RabbitMQ Queue Consumer with Callback

This function connects to a RabbitMQ server, declares a queue, and sets a callback function to handle received messages. When a message arrives, it prints the content of the message.

Technology Stack : RabbitMQ, pika

Code Type : Python Function

Code Difficulty : Intermediate

                
                    
import random
import pika

def random_rmq_function(queue_name):
    # Connect to the RabbitMQ server
    connection = pika.BlockingConnection(pika.ConnectionParameters('localhost'))
    channel = connection.channel()

    # Declare a queue
    channel.queue_declare(queue=queue_name)

    def callback(ch, method, properties, body):
        print(f"Received {body}")

    # Consume messages from the queue
    channel.basic_consume(queue=queue_name, on_message_callback=callback)

    # Start consuming
    print("Waiting for messages. To exit press CTRL+C")
    channel.start_consuming()

    # Close the connection
    connection.close()