rabbitmq_queue - This module manages rabbitMQ queues

New in version 2.0.

Synopsis

  • This module uses rabbitMQ Rest API to create/delete queues

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

  • requests >= 1.0.0

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
arguments Default:
{}
extra arguments for queue. If defined this argument is a key/value dictionary
auto_delete
bool
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
if the queue should delete itself after all queues/queues unbound from it
auto_expires Default:
"forever"
How long a queue can be unused before it is automatically deleted (milliseconds)
dead_letter_exchange
Optional name of an exchange to which messages will be republished if they
are rejected or expire
dead_letter_routing_key
Optional replacement routing key to use when a message is dead-lettered.
Original routing key will be used if unset
durable
bool
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
whether queue is durable or not
login_host Default:
"localhost"
rabbitMQ host for connection
login_password
bool
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
rabbitMQ password for connection
login_port Default:
15672
rabbitMQ management api port
login_user Default:
"guest"
rabbitMQ user for connection
max_length Default:
"no limit"
How many messages can the queue contain before it starts rejecting
max_priority
(added in 2.4)
Maximum number of priority levels for the queue to support.
If not set, the queue will not support message priorities.
Larger numbers indicate higher priority.
message_ttl Default:
"forever"
How long a message can live in queue before it is discarded (milliseconds)
name
required
Name of the queue to create
state
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
Whether the queue should be present or absent
Only present implemented atm
vhost Default:
"/"
rabbitMQ virtual host

Examples

# Create a queue
- rabbitmq_queue:
    name: myQueue

# Create a queue on remote host
- rabbitmq_queue:
    name: myRemoteQueue
    login_user: user
    login_password: secret
    login_host: remote.example.org

Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

Maintenance

This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.

For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.

Author

  • Manuel Sousa (@manuel-sousa)

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