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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
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        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
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        whether queue is durable or not
         | 
     
| login_host | Default: 
        "localhost"
         | 
      
        
        rabbitMQ host for connection
         | 
     
| login_password  
        bool
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        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 | 
       
  | 
      
        
        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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