Queues v1

Setup

Rackspace setup

The first step is to pass in your credentials and set up a client. For Rackspace users, you will need your username and API key:

use OpenCloud\Rackspace;

$client = new Rackspace(Rackspace::US_IDENTITY_ENDPOINT, array(
  'username' => '{username}',
  'apiKey'   => '{apiKey}',
));

OpenStack setup

If you’re an OpenStack user, you will also need to prove a few other configuration parameters:

$client = new OpenCloud\OpenStack('{keystoneUrl}', array(
  'username' => '{username}',
  'password' => '{apiKey}',
  'tenantId' => '{tenantId}',
));

Queues service

Now to instantiate the Queues service:

$service = $client->queuesService('{catalogName}', '{region}', '{urlType}');
  • {catalogName} is the name of the service as it appears in the service catalog. OpenStack users must set this value. For Rackspace users, a default will be provided if you pass in null.
  • {region} is the region the service will operate in. For Rackspace users, you can select one of the following from the supported regions page.
  • {urlType} is the type of URL to use, depending on which endpoints your catalog provides. If omitted, it will default to the public network.

Glossary

claim
A Claim is the process of a worker checking out a message to perform a task. Claiming a message prevents other workers from attempting to process the same messages.
queue
A Queue is an entity that holds messages. Ideally, a queue is created per work type. For example, if you want to compress files, you would create a queue dedicated to this job. Any application that reads from this queue would only compress files.
message
A Message is a task, a notification, or any meaningful data that a producer or publisher sends to the queue. A message exists until it is deleted by a recipient or automatically by the system based on a TTL (time-to-live) value.