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Chapter 4. Examples

This chapter demonstrates the use of AMQ Python through example programs.

For more examples, see the AMQ Python example suite.

4.1. Sending messages
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This client program connects to a server using <connection-url>, creates a sender for target <address>, sends a message containing <message-body>, closes the connection, and exits.

Example: Sending messages

from __future__ import print_function

import sys

from proton import Message
from proton.handlers import MessagingHandler
from proton.reactor import Container

class SendHandler(MessagingHandler):
    def __init__(self, conn_url, address, message_body):
        super(SendHandler, self).__init__()

        self.conn_url = conn_url
        self.address = address
        self.message_body = message_body

    def on_start(self, event):
        conn = event.container.connect(self.conn_url)

        # To connect with a user and password:
        # conn = event.container.connect(self.conn_url, user="<user>", password="<password>")

        event.container.create_sender(conn, self.address)

    def on_link_opened(self, event):
        print("SEND: Opened sender for target address '{0}'".format
              (event.sender.target.address))

    def on_sendable(self, event):
        message = Message(self.message_body)
        event.sender.send(message)

        print("SEND: Sent message '{0}'".format(message.body))

        event.sender.close()
        event.connection.close()

def main():
    try:
        conn_url, address, message_body = sys.argv[1:4]
    except ValueError:
        sys.exit("Usage: send.py <connection-url> <address> <message-body>")

    handler = SendHandler(conn_url, address, message_body)
    container = Container(handler)
    container.run()

if __name__ == "__main__":
    try:
        main()
    except KeyboardInterrupt:
        pass
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Running the example

To run the example program, copy it to a local file and invoke it using the python command. 

$ python send.py amqp://localhost queue1 hello
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4.2. Receiving messages
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This client program connects to a server using <connection-url>, creates a receiver for source <address>, and receives messages until it is terminated or it reaches <count> messages.

Example: Receiving messages

from __future__ import print_function

import sys

from proton.handlers import MessagingHandler
from proton.reactor import Container

class ReceiveHandler(MessagingHandler):
    def __init__(self, conn_url, address, desired):
        super(ReceiveHandler, self).__init__()

        self.conn_url = conn_url
        self.address = address
        self.desired = desired
        self.received = 0

    def on_start(self, event):
        conn = event.container.connect(self.conn_url)

        # To connect with a user and password:
        # conn = event.container.connect(self.conn_url, user="<user>", password="<password>")

        event.container.create_receiver(conn, self.address)

    def on_link_opened(self, event):
        print("RECEIVE: Created receiver for source address '{0}'".format
              (self.address))

    def on_message(self, event):
        message = event.message

        print("RECEIVE: Received message '{0}'".format(message.body))

        self.received += 1

        if self.received == self.desired:
            event.receiver.close()
            event.connection.close()

def main():
    try:
        conn_url, address = sys.argv[1:3]
    except ValueError:
        sys.exit("Usage: receive.py <connection-url> <address> [<message-count>]")

    try:
        desired = int(sys.argv[3])
    except (IndexError, ValueError):
        desired = 0

    handler = ReceiveHandler(conn_url, address, desired)
    container = Container(handler)
    container.run()

if __name__ == "__main__":
    try:
        main()
    except KeyboardInterrupt:
        pass
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Running the example

To run the example program, copy it to a local file and invoke it using the python command. 

$ python receive.py amqp://localhost queue1
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