[partintro]
--
This guide describes the RabbitMQ implementation of the Spring Cloud Stream Binder.
It contains information about its design, usage and configuration options, as well as information on how the Stream Cloud Stream concepts map into RabbitMQ specific constructs.
--

== Usage

To use the RabbitMQ binder, you can add it to your Spring Cloud Stream application, by using the following Maven coordinates:

[source,xml]
----
<dependency>
  <groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
  <artifactId>spring-cloud-stream-binder-rabbit</artifactId>
</dependency>
----

Alternatively, you can use the Spring Cloud Stream RabbitMQ Starter, as follows:

[source,xml]
----
<dependency>
  <groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
  <artifactId>spring-cloud-starter-stream-rabbit</artifactId>
</dependency>
----

== RabbitMQ Binder Overview

The following simplified diagram shows how the RabbitMQ binder operates:

.RabbitMQ Binder
image::{github-raw}/docs/src/main/asciidoc/images/rabbit-binder.png[width=300,scaledwidth="50%"]

By default, the RabbitMQ Binder implementation maps each destination to a `TopicExchange`.
For each consumer group, a `Queue` is bound to that `TopicExchange`.
Each consumer instance has a corresponding RabbitMQ `Consumer` instance for its group's `Queue`.
For partitioned producers and consumers, the queues are suffixed with the partition index and use the partition index as the routing key.
For anonymous consumers (those with no `group` property), an auto-delete queue (with a randomized unique name) is used.

By using the optional `autoBindDlq` option, you can configure the binder to create and configure dead-letter queues (DLQs) (and a dead-letter exchange `DLX`, as well as routing infrastructure).
By default, the dead letter queue has the name of the destination, appended with `.dlq`.
If retry is enabled (`maxAttempts > 1`), failed messages are delivered to the DLQ after retries are exhausted.
If retry is disabled (`maxAttempts = 1`), you should set `requeueRejected` to `false` (the default) so that failed messages are routed to the DLQ, instead of being re-queued.
In addition, `republishToDlq` causes the binder to publish a failed message to the DLQ (instead of rejecting it).
This feature lets additional information (such as the stack trace in the `x-exception-stacktrace` header) be added to the message in headers.
See the <<spring-cloud-stream-rabbit-frame-max-headroom, `frameMaxHeadroom` property>> for information about truncated stack traces.
This option does not need retry enabled.
You can republish a failed message after just one attempt.
Starting with version 1.2, you can configure the delivery mode of republished messages.
See the <<spring-cloud-stream-rabbit-republish-delivery-mode,`republishDeliveryMode` property>>.

If the stream listener throws an `ImmediateAcknowledgeAmqpException`, the DLQ is bypassed and the message simply discarded.
Starting with version 2.1, this is true regardless of the setting of `republishToDlq`; previously it was only the case when `republishToDlq` was `false`.

IMPORTANT: Setting `requeueRejected` to `true` (with `republishToDlq=false` ) causes the message to be re-queued and redelivered continually, which is likely not what you want unless the reason for the failure is transient.
In general, you should enable retry within the binder by setting `maxAttempts` to greater than one or by setting `republishToDlq` to `true`.

Starting with version 3.1.2, if the consumer is marked as `transacted`, publishing to the DLQ will participate in the transaction.
This allows the transaction to roll back if the publishing fails for some reason (for example, if the user is not authorized to publish to the dead letter exchange).
In addition, if the connection factory is configured for publisher confirms or returns, the publication to the DLQ will wait for the confirmation and check for a returned message.
If a negative acknowledgment or returned message is received, the binder will throw an `AmqpRejectAndDontRequeueException`, allowing the broker to take care of publishing to the DLQ as if the `republishToDlq` property is `false`.

See <<rabbit-binder-properties>> for more information about these properties.

The framework does not provide any standard mechanism to consume dead-letter messages (or to re-route them back to the primary queue).
Some options are described in <<rabbit-dlq-processing>>.

NOTE: When multiple RabbitMQ binders are used in a Spring Cloud Stream application, it is important to disable 'RabbitAutoConfiguration' to avoid the same configuration from `RabbitAutoConfiguration` being applied to the two binders.
You can exclude the class by using the `@SpringBootApplication` annotation.

Starting with version 2.0, the `RabbitMessageChannelBinder` sets the `RabbitTemplate.userPublisherConnection` property to `true` so that the non-transactional producers avoid deadlocks on consumers, which can happen if cached connections are blocked because of a https://www.rabbitmq.com/memory.html[memory alarm] on the broker.

NOTE: Currently, a `multiplex` consumer (a single consumer listening to multiple queues) is only supported for message-driven consumers; polled consumers can only retrieve messages from a single queue.

== Configuration Options

This section contains settings specific to the RabbitMQ Binder and bound channels.

For general binding configuration options and properties, see the https://cloud.spring.io/spring-cloud-static/spring-cloud-stream/current/reference/html/spring-cloud-stream.html#_configuration_options[Spring Cloud Stream core documentation].

[[rabbit-binder-properties]]
=== RabbitMQ Binder Properties

By default, the RabbitMQ binder uses Spring Boot's `ConnectionFactory`.
Conseuqently, it supports all Spring Boot configuration options for RabbitMQ.
(For reference, see the https://docs.spring.io/spring-boot/docs/current/reference/htmlsingle/#common-application-properties[Spring Boot documentation]).
RabbitMQ configuration options use the `spring.rabbitmq` prefix.

In addition to Spring Boot options, the RabbitMQ binder supports the following properties:

spring.cloud.stream.rabbit.binder.adminAddresses::
A comma-separated list of RabbitMQ management plugin URLs.
Only used when `nodes` contains more than one entry.
Each entry in this list must have a corresponding entry in `spring.rabbitmq.addresses`.
Only needed if you use a RabbitMQ cluster and wish to consume from the node that hosts the queue.
See https://docs.spring.io/spring-amqp/reference/html/_reference.html#queue-affinity[Queue Affinity and the LocalizedQueueConnectionFactory] for more information.
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Default: empty.
spring.cloud.stream.rabbit.binder.nodes::
A comma-separated list of RabbitMQ node names.
When more than one entry, used to locate the server address where a queue is located.
Each entry in this list must have a corresponding entry in `spring.rabbitmq.addresses`.
Only needed if you use a RabbitMQ cluster and wish to consume from the node that hosts the queue.
See https://docs.spring.io/spring-amqp/reference/html/_reference.html#queue-affinity[Queue Affinity and the LocalizedQueueConnectionFactory] for more information.
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Default: empty.
spring.cloud.stream.rabbit.binder.compressionLevel::
The compression level for compressed bindings.
See `java.util.zip.Deflater`.
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Default: `1` (BEST_LEVEL).
spring.cloud.stream.binder.connection-name-prefix::
A connection name prefix used to name the connection(s) created by this binder.
The name is this prefix followed by `#n`, where `n` increments each time a new connection is opened.
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Default: none (Spring AMQP default).

=== RabbitMQ Consumer Properties

The following properties are available for Rabbit consumers only and must be prefixed with `spring.cloud.stream.rabbit.bindings.<channelName>.consumer.`.

However if the same set of properties needs to be applied to most bindings, to
avoid repetition, Spring Cloud Stream supports setting values for all channels,
in the format of `spring.cloud.stream.rabbit.default.<property>=<value>`.

Also, keep in mind that binding specific property will override its equivalent in the default.

acknowledgeMode::
The acknowledge mode.
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Default: `AUTO`.
anonymousGroupPrefix::
When the binding has no `group` property, an anonymous, auto-delete queue is bound to the destination exchange.
The default naming stragegy for such queues results in a queue named `anonymous.<base64 representation of a UUID>`.
Set this property to change the prefix to something other than the default.
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Default: `anonymous.`.
autoBindDlq::
Whether to automatically declare the DLQ and bind it to the binder DLX.
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Default: `false`.
bindingRoutingKey::
The routing key with which to bind the queue to the exchange (if `bindQueue` is `true`).
Can be multiple keys - see `bindingRoutingKeyDelimiter`.
For partitioned destinations, `-<instanceIndex>` is appended to each key.
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Default: `#`.
bindingRoutingKeyDelimiter::
When this is not null, 'bindingRoutingKey' is considered to be a list of keys delimited by this value; often a comma is used.
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Default: `null`.
bindQueue::
Whether to declare the queue and bind it to the destination exchange.
Set it to `false` if you have set up your own infrastructure and have previously created and bound the queue.
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Default: `true`.
consumerTagPrefix::
Used to create the consumer tag(s); will be appended by `#n` where `n` increments for each consumer created.
Example: `${spring.application.name}-${spring.cloud.stream.bindings.input.group}-${spring.cloud.stream.instance-index}`.
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Default: none - the broker will generate random consumer tags.
containerType::
Select the type of listener container to be used.
See https://docs.spring.io/spring-amqp/reference/html/_reference.html#choose-container[Choosing a Container] in the Spring AMQP documentation for more information.
Also see <<rabbitmq-stream>>.
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Default: `simple`
deadLetterQueueName::
The name of the DLQ
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Default: `prefix+destination.dlq`
deadLetterExchange::
A DLX to assign to the queue.
Relevant only if `autoBindDlq` is `true`.
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Default: 'prefix+DLX'
deadLetterExchangeType::
The type of the DLX to assign to the queue.
Relevant only if `autoBindDlq` is `true`.
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Default: 'direct'
deadLetterRoutingKey::
A dead letter routing key to assign to the queue.
Relevant only if `autoBindDlq` is `true`.
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Default: `destination`
declareDlx::
Whether to declare the dead letter exchange for the destination.
Relevant only if `autoBindDlq` is `true`.
Set to `false` if you have a pre-configured DLX.
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Default: `true`.
declareExchange::
Whether to declare the exchange for the destination.
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Default: `true`.
delayedExchange::
Whether to declare the exchange as a `Delayed Message Exchange`.
Requires the delayed message exchange plugin on the broker.
The `x-delayed-type` argument is set to the `exchangeType`.
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Default: `false`.
dlqBindingArguments::
Arguments applied when binding the dlq to the dead letter exchange; used with `headers` `deadLetterExchangeType` to specify headers to match on.
For example `...dlqBindingArguments.x-match=any`, `...dlqBindingArguments.someHeader=someValue`.
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Default: empty
dlqDeadLetterExchange::
If a DLQ is declared, a DLX to assign to that queue.
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Default: `none`
dlqDeadLetterRoutingKey::
If a DLQ is declared, a dead letter routing key to assign to that queue.
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Default: `none`
dlqExpires::
How long before an unused dead letter queue is deleted (in milliseconds).
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Default: `no expiration`
dlqLazy::
Declare the dead letter queue with the `x-queue-mode=lazy` argument.
See https://www.rabbitmq.com/lazy-queues.html["`Lazy Queues`"].
Consider using a policy instead of this setting, because using a policy allows changing the setting without deleting the queue.
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Default: `false`.
dlqMaxLength::
Maximum number of messages in the dead letter queue.
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Default: `no limit`
dlqMaxLengthBytes::
Maximum number of total bytes in the dead letter queue from all messages.
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Default: `no limit`
dlqMaxPriority::
Maximum priority of messages in the dead letter queue (0-255).
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Default: `none`
dlqOverflowBehavior::
Action to take when `dlqMaxLength` or `dlqMaxLengthBytes` is exceeded; currently `drop-head` or `reject-publish` but refer to the RabbitMQ documentation.
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Default: `none`
dlqQuorum.deliveryLimit::
When `quorum.enabled=true`, set a delivery limit after which the message is dropped or dead-lettered.
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Default: none - broker default will apply.
dlqQuorum.enabled::
When true, create a quorum dead letter queue instead of a classic queue.
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Default: false
dlqQuorum.initialQuorumSize::
When `quorum.enabled=true`, set the initial quorum size.
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Default: none - broker default will apply.
dlqSingleActiveConsumer::
Set to true to set the `x-single-active-consumer` queue property to true.
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Default: `false`
dlqTtl::
Default time to live to apply to the dead letter queue when declared (in milliseconds).
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Default: `no limit`
durableSubscription::
Whether the subscription should be durable.
Only effective if `group` is also set.
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Default: `true`.
exchangeAutoDelete::
If `declareExchange` is true, whether the exchange should be auto-deleted (that is, removed after the last queue is removed).
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Default: `true`.
exchangeDurable::
If `declareExchange` is true, whether the exchange should be durable (that is, it survives broker restart).
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Default: `true`.
exchangeType::
The exchange type: `direct`, `fanout`, `headers` or `topic` for non-partitioned destinations and `direct`, headers or `topic` for partitioned destinations.
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Default: `topic`.
exclusive::
Whether to create an exclusive consumer.
Concurrency should be 1 when this is `true`.
Often used when strict ordering is required but enabling a hot standby instance to take over after a failure.
See `recoveryInterval`, which controls how often a standby instance attempts to consume.
Consider using `singleActiveConsumer` instead when using RabbitMQ 3.8 or later.
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Default: `false`.
expires::
How long before an unused queue is deleted (in milliseconds).
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Default: `no expiration`
failedDeclarationRetryInterval::
The interval (in milliseconds) between attempts to consume from a queue if it is missing.
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Default: 5000
[[spring-cloud-stream-rabbit-frame-max-headroom]]
frameMaxHeadroom::
The number of bytes to reserve for other headers when adding the stack trace to a DLQ message header.
All headers must fit within the `frame_max` size configured on the broker.
Stack traces can be large; if the size plus this property exceeds `frame_max` then the stack trace will be truncated.
A WARN log will be written; consider increasing the `frame_max` or reducing the stack trace by catching the exception and throwing one with a smaller stack trace.
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Default: 20000
headerPatterns::
Patterns for headers to be mapped from inbound messages.
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Default: `['*']` (all headers).
lazy::
Declare the queue with the `x-queue-mode=lazy` argument.
See https://www.rabbitmq.com/lazy-queues.html["`Lazy Queues`"].
Consider using a policy instead of this setting, because using a policy allows changing the setting without deleting the queue.
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Default: `false`.
maxConcurrency::
The maximum number of consumers.
Not supported when the `containerType` is `direct`.
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Default: `1`.
maxLength::
The maximum number of messages in the queue.
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Default: `no limit`
maxLengthBytes::
The maximum number of total bytes in the queue from all messages.
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Default: `no limit`
maxPriority::
The maximum priority of messages in the queue (0-255).
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Default: `none`
missingQueuesFatal::
When the queue cannot be found, whether to treat the condition as fatal and stop the listener container.
Defaults to `false` so that the container keeps trying to consume from the queue -- for example, when using a cluster and the node hosting a non-HA queue is down.
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Default: `false`
overflowBehavior::
Action to take when `maxLength` or `maxLengthBytes` is exceeded; currently `drop-head` or `reject-publish` but refer to the RabbitMQ documentation.
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Default: `none`
prefetch::
Prefetch count.
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Default: `1`.
prefix::
A prefix to be added to the name of the `destination` and queues.
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Default: "".
queueBindingArguments::
Arguments applied when binding the queue to the exchange; used with `headers` `exchangeType` to specify headers to match on.
For example `...queueBindingArguments.x-match=any`, `...queueBindingArguments.someHeader=someValue`.
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Default: empty
queueDeclarationRetries::
The number of times to retry consuming from a queue if it is missing.
Relevant only when `missingQueuesFatal` is `true`.
Otherwise, the container keeps retrying indefinitely.
Not supported when the `containerType` is `direct`.
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Default: `3`
queueNameGroupOnly::
When true, consume from a queue with a name equal to the `group`.
Otherwise the queue name is `destination.group`.
This is useful, for example, when using Spring Cloud Stream to consume from an existing RabbitMQ queue.
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Default: false.
quorum.deliveryLimit::
When `quorum.enabled=true`, set a delivery limit after which the message is dropped or dead-lettered.
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Default: none - broker default will apply.
quorum.enabled::
When true, create a quorum queue instead of a classic queue.
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Default: false
quorum.initialQuorumSize::
When `quorum.enabled=true`, set the initial quorum size.
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Default: none - broker default will apply.
recoveryInterval::
The interval between connection recovery attempts, in milliseconds.
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Default: `5000`.
requeueRejected::
Whether delivery failures should be re-queued when retry is disabled or `republishToDlq` is `false`.
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Default: `false`.
[[spring-cloud-stream-rabbit-republish-delivery-mode]]
republishDeliveryMode::
When `republishToDlq` is `true`, specifies the delivery mode of the republished message.
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Default: `DeliveryMode.PERSISTENT`
republishToDlq::
By default, messages that fail after retries are exhausted are rejected.
If a dead-letter queue (DLQ) is configured, RabbitMQ routes the failed message (unchanged) to the DLQ.
If set to `true`, the binder republishs failed messages to the DLQ with additional headers, including the exception message and stack trace from the cause of the final failure.
Also see the <<spring-cloud-stream-rabbit-frame-max-headroom, frameMaxHeadroom property>>.
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Default: `true`
singleActiveConsumer::
Set to true to set the `x-single-active-consumer` queue property to true.
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Default: `false`
transacted::
Whether to use transacted channels.
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Default: `false`.
ttl::
Default time to live to apply to the queue when declared (in milliseconds).
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Default: `no limit`
txSize::
The number of deliveries between acks.
Not supported when the `containerType` is `direct`.
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Default: `1`.

[[rabbitmq-stream-consumer]]
=== Initial Consumer Support for the RabbitMQ Stream Plugin

Basic support for the https://rabbitmq.com/stream.html[RabbitMQ Stream Plugin] is now provided.
To enable this feature, you must add the `spring-rabbit-stream` jar to the class path - it must be the same version as `spring-amqp` and `spring-rabbit`.

IMPORTANT: The consumer properties described above are not supported when you set the `containerType` property to `stream`; `concurrency` is also not supported at this time.
Only a single stream queue can be consumed by each binding.

To configure the binder to use `containerType=stream`, you must add an `Environment` `@Bean` and, optionally, a customizer to customize the listener container.

====
[source, java]
----
@Bean
Environment streamEnv() {
    return Environment.builder()
            .build();
}

@Bean
ListenerContainerCustomizer<MessageListenerContainer> customizer() {
    return (cont, dest, group) -> {
        StreamListenerContainer container = (StreamListenerContainer) cont;
        container.setConsumerCustomizer((name, builder) -> {
            builder.offset(OffsetSpecification.first());
        });
        // ...
    };
}
----
====

The `name` argument passed to the customizer is `destination + '.' + group + '.container'`.

The stream `name()` (for the purpose of offset tracking) is set to the binding `destination + '.' + group`.
It can be changed using a `ConsumerCustomizer` shown above.
If you decide to use manual offset tracking, the `Context` is available as a message header:

====
[source, java]
----
int count;

@Bean
public Consumer<Message<?>> input() {
    return msg -> {
        System.out.println(msg);
        if (++count % 1000 == 0) {
            Context context = msg.getHeaders().get("rabbitmq_streamContext", Context.class);
            context.consumer().store(context.offset());
        }
    };
}
----
====

Refer to the https://rabbitmq.github.io/rabbitmq-stream-java-client/stable/htmlsingle/[RabbitMQ Stream Java Client documentation] for information about configuring the environment and consumer builder.

=== Advanced Listener Container Configuration

To set listener container properties that are not exposed as binder or binding properties, add a single bean of type `ListenerContainerCustomizer` to the application context.
The binder and binding properties will be set and then the customizer will be called.
The customizer (`configure()` method) is provided with the queue name as well as the consumer group as arguments.

=== Advanced Queue/Exchange/Binding Configuration

From time to time, the RabbitMQ team add new features that are enabled by setting some argument when declaring, for example, a queue.
Generally, such features are enabled in the binder by adding appropriate properties, but this may not be immediately available in a current version.
Starting with version 3.0.1, you can now add `DeclarableCustomizer` bean(s) to the application context to modify a `Declarable` (`Queue`, `Exchange` or `Binding`) just before the declaration is performed.
This allows you to add arguments that are not currently directly supported by the binder.

[[rabbit-receiving-batch]]
=== Receiving Batched Messages

With the RabbitMQ binder, there are two types of batches handled by consumer bindings:

==== Batches Created by Producers

Normally, if a producer binding has `batch-enabled=true` (see <<rabbit-prod-props>>), or a message is created by a `BatchingRabbitTemplate`, elements of the batch are returned as individual calls to the listener method.
Starting with version 3.0, any such batch can be presented as a `List<?>` to the listener method if `spring.cloud.stream.bindings.<name>.consumer.batch-mode` is set to `true`.

==== Consumer-side Batching

Starting with version 3.1, the consumer can be configured to assemble multiple inbound messages into a batch which is presented to the application as a `List<?>` of converted payloads.
The following simple application demonstrates how to use this technique:

====
[source, properties]
----
spring.cloud.stream.bindings.input-in-0.group=someGroup

spring.cloud.stream.bindings.input-in-0.consumer.batch-mode=true

spring.cloud.stream.rabbit.bindings.input-in-0.consumer.enable-batching=true
spring.cloud.stream.rabbit.bindings.input-in-0.consumer.batch-size=10
spring.cloud.stream.rabbit.bindings.input-in-0.consumer.receive-timeout=200
----
====

====
[source, java]
----
@SpringBootApplication
public class Application {

	public static void main(String[] args) {
		SpringApplication.run(Application.class, args);
	}

	@Bean
	Consumer<List<Thing>> input() {
		return list -> {
			System.out.println("Received " + list.size());
			list.forEach(thing -> {
				System.out.println(thing);

				// ...

			});
		};
	}

	@Bean
	public ApplicationRunner runner(RabbitTemplate template) {
		return args -> {
			template.convertAndSend("input-in-0.someGroup", "{\"field\":\"value1\"}");
			template.convertAndSend("input-in-0.someGroup", "{\"field\":\"value2\"}");
		};
	}

	public static class Thing {

		private String field;

		public Thing() {
		}

		public Thing(String field) {
			this.field = field;
		}

		public String getField() {
			return this.field;
		}

		public void setField(String field) {
			this.field = field;
		}

		@Override
		public String toString() {
			return "Thing [field=" + this.field + "]";
		}

	}

}
----
====

====
[source]
----
Received 2
Thing [field=value1]
Thing [field=value2]
----
====

The number of messages in a batch is specified by the `batch-size` and `receive-timeout` properties; if the `receive-timeout` elapses with no new messages, a "short" batch is delivered.

IMPORTANT: Consumer-side batching is only supported with `container-type=simple` (the default).

If you wish to examine headers of consumer-side batched messages, you should consume `Message<List<?>>`; the headers are a `List<Map<String, Object>>` in a header `AmqpInboundChannelAdapter.CONSOLIDATED_HEADERS`, with the headers for each payload element in the corresponding index.
Again, here is a simple example:

====
[source, java]
----
@SpringBootApplication
public class Application {

	public static void main(String[] args) {
		SpringApplication.run(Application.class, args);
	}

	@Bean
	Consumer<Message<List<Thing>>> input() {
		return msg -> {
			List<Thing> things = msg.getPayload();
			System.out.println("Received " + things.size());
			@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
			List<Map<String, Object>> headers =
					(List<Map<String, Object>>) msg.getHeaders().get(AmqpInboundChannelAdapter.CONSOLIDATED_HEADERS);
			for (int i = 0; i < things.size(); i++) {
				System.out.println(things.get(i) + " myHeader=" + headers.get(i).get("myHeader"));

				// ...

			}
		};
	}

	@Bean
	public ApplicationRunner runner(RabbitTemplate template) {
		return args -> {
			template.convertAndSend("input-in-0.someGroup", "{\"field\":\"value1\"}", msg -> {
				msg.getMessageProperties().setHeader("myHeader", "headerValue1");
				return msg;
			});
			template.convertAndSend("input-in-0.someGroup", "{\"field\":\"value2\"}", msg -> {
				msg.getMessageProperties().setHeader("myHeader", "headerValue2");
				return msg;
			});
		};
	}

	public static class Thing {

		private String field;

		public Thing() {
		}

		public Thing(String field) {
			this.field = field;
		}

		public String getfield() {
			return this.field;
		}

		public void setfield(String field) {
			this.field = field;
		}

		@Override
		public String toString() {
			return "Thing [field=" + this.field + "]";
		}

	}

}
----
====

====
[source]
----
Received 2
Thing [field=value1] myHeader=headerValue1
Thing [field=value2] myHeader=headerValue2
----
====

[[rabbit-prod-props]]
=== Rabbit Producer Properties

The following properties are available for Rabbit producers only and must be prefixed with `spring.cloud.stream.rabbit.bindings.<channelName>.producer.`.

However if the same set of properties needs to be applied to most bindings, to
avoid repetition, Spring Cloud Stream supports setting values for all channels,
in the format of `spring.cloud.stream.rabbit.default.<property>=<value>`.

Also, keep in mind that binding specific property will override its equivalent in the default.


autoBindDlq::
Whether to automatically declare the DLQ and bind it to the binder DLX.
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Default: `false`.
batchingEnabled::
Whether to enable message batching by producers.
Messages are batched into one message according to the following properties (described in the next three entries in this list): 'batchSize', `batchBufferLimit`, and `batchTimeout`.
See https://docs.spring.io/spring-amqp//reference/html/_reference.html#template-batching[Batching] for more information.
Also see <<rabbit-receiving-batch>>.
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Default: `false`.
batchSize::
The number of messages to buffer when batching is enabled.
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Default: `100`.
batchBufferLimit::
The maximum buffer size when batching is enabled.
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Default: `10000`.
batchTimeout::
The batch timeout when batching is enabled.
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Default: `5000`.
bindingRoutingKey::
The routing key with which to bind the queue to the exchange (if `bindQueue` is `true`).
Can be multiple keys - see `bindingRoutingKeyDelimiter`.
For partitioned destinations, `-n` is appended to each key.
Only applies if `requiredGroups` are provided and then only to those groups.
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Default: `#`.
bindingRoutingKeyDelimiter::
When this is not null, 'bindingRoutingKey' is considered to be a list of keys delimited by this value; often a comma is used.
Only applies if `requiredGroups` are provided and then only to those groups.
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Default: `null`.
bindQueue::
Whether to declare the queue and bind it to the destination exchange.
Set it to `false` if you have set up your own infrastructure and have previously created and bound the queue.
Only applies if `requiredGroups` are provided and then only to those groups.
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Default: `true`.
compress::
Whether data should be compressed when sent.
+
Default: `false`.
confirmAckChannel::
When `errorChannelEnabled` is true, a channel to which to send positive delivery acknowledgments (aka publisher confirms).
If the channel does not exist, a `DirectChannel` is registered with this name.
The connection factory must be configured to enable publisher confirms.
Mutually exclusive with `useConfirmHeader`.
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Default: `nullChannel` (acks are discarded).
deadLetterQueueName::
The name of the DLQ
Only applies if `requiredGroups` are provided and then only to those groups.
+
Default: `prefix+destination.dlq`
deadLetterExchange::
A DLX to assign to the queue.
Relevant only when `autoBindDlq` is `true`.
Applies only when `requiredGroups` are provided and then only to those groups.
+
Default: 'prefix+DLX'
deadLetterExchangeType::
The type of the DLX to assign to the queue.
Relevant only if `autoBindDlq` is `true`.
Applies only when `requiredGroups` are provided and then only to those groups.
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Default: 'direct'
deadLetterRoutingKey::
A dead letter routing key to assign to the queue.
Relevant only when `autoBindDlq` is `true`.
Applies only when `requiredGroups` are provided and then only to those groups.
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Default: `destination`
declareDlx::
Whether to declare the dead letter exchange for the destination.
Relevant only if `autoBindDlq` is `true`.
Set to `false` if you have a pre-configured DLX.
Applies only when `requiredGroups` are provided and then only to those groups.
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Default: `true`.
declareExchange::
Whether to declare the exchange for the destination.
+
Default: `true`.
delayExpression::
A SpEL expression to evaluate the delay to apply to the message (`x-delay` header).
It has no effect if the exchange is not a delayed message exchange.
+
Default: No `x-delay` header is set.
delayedExchange::
Whether to declare the exchange as a `Delayed Message Exchange`.
Requires the delayed message exchange plugin on the broker.
The `x-delayed-type` argument is set to the `exchangeType`.
+
Default: `false`.
deliveryMode::
The delivery mode.
+
Default: `PERSISTENT`.
dlqBindingArguments::
Arguments applied when binding the dlq to the dead letter exchange; used with `headers` `deadLetterExchangeType` to specify headers to match on.
For example `...dlqBindingArguments.x-match=any`, `...dlqBindingArguments.someHeader=someValue`.
Applies only when `requiredGroups` are provided and then only to those groups.
+
Default: empty
dlqDeadLetterExchange::
When a DLQ is declared, a DLX to assign to that queue.
Applies only if `requiredGroups` are provided and then only to those groups.
+
Default: `none`
dlqDeadLetterRoutingKey::
When a DLQ is declared, a dead letter routing key to assign to that queue.
Applies only when `requiredGroups` are provided and then only to those groups.
+
Default: `none`
dlqExpires::
How long (in milliseconds) before an unused dead letter queue is deleted.
Applies only when `requiredGroups` are provided and then only to those groups.
+
Default: `no expiration`
dlqLazy::
Declare the dead letter queue with the `x-queue-mode=lazy` argument.
See https://www.rabbitmq.com/lazy-queues.html["`Lazy Queues`"].
Consider using a policy instead of this setting, because using a policy allows changing the setting without deleting the queue.
Applies only when `requiredGroups` are provided and then only to those groups.
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dlqMaxLength::
Maximum number of messages in the dead letter queue.
Applies only if `requiredGroups` are provided and then only to those groups.
+
Default: `no limit`
dlqMaxLengthBytes::
Maximum number of total bytes in the dead letter queue from all messages.
Applies only when `requiredGroups` are provided and then only to those groups.
+
Default: `no limit`
dlqMaxPriority::
Maximum priority of messages in the dead letter queue (0-255)
Applies only when `requiredGroups` are provided and then only to those groups.
+
Default: `none`
dlqQuorum.deliveryLimit::
When `quorum.enabled=true`, set a delivery limit after which the message is dropped or dead-lettered.
Applies only when `requiredGroups` are provided and then only to those groups.
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Default: none - broker default will apply.
dlqQuorum.enabled::
When true, create a quorum dead letter queue instead of a classic queue.
Applies only when `requiredGroups` are provided and then only to those groups.
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Default: false
dlqQuorum.initialQuorumSize::
When `quorum.enabled=true`, set the initial quorum size.
Applies only when `requiredGroups` are provided and then only to those groups.
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Default: none - broker default will apply.
dlqSingleActiveConsumer::
Set to true to set the `x-single-active-consumer` queue property to true.
Applies only when `requiredGroups` are provided and then only to those groups.
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Default: `false`
dlqTtl::
Default time (in milliseconds) to live to apply to the dead letter queue when declared.
Applies only when `requiredGroups` are provided and then only to those groups.
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Default: `no limit`
exchangeAutoDelete::
If `declareExchange` is `true`, whether the exchange should be auto-delete (it is removed after the last queue is removed).
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Default: `true`.
exchangeDurable::
If `declareExchange` is `true`, whether the exchange should be durable (survives broker restart).
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Default: `true`.
exchangeType::
The exchange type: `direct`, `fanout`, `headers` or `topic` for non-partitioned destinations and `direct`, `headers` or `topic` for partitioned destinations.
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Default: `topic`.
expires::
How long (in milliseconds) before an unused queue is deleted.
Applies only when `requiredGroups` are provided and then only to those groups.
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Default: `no expiration`
headerPatterns::
Patterns for headers to be mapped to outbound messages.
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Default: `['*']` (all headers).
lazy::
Declare the queue with the `x-queue-mode=lazy` argument.
See https://www.rabbitmq.com/lazy-queues.html["`Lazy Queues`"].
Consider using a policy instead of this setting, because using a policy allows changing the setting without deleting the queue.
Applies only when `requiredGroups` are provided and then only to those groups.
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Default: `false`.
maxLength::
Maximum number of messages in the queue.
Applies only when `requiredGroups` are provided and then only to those groups.
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Default: `no limit`
maxLengthBytes::
Maximum number of total bytes in the queue from all messages.
Only applies if `requiredGroups` are provided and then only to those groups.
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Default: `no limit`
maxPriority::
Maximum priority of messages in the queue (0-255).
Only applies if `requiredGroups` are provided and then only to those groups.
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Default: `none`
prefix::
A prefix to be added to the name of the `destination` exchange.
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Default: "".
queueBindingArguments::
Arguments applied when binding the queue to the exchange; used with `headers` `exchangeType` to specify headers to match on.
For example `...queueBindingArguments.x-match=any`, `...queueBindingArguments.someHeader=someValue`.
Applies only when `requiredGroups` are provided and then only to those groups.
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Default: empty
queueNameGroupOnly::
When `true`, consume from a queue with a name equal to the `group`.
Otherwise the queue name is `destination.group`.
This is useful, for example, when using Spring Cloud Stream to consume from an existing RabbitMQ queue.
Applies only when `requiredGroups` are provided and then only to those groups.
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Default: false.
quorum.deliveryLimit::
When `quorum.enabled=true`, set a delivery limit after which the message is dropped or dead-lettered.
Applies only when `requiredGroups` are provided and then only to those groups.
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Default: none - broker default will apply.
quorum.enabled::
When true, create a quorum queue instead of a classic queue.
Applies only when `requiredGroups` are provided and then only to those groups.
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Default: false
quorum.initialQuorumSize::
When `quorum.enabled=true`, set the initial quorum size.
Applies only when `requiredGroups` are provided and then only to those groups.
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Default: none - broker default will apply.
routingKeyExpression::
A SpEL expression to determine the routing key to use when publishing messages.
For a fixed routing key, use a literal expression, such as `routingKeyExpression='my.routingKey'` in a properties file or `routingKeyExpression: '''my.routingKey'''` in a YAML file.
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Default: `destination` or `destination-<partition>` for partitioned destinations.
singleActiveConsumer::
Set to true to set the `x-single-active-consumer` queue property to true.
Applies only when `requiredGroups` are provided and then only to those groups.
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Default: `false`
transacted::
Whether to use transacted channels.
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Default: `false`.
ttl::
Default time (in milliseconds) to live to apply to the queue when declared.
Applies only when `requiredGroups` are provided and then only to those groups.
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Default: `no limit`
useConfirmHeader::
See <<publisher-confirms>>.
Mutually exclusive with `confirmAckChannel`.
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NOTE: In the case of RabbitMQ, content type headers can be set by external applications.
Spring Cloud Stream supports them as part of an extended internal protocol used for any type of transport -- including transports, such as Kafka (prior to 0.11), that do not natively support headers.

[[publisher-confirms]]
=== Publisher Confirms

There are two mechanisms to get the result of publishing a message; in each case, the connection factory must have `publisherConfirmType` set `ConfirmType.CORRELATED`.
The "legacy" mechanism is to set the `confirmAckChannel` to the bean name of a message channel from which you can retrieve the confirmations asynchronously; negative acks are sent to the error channel (if enabled) - see <<rabbit-error-channels>>.

The preferred mechanism, added in version 3.1 is to use a correlation data header and wait for the result via its `Future<Confirm>` property.
This is particularly useful with a batch listener because you can send multiple messages before waiting for the result.
To use this technique, set the `useConfirmHeader` property to true
The following simple application is an example of using this technique:

====
[source, properties]
----
spring.cloud.stream.bindings.input-in-0.group=someGroup
spring.cloud.stream.bindings.input-in-0.consumer.batch-mode=true

spring.cloud.stream.source=output
spring.cloud.stream.bindings.output-out-0.producer.error-channel-enabled=true

spring.cloud.stream.rabbit.bindings.output-out-0.producer.useConfirmHeader=true
spring.cloud.stream.rabbit.bindings.input-in-0.consumer.auto-bind-dlq=true
spring.cloud.stream.rabbit.bindings.input-in-0.consumer.batch-size=10

spring.rabbitmq.publisher-confirm-type=correlated
spring.rabbitmq.publisher-returns=true
----
====

====
[source, java]
----
@SpringBootApplication
public class Application {

	private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(Application.class);

	public static void main(String[] args) {
		SpringApplication.run(Application.class, args);
	}

	@Autowired
	private StreamBridge bridge;

	@Bean
	Consumer<List<String>> input() {
		return list -> {
			List<MyCorrelationData> results = new ArrayList<>();
			list.forEach(str -> {
				log.info("Received: " + str);
				MyCorrelationData corr = new MyCorrelationData(UUID.randomUUID().toString(), str);
				results.add(corr);
				this.bridge.send("output-out-0", MessageBuilder.withPayload(str.toUpperCase())
						.setHeader(AmqpHeaders.PUBLISH_CONFIRM_CORRELATION, corr)
						.build());
			});
			results.forEach(correlation -> {
				try {
					Confirm confirm = correlation.getFuture().get(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
					log.info(confirm + " for " + correlation.getPayload());
					if (correlation.getReturnedMessage() != null) {
						log.error("Message for " + correlation.getPayload() + " was returned ");

						// throw some exception to invoke binder retry/error handling

					}
				}
				catch (InterruptedException e) {
					Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
					throw new IllegalStateException(e);
				}
				catch (ExecutionException | TimeoutException e) {
					throw new IllegalStateException(e);
				}
			});
		};
	}


	@Bean
	public ApplicationRunner runner(BatchingRabbitTemplate template) {
		return args -> IntStream.range(0, 10).forEach(i ->
				template.convertAndSend("input-in-0", "input-in-0.rbgh303", "foo" + i));
	}

	@Bean
	public BatchingRabbitTemplate template(CachingConnectionFactory cf, TaskScheduler taskScheduler) {
		BatchingStrategy batchingStrategy = new SimpleBatchingStrategy(10, 1000000, 1000);
		return new BatchingRabbitTemplate(cf, batchingStrategy, taskScheduler);
	}

}

class MyCorrelationData extends CorrelationData {

	private final String payload;

	MyCorrelationData(String id, String payload) {
		super(id);
		this.payload = payload;
	}

	public String getPayload() {
		return this.payload;
	}

}
----
====

As you can see, we send each message and then await for the publication results.
If the messages can't be routed, then correlation data is populated with the returned message before the future is completed.

IMPORTANT: The correlation data must be provided with a unique `id` so that the framework can perform the correlation.

You cannot set both `useConfirmHeader` and `confirmAckChannel` but you can still receive returned messages in the error channel when `useConfirmHeader` is true, but using the correlation header is more convenient.

== Using Existing Queues/Exchanges

By default, the binder will automatically provision a topic exchange with the name being derived from the value of the destination binding property `<prefix><destination>`.
The destination defaults to the binding name, if not provided.
When binding a consumer, a queue will automatically be provisioned with the name `<prefix><destination>.<group>` (if a `group` binding property is specified), or an anonymous, auto-delete queue when there is no `group`.
The queue will be bound to the exchange with the "match-all" wildcard routing key (`#`) for a non-partitioned binding or `<destination>-<instanceIndex>` for a partitioned binding.
The prefix is an empty `String` by default.
If an output binding is specified with `requiredGroups`, a queue/binding will be provisioned for each group.

There are a number of rabbit-specific binding properties that allow you to modify this default behavior.

If you have an existing exchange/queue that you wish to use, you can completely disable automatic provisioning as follows, assuming the exchange is named `myExchange` and the queue is named `myQueue`:

* `spring.cloud.stream.bindings.<binding name>.destination=myExchange`
* `spring.cloud.stream.bindings.<binding name>.group=myQueue`
* `spring.cloud.stream.rabbit.bindings.<binding name>.consumer.bindQueue=false`
* `spring.cloud.stream.rabbit.bindings.<binding name>.consumer.declareExchange=false`
* `spring.cloud.stream.rabbit.bindings.<binding name>.consumer.queueNameGroupOnly=true`

If you want the binder to provision the queue/exchange, but you want to do it using something other than the defaults discussed here, use the following properties.
Refer to the property documentation above for more information.

* `spring.cloud.stream.rabbit.bindings.<binding name>.consumer.bindingRoutingKey=myRoutingKey`
* `spring.cloud.stream.rabbit.bindings.<binding name>.consumer.exchangeType=<type>`

* `spring.cloud.stream.rabbit.bindings.<binding name>.producer.routingKeyExpression='myRoutingKey'`

There are similar properties used when declaring a dead-letter exchange/queue, when `autoBindDlq` is `true`.

== Retry With the RabbitMQ Binder

When retry is enabled within the binder, the listener container thread is suspended for any back off periods that are configured.
This might be important when strict ordering is required with a single consumer. However, for other use cases, it prevents other messages from being processed on that thread.
An alternative to using binder retry is to set up dead lettering with time to live on the dead-letter queue (DLQ) as well as dead-letter configuration on the DLQ itself.
See "`<<rabbit-binder-properties>>`" for more information about the properties discussed here.
You can use the following example configuration to enable this feature:

* Set `autoBindDlq` to `true`.
The binder create a DLQ.
Optionally, you can specify a name in `deadLetterQueueName`.
* Set `dlqTtl` to the back off time you want to wait between redeliveries.
* Set the `dlqDeadLetterExchange` to the default exchange.
Expired messages from the DLQ are routed to the original queue, because the default `deadLetterRoutingKey` is the queue name (`destination.group`).
Setting to the default exchange is achieved by setting the property with no value, as shown in the next example.

To force a message to be dead-lettered, either throw an `AmqpRejectAndDontRequeueException` or set `requeueRejected` to `false` (the default) and throw any exception.

The loop continue without end, which is fine for transient problems, but you may want to give up after some number of attempts.
Fortunately, RabbitMQ provides the `x-death` header, which lets you determine how many cycles have occurred.

To acknowledge a message after giving up, throw an `ImmediateAcknowledgeAmqpException`.

=== Putting it All Together

The following configuration creates an exchange `myDestination` with queue `myDestination.consumerGroup` bound to a topic exchange with a wildcard routing key `#`:

[source]
---
spring.cloud.stream.bindings.input.destination=myDestination
spring.cloud.stream.bindings.input.group=consumerGroup
#disable binder retries
spring.cloud.stream.bindings.input.consumer.max-attempts=1
#dlx/dlq setup
spring.cloud.stream.rabbit.bindings.input.consumer.auto-bind-dlq=true
spring.cloud.stream.rabbit.bindings.input.consumer.dlq-ttl=5000
spring.cloud.stream.rabbit.bindings.input.consumer.dlq-dead-letter-exchange=
---

This configuration creates a DLQ bound to a direct exchange (`DLX`) with a routing key of `myDestination.consumerGroup`.
When messages are rejected, they are routed to the DLQ.
After 5 seconds, the message expires and is routed to the original queue by using the queue name as the routing key, as shown in the following example:

.Spring Boot application
[source, java]
----
@SpringBootApplication
@EnableBinding(Sink.class)
public class XDeathApplication {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        SpringApplication.run(XDeathApplication.class, args);
    }

    @StreamListener(Sink.INPUT)
    public void listen(String in, @Header(name = "x-death", required = false) Map<?,?> death) {
        if (death != null && death.get("count").equals(3L)) {
            // giving up - don't send to DLX
            throw new ImmediateAcknowledgeAmqpException("Failed after 4 attempts");
        }
        throw new AmqpRejectAndDontRequeueException("failed");
    }

}
----

Notice that the count property in the `x-death` header is a `Long`.

[[rabbit-error-channels]]
== Error Channels

Starting with version 1.3, the binder unconditionally sends exceptions to an error channel for each consumer destination and can also be configured to send async producer send failures to an error channel.
See "`<<spring-cloud-stream-overview-error-handling>>`" for more information.

RabbitMQ has two types of send failures:

* Returned messages,
* Negatively acknowledged https://www.rabbitmq.com/confirms.html[Publisher Confirms].

The latter is rare.
According to the RabbitMQ documentation "[A nack] will only be delivered if an internal error occurs in the Erlang process responsible for a queue.".
You can also get a negative acknowledgment if you publish to a bounded queue with `reject-publish` queue overflow behavior.

As well as enabling producer error channels (as described in "`<<spring-cloud-stream-overview-error-handling>>`"), the RabbitMQ binder only sends messages to the channels if the connection factory is appropriately configured, as follows:

* `ccf.setPublisherConfirms(true);`
* `ccf.setPublisherReturns(true);`

When using Spring Boot configuration for the connection factory, set the following properties:

* `spring.rabbitmq.publisher-confirms`
* `spring.rabbitmq.publisher-returns`

The payload of the `ErrorMessage` for a returned message is a `ReturnedAmqpMessageException` with the following properties:

* `failedMessage`: The spring-messaging `Message<?>` that failed to be sent.
* `amqpMessage`: The raw spring-amqp `Message`.
* `replyCode`: An integer value indicating the reason for the failure (for example, 312 - No route).
* `replyText`: A text value indicating the reason for the failure (for example, `NO_ROUTE`).
* `exchange`: The exchange to which the message was published.
* `routingKey`: The routing key used when the message was published.

Also see <<publisher-confirms>> for an alternative mechanism to receive returned messages.

For negatively acknowledged confirmations, the payload is a `NackedAmqpMessageException` with the following properties:

* `failedMessage`: The spring-messaging `Message<?>` that failed to be sent.
* `nackReason`: A reason (if available -- you may need to examine the broker logs for more information).

There is no automatic handling of these exceptions (such as sending to a <<rabbit-dlq-processing, dead-letter queue>>).
You can consume these exceptions with your own Spring Integration flow.

[[rabbitmq-stream-producer]]
=== Initial Producer Support for the RabbitMQ Stream Plugin

Basic support for the https://rabbitmq.com/stream.html[RabbitMQ Stream Plugin] is now provided.
To enable this feature, you must add the `spring-rabbit-stream` jar to the class path - it must be the same version as `spring-amqp` and `spring-rabbit`.

IMPORTANT: The producer properties described above are not supported when you set the `producerType` property to `STREAM_SYNC` or `STREAM_ASYNC`.

To configure the binder to use a stream `ProducerType`, you must add an `Environment` `@Bean` and, optionally, a customizer to customize the message handler.

====
[source, java]
----
@Bean
Environment streamEnv() {
    return Environment.builder()
            .build();
}

@Bean
ProducerMessageHandlerCustomizer<MessageHandler> handlerCustomizer() {
    return (hand, dest) -> {
        RabbitStreamMessageHandler handler = (RabbitStreamMessageHandler) hand;
        handler.setConfirmTimeout(5000);
        ((RabbitStreamTemplate) handler.getStreamOperations()).setProducerCustomizer(
                (name, builder) -> {
                    ...
                });
    };
}
----
====

Refer to the https://rabbitmq.github.io/rabbitmq-stream-java-client/stable/htmlsingle/[RabbitMQ Stream Java Client documentation] for information about configuring the environment and producer builder.
=======
[[rabbit-binder-health-indicator]]
== Rabbit Binder Health Indicator

The health indicator for Rabbit binder delegates to the one provided from Spring Boot.
For more information on this, see https://docs.spring.io/spring-boot/docs/current/reference/htmlsingle/#actuator.endpoints.health.auto-configured-health-indicators[this].

You can disable this health indicator at the binder level by using the property - `management.health.binders.enabled` and set this to `false`.
In the case of multibinder environements, this has to be set on the binder's environment properties.

When the health indicator is disabled, you should see something like the below in the health actuator endpoint:

```
"rabbit": {
  "status": "UNKNOWN"
}
```

At the Spring Boot level, if you want to disable the Rabbit health indicator, you need to use the property `management.health.rabbit.enabled` and set to `false`.
