multi-threading based RabbitMQ consumer

Question

We have a windows service which listen to single RabbitMQ queue and process the message.

We would like to extend same windows services so that it can listen to multiple

Answer 1

I like how you wrote your question - it started out very broad and focused in to specifics. I have successfully implemented something very similar, and am currently working on an open-source project to take my lessons learned and give them back to the community. Unfortunately, though- I have yet to package my code up neatly, which doesn't help you much! Anyway, to answer your questions:

1. Is it possible to use threading for multiple queues.

A: Yes, but it can be full of pitfalls. Namely, the RabbitMQ .NET library is not the best-written piece of code out there, and I have found it to be a relatively cumbersome implementation of the AMQP protocol. One of the most pernicious caveats is how it handles the "receiving" or "consuming" behavior, which can cause deadlocks quite easily if you aren't careful. Fortunately, it is well-illustrated in the API documentation. Advice - if you can, use a singleton connection object. Then, in each thread, use the connection to create a new IModel and corresponding consumers.

2. How to gracefully handle exceptions in threads - I believe this is another topic and I will not address it here as there are several methods you can use.

3. Any open-source projects? - I liked the thinking behind EasyNetQ, although I ended up rolling my own anyway. I'll hopefully remember to follow back when my open source project is completed, as I believe it is an even better improvement than EasyNetQ.