An implementation of the Distributed Queue ZK recipe. Items put into the queue are guaranteed to be ordered (by means of ZK's PERSISTENTSEQUENTIAL node). If a single consumer takes items out of the queue, they will be ordered FIFO. If ordering is important, use a LeaderSelector to nominate a single consumer.

• QueueBuilder
• QueueConsumer
• QueueSerializer
• DistributedQueue

public static <T> QueueBuilder<T> builder(CuratorFramework client,
                                          QueueConsumer<T> consumer,
                                          QueueSerializer<T> serializer,
                                          java.lang.String queuePath)
Parameters:
client - the curator client
consumer - functor to receive messages
serializer - serializer to use for items
queuePath - path to store queue

QueueBuilder<MessageType>    builder = QueueBuilder.builder(client, consumer, serializer, path);
... more builder method calls as needed ...
DistributedQueue<MessageType queue = builder.build();

The queue must be started via the start() method. Call close() when you are done with the queue.

To add messages to the queue:

queue.put(aMessage);

Your consumer (QueueConsumer.consumeMessage()) will get called as messages arrive.

In the general usage case, the message is removed from the queue prior to the consumer being called. A more atomic mode is provided that removes the item from the queue only after the consumer successfully returns. To enable this mode, call the lockPath() method of the Queue Builder. This uses a lock to make the message recoverable. A lock is held while the message is being processed - this prevents other processes from taking the message. The message will not be removed from the queue until the consumer functor returns. Thus, if there is a failure or the process dies, the message will get sent to another process. There is a small performance penalty for this behavior however.

The Distributed queue writes messages using this format:

The QueueConsumer class extends ConnectionStateListener. When the queue is started, it adds the listener to the Curator instance. Users of the DistributedQueue must pay attention to any connection state changes.

If the SUSPENDED state is reported, the instance must assume that, until it receives a RECONNECTED state, the queue is no longer being updated. If the LOST state is reported, the queue is permanently down.