| 46 | } |
| 47 | |
| 48 | function receiveMessageLoop(queuename) { |
| 49 | // check for new messages every 2.5 seconds |
| 50 | setInterval(() => { |
| 51 | // alternative to receiveMessage would be popMessage => receives the next message from the queue and deletes it. |
| 52 | rsmq.receiveMessage({ qname: queuename }, (err, resp) => { |
| 53 | if (err) { |
| 54 | console.error(err); |
| 55 | return; |
| 56 | } |
| 57 | |
| 58 | // checks if a message has been received |
| 59 | if (resp.id) { |
| 60 | console.log("received message:", resp.message); |
| 61 | |
| 62 | // we are done with working on our message, we can now safely delete it |
| 63 | rsmq.deleteMessage({ qname: queuename, id: resp.id }, (err) => { |
| 64 | if (err) { |
| 65 | console.error(err); |
| 66 | return; |
| 67 | } |
| 68 | |
| 69 | console.log("deleted message with id", resp.id); |
| 70 | }); |
| 71 | } else { |
| 72 | console.log("no available message in queue.."); |
| 73 | } |
| 74 | }); |
| 75 | }, 2500); |
| 76 | } |