RabbitMQ trigger for Azure Functions overview

You can create a C# function by using one of the following C# modes:

• Isolated worker model: Compiled C# function that runs in a worker process that's isolated from the runtime. An isolated worker process is required to support C# functions running on long-term support (LTS) and non-LTS versions for .NET and the .NET Framework.
• In-process model: Compiled C# function that runs in the same process as the Azure Functions runtime.
• C# script: Used primarily when you create C# functions in the Azure portal.

[Function(nameof(RabbitMQFunction))]
[RabbitMQOutput(QueueName = "destinationQueue", ConnectionStringSetting = "RabbitMQConnection")]
public static string Run([RabbitMQTrigger("queue", ConnectionStringSetting = "RabbitMQConnection")] string item,
    FunctionContext context)
{
    var logger = context.GetLogger(nameof(RabbitMQFunction));

    logger.LogInformation(item);

    var message = $"Output message created at {DateTime.Now}";
    return message;
}

[FunctionName("RabbitMQTriggerCSharp")]
public static void RabbitMQTrigger_BasicDeliverEventArgs(
    [RabbitMQTrigger("queue", ConnectionStringSetting = "rabbitMQConnectionAppSetting")] BasicDeliverEventArgs args,
    ILogger logger
    )
{
    logger.LogInformation($"C# RabbitMQ queue trigger function processed message: {Encoding.UTF8.GetString(args.Body)}");
}

namespace Company.Function
{
    public class TestClass
    {
        public string x { get; set; }
    }

    public class RabbitMQTriggerCSharp{
        [FunctionName("RabbitMQTriggerCSharp")]
        public static void RabbitMQTrigger_BasicDeliverEventArgs(
            [RabbitMQTrigger("queue", ConnectionStringSetting = "rabbitMQConnectionAppSetting")] TestClass pocObj,
            ILogger logger
            )
        {
            logger.LogInformation($"C# RabbitMQ queue trigger function processed message: {pocObj}");
        }
    }
}

The following Java function uses the @RabbitMQTrigger annotation from the Java RabbitMQ types to describe the configuration for a RabbitMQ queue trigger. The function grabs the message placed on the queue and adds it to the logs.

@FunctionName("RabbitMQTriggerExample")
public void run(
    @RabbitMQTrigger(connectionStringSetting = "rabbitMQConnectionAppSetting", queueName = "queue") String input,
    final ExecutionContext context)
{
    context.getLogger().info("Java HTTP trigger processed a request." + input);
}

The following example shows a RabbitMQ trigger binding in a function.json file and a JavaScript function that uses the binding. The function reads and logs a RabbitMQ message.

Here's the binding data in the function.json file:

{​​
    "bindings": [
        {​​
            "name": "myQueueItem",
            "type": "rabbitMQTrigger",
            "direction": "in",
            "queueName": "queue",
            "connectionStringSetting": "rabbitMQConnectionAppSetting"
        }​​
    ]
}​​

Here's the JavaScript script code:

module.exports = async function (context, myQueueItem) {​​
    context.log('JavaScript RabbitMQ trigger function processed work item', myQueueItem);
}​​;

The following example demonstrates how to read a RabbitMQ queue message via a trigger.

A RabbitMQ binding is defined in function.json where type is set to RabbitMQTrigger.

{​​
    "scriptFile": "__init__.py",
    "bindings": [
        {​​
            "name": "myQueueItem",
            "type": "rabbitMQTrigger",
            "direction": "in",
            "queueName": "queue",
            "connectionStringSetting": "rabbitMQConnectionAppSetting"
        }​​
    ]
}​​

import logging
import azure.functions as func

def main(myQueueItem) -> None:
    logging.info('Python RabbitMQ trigger function processed a queue item: %s', myQueueItem)

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Both isolated worker process and in-process C# libraries use RabbitMQTriggerAttribute to define the function, where specific properties of the attribute depend on the extension version.

The RabbitMQTrigger annotation allows you to create a function that runs when a RabbitMQ message is created.

The following table explains the binding configuration properties that you set in the function.json file.

When you're developing locally, add your application settings in the local.settings.json file in the Values collection.

The parameter type supported by the RabbitMQ trigger depends on the C# modality used.

The queue message is available via context.bindings.<NAME> where <NAME> matches the name defined in function.json. If the payload is JSON, the value is deserialized into an object.