Dotnet C# code for RabbitMQ tutorials

Here you can find C# code examples for RabbitMQ tutorials.

You'll need erlang installed, and also access to a RabbitMQ server. These are easy to install.

Requirements

Mono on Linux

You need Mono and RabbitMQ dotnet client.

sudo apt-get install mono-devel
mkdir lib
cd lib
wget http://www.rabbitmq.com/releases/rabbitmq-dotnet-client/v2.1.1/rabbitmq-dotnet-client-2.1.1-dotnet-3.0.zip
unzip rabbitmq-dotnet-client-2.1.1-dotnet-3.0.zip
cd ..

Windows

You need the RabbitMQ dotnet client.

Go to http://www.rabbitmq.com/releases/rabbitmq-dotnet-client/v2.1.1
Download rabbitmq-dotnet-client-2.1.1-dotnet-3.0.zip
Extract it to rabbitmq-dotnet-client-2.1.1-dotnet-3.0 in your working folder

Code

For background, you can refer to Tutorial one: "Hello World!":

Compile and run the C# examples using Mono on Linux.

gmcs -r:lib/bin/RabbitMQ.Client.dll Send.cs
MONO_PATH=lib/bin mono Send.exe

gmcs -r:lib/bin/RabbitMQ.Client.dll Receive.cs
MONO_PATH=lib/bin mono Receive.exe

Compile the C# examples on Windows

Ensure your system can find the c# compiler csc.exe

e.g. Add `;C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.5` to your Path

If you put the whole client directory in your working directory:

csc /r:".\rabbitmq-dotnet-client-2.1.1-dotnet-3.0\bin\RabbitMQ.Client.dll" Send.cs
csc /r:".\rabbitmq-dotnet-client-2.1.1-dotnet-3.0\bin\RabbitMQ.Client.dll" Receive.cs

or, if you just copy the RabbitMQ.Client.dll client library to your working directory:

csc /r:"RabbitMQ.Client.dll" Send.cs
csc /r:"RabbitMQ.Client.dll" Receive.cs

or you could use MS Visual Studio.

Run the example programs on Windows

Open 3 Command Prompt windows Start > Run... cmd

Use rabbitmqctl status to check the server is running, and rabbitmqctl list_queues to inspect the queue.

In the other two windows, navigate to your working directory to run the example client programs.

In another cmd window, send a message:

Send.exe

Check queue identified as "hello" has 1 message. In the final cmd window, set the listener going:

Receive.exe

This will keep listening (Ctrl-C in this window will stop it) for messages. You should now see the first message, and the queue should be empty. The Receive view should get any further messages you Send.