta} = AMQP.Basic.get(chan, "test_queue")
iex> payload
# "Hello, World!"
iex> AMQP.Queue.subscribe(chan, "test_queue", fn payload, _meta -> IO.puts("Received: #{payload}") end)
# {:ok, "amq.ctag-5L8U-n0HU5doEsNTQpaXWg"}
iex> AMQP.Basic.publish(chan, "test_exchange", "", "Hello, World!")
# :ok
# Received: Hello, World!
```
### Setup a consumer GenServer
```elixir
defmodule Consumer do
use GenServer
use AMQP
def start_link do
GenServer.start_link(__MODULE__, [], [])
end
@exchange "gen_server_test_exchange"
@queue "gen_server_test_queue"
@queue_error "#{@queue}_error"
def init(_opts) do
{:ok, conn} = Connection.open("amqp://guest:guest@localhost")
{:ok, chan} = Channel.open(conn)
setup_queue(chan)
# Limit unacknowledged messages to 10
:ok = Basic.qos(chan, prefetch_count: 10)
# Register the GenServer process as a consumer
{:ok, _consumer_tag} = Basic.consume(chan, @queue)
{:ok, chan}
end
# Confirmation sent by the broker after registering this process as a consumer
def handle_info({:basic_consume_ok, %{consumer_tag: consumer_tag}}, chan) do
{:noreply, chan}
end
# Sent by the broker when the consumer is unexpectedly cancelled (such as after a queue deletion)
def handle_info({:basic_cancel, %{consumer_tag: consumer_tag}}, chan) do
{:stop, :normal, chan}
end
# Confirmation sent by the broker to the consumer process after a Basic.cancel
def handle_info({:basic_cancel_ok, %{consumer_tag: consumer_tag}}, chan) do
{:noreply, chan}
end
def handle_info({:basic_deliver, payload, %{delivery_tag: tag, redelivered: redelivered}}, chan) do
# You might want to run payload consumption in separate Tasks in production
consume(chan, tag, redelivered, payload)
{:noreply, chan}
end
defp setup_queue(chan) do
{:ok, _} = Queue.declare(chan, @queue_error, durable: true)
# Messages that cannot be delivered to any consumer in the main queue will be routed to the error queue
{:ok, _} = Queue.declare(chan, @queue,
durable: true,
arguments: [
{"x-dead-letter-exchange", :longstr, ""},
{"x-dead-letter-routing-key", :longstr, @queue_error}
]
)
:ok = Exchange.fanout(chan, @exchange, durable: true)
:ok = Queue.bind(chan, @queue, @exchange)
end
defp consume(channel, tag, redelivered, payload) do
number = String.to_integer(payload)
if number <= 10 do
:ok = Basic.ack channel, tag
IO.puts "Consumed a #{number}."
else
:ok = Basic.reject channel, tag, requeue: false
IO.puts "#{number} is too big and was rejected."
end
rescue
# Requeue unless it's a redelivered message.
# This means we will retry consuming a message once in case of exception
# before we give up and have it moved to the error queue
#
# You might also want to catch :exit signal in production code.
# Make sure you call ack, nack or reject otherwise comsumer will stop
# receiving messages.
exception ->
:ok = Basic.reject channel, tag, requeue: not redelivered
IO.puts "Error converting #{payload} to integer"
end
end
```
```iex
iex> Consumer.start_link
{:ok, #PID<0.261.0>}
iex> {:ok, conn} = AMQP.Connection.open
{:ok, %AMQP.Connection{pid: #PID<0.165.0>}}
iex> {:ok, chan} = AMQP.Channel.open(conn)
{:ok, %AMQP.Channel{conn: %AMQP.Connection{pid: #PID<0.165.0>}, pid: #PID<0.177.0>}
iex> AMQP.Basic.publish chan, "gen_server_test_exchange", "", "5"
:ok
Consumed a 5.
iex> AMQP.Basic.publish chan, "gen_server_test_exchange", "", "42"
:ok
42 is too big and was rejected.
iex> AMQP.Basic.publish chan, "gen_server_test_exchange", "", "Hello, World!"
:ok
Error converting Hello, World! to integer
Error converting Hello, World! to integer
```
### Configuration
#### Connections and channels
You can define a connection and channel in your config and AMQP will
automatically...
* Open the connection and channel at the start of the application
* Automatically try to reconnect if they are disconnected
```elixir
config :amqp,
connections: [
myconn: [url: "amqp://guest:guest@myhost:12345"],
],
channels: [
mychan: [connection: :myconn]
]
```
You can access the connection/channel via `AMQP.Application`.
```elixir
iex> {:ok, chan} = AMQP.Application.get_channel(:mychan)
iex> :ok = AMQP.Basic.publish(chan, "", "", "Hello")
```
When a channel is down and reconnected, you have to make sure your consumer
subscribes to a channel again.
See the documentation for `AMQP.Application.get_connection/1` and
`AMQP.Application.get_channel/1` for more details.
### Types of arguments and headers
The parameter `arguments` in `Queue.declare`, `Exchange.declare`,
`Basic.consume` and the parameter `headers` in `Basic.publish` are a list of
tuples in the form `{name, type, value}`, where `name` is a binary containing
the argument/header name, `type` is an atom describing the AMQP field type and
`value` a term compatible with the AMQP field type.
The valid AMQP field types are:
`:longstr` | `:signedint` | `:decimal` | `:timestamp` | `:table` | `:byte` | `:double` | `:float` | `:long` | `:short` | `:bool` | `:binary` | `:void` | `:array`
Valid argument names in `Queue.declare` include:
* "x-expires"
* "x-message-ttl"
* "x-dead-letter-routing-key"
* "x-dead-letter-exchange"
* "x-max-length"
* "x-max-length-bytes"
Valid argument names in `Basic.consume` include:
* "x-priority"
* "x-cancel-on-ha-failover"
Valid argument names in `Exchange.declare` include:
* "alternate-exchange"
## Troubleshooting / FAQ
#### Consumer stops receiving messages
It usually happens when your code doesn't send acknowledgement(ack, nack or
reject) after receiving a message.
If you use GenServer for your consumer, try storing the number of messages the
server is currently processing to the GenServer state.
If the number equals `prefetch_count`, those messages were left without
acknowledgements and that's why the consumer has stopped receiving more
messages.
Also review the following points:
- when an exception was raised how it would be handled
- when :exit signal was thrown how it would be handled
- when a message processing took long time what could happen
Also make sure that the consumer monitors the channel pid. When the channel is
gone, you have to reopen it and subscribe to a new channel again.
#### The version compatibility
Check out [this article](https://github.com/pma/amqp/wiki/Versions-and-Compatibilities) to find out the compatibility with Elixir, OTP and RabbitMQ.
#### Heartbeats
In case the connection is dropped automatically, consider enabling heartbeats.
You can set `heartbeat` option when you open a connection.
For more details, read [this article](http://www.rabbitmq.com/heartbeats.html#tcp-proxies)
#### Does the library support AMQP 1.0?
Currently the library doesn't support AMQP 1.0 and there is no plan to do so at
the moment. Our main aim here (at least for now) is to provide a thin wrapper
around [amqp_client](https://hex.pm/packages/amqp_client) for Elixir
programmers.
## Copyright and License
Copyright (c) 2014 Paulo Almeida
This library is MIT licensed. See the
[LICENSE](https://github.com/pma/amqp/blob/main/LICENSE) for details.
