Message Broker Lab

Prerequisites

Before proceeding, ensure that you have the following prerequisites installed:

1. Docker: Set up Docker on your system. You can download and install Docker from Docker's official website.

2. Visual Studio Code (VSCode): Install VSCode on your machine. You can download it from Visual Studio Code's official website.

3. Rest Client Extension for VSCode: Install the Rest Client extension in VSCode. This extension allows you to make HTTP requests based on pre-configured settings.

RabbitMQ

Installation Steps for RabbitMQ Services

1. Set Up Environment Files

Copy the example environment files to create your own configuration.

cp -R env.example env

2. Run RabbitMQ Services

Execute the following command to start RabbitMQ services. Adjust the arguments as needed.

ARGS="file=worker queue=q-animals" docker compose -f docker-compose.rbmq.yml up

This command initializes RabbitMQ services with specified parameters. You can observe logs for new message publications in the q-animals queue. If desired, you can change the queue name to process messages in a different queue (found in the env/rabbitmq file).

Publishing Messages to RabbitMQ Using VSCode

In the .rest-client folder, find the rabbitmq-publisher.http file. To use it, ensure that you have the Rest Client extension installed in VSCode. This extension helps you make requests based on the pre-configured settings in the file.