ServiceBusReceiver Class

The ServiceBusReceiver class defines a high level interface for receiving messages from the Azure Service Bus Queue or Topic Subscription.

The two primary channels for message receipt are receive() to make a single request for messages, and for message in receiver: to continuously receive incoming messages in an ongoing fashion.

Please use the get_<queue/subscription>_receiver method of ~azure.servicebus.ServiceBusClient to create a ServiceBusReceiver instance.

Inheritance
azure.servicebus._base_handler.BaseHandler
ServiceBusReceiver
azure.servicebus._common.receiver_mixins.ReceiverMixin
ServiceBusReceiver

Constructor

ServiceBusReceiver(fully_qualified_namespace: str, credential: Union[TokenCredential, AzureSasCredential, AzureNamedKeyCredential], **kwargs: Any)

Parameters

fully_qualified_namespace
str
Required

The fully qualified host name for the Service Bus namespace. The namespace format is: .servicebus.windows.net.

credential
TokenCredential or AzureSasCredential or AzureNamedKeyCredential
Required

The credential object used for authentication which implements a particular interface for getting tokens. It accepts credential objects generated by the azure-identity library and objects that implement the *get_token(self, scopes) method, or alternatively, an AzureSasCredential can be provided too.

queue_name
str

The path of specific Service Bus Queue the client connects to.

topic_name
str

The path of specific Service Bus Topic which contains the Subscription the client connects to.

subscription_name
str

The path of specific Service Bus Subscription under the specified Topic the client connects to.

max_wait_time
<xref:Optional>[float]

The timeout in seconds between received messages after which the receiver will automatically stop receiving. The default value is None, meaning no timeout.

receive_mode
<xref:Union>[ServiceBusReceiveMode, str]

The mode with which messages will be retrieved from the entity. The two options are PEEK_LOCK and RECEIVE_AND_DELETE. Messages received with PEEK_LOCK must be settled within a given lock period before they will be removed from the queue. Messages received with RECEIVE_AND_DELETE will be immediately removed from the queue, and cannot be subsequently abandoned or re-received if the client fails to process the message. The default mode is PEEK_LOCK.

logging_enable
bool

Whether to output network trace logs to the logger. Default is False.

transport_type
TransportType

The type of transport protocol that will be used for communicating with the Service Bus service. Default is TransportType.Amqp.

http_proxy
dict

HTTP proxy settings. This must be a dictionary with the following keys: 'proxy_hostname' (str value) and 'proxy_port' (int value). Additionally the following keys may also be present: 'username', 'password'.

user_agent
str

If specified, this will be added in front of the built-in user agent string.

auto_lock_renewer
<xref:Optional>[AutoLockRenewer]

An ~azure.servicebus.AutoLockRenewer can be provided such that messages are automatically registered on receipt. If the receiver is a session receiver, it will apply to the session instead.

prefetch_count
int

The maximum number of messages to cache with each request to the service. This setting is only for advanced performance tuning. Increasing this value will improve message throughput performance but increase the chance that messages will expire while they are cached if they're not processed fast enough. The default value is 0, meaning messages will be received from the service and processed one at a time. In the case of prefetch_count being 0, ServiceBusReceiver.receive would try to cache max_message_count (if provided) within its request to the service.

Variables

fully_qualified_namespace
str

The fully qualified host name for the Service Bus namespace. The namespace format is: .servicebus.windows.net.

entity_path
str

The path of the entity that the client connects to.

Methods

abandon_message

Abandon the message.

This message will be returned to the queue and made available to be received again.

close

Close down the handler links (and connection if the handler uses a separate connection).

If the handler has already closed, this operation will do nothing.

complete_message

Complete the message.

This removes the message from the queue.

dead_letter_message

Move the message to the Dead Letter queue.

The Dead Letter queue is a sub-queue that can be used to store messages that failed to process correctly, or otherwise require further inspection or processing. The queue can also be configured to send expired messages to the Dead Letter queue.

defer_message

Defers the message.

This message will remain in the queue but must be requested specifically by its sequence number in order to be received.

next
peek_messages

Browse messages currently pending in the queue.

Peeked messages are not removed from queue, nor are they locked. They cannot be completed, deferred or dead-lettered.

receive_deferred_messages

Receive messages that have previously been deferred.

When receiving deferred messages from a partitioned entity, all of the supplied sequence numbers must be messages from the same partition.

receive_messages

Receive a batch of messages at once.

This approach is optimal if you wish to process multiple messages simultaneously, or perform an ad-hoc receive as a single call.

Note that the number of messages retrieved in a single batch will be dependent on whether prefetch_count was set for the receiver. If prefetch_count is not set for the receiver, the receiver would try to cache max_message_count (if provided) messages within the request to the service.

This call will prioritize returning quickly over meeting a specified batch size, and so will return as soon as at least one message is received and there is a gap in incoming messages regardless of the specified batch size.

renew_message_lock

Renew the message lock.

This will maintain the lock on the message to ensure it is not returned to the queue to be reprocessed.

In order to complete (or otherwise settle) the message, the lock must be maintained, and cannot already have expired; an expired lock cannot be renewed.

Messages received via RECEIVE_AND_DELETE mode are not locked, and therefore cannot be renewed. This operation is only available for non-sessionful messages as well.

abandon_message

Abandon the message.

This message will be returned to the queue and made available to be received again.

abandon_message(message)

Parameters

message
ServiceBusReceivedMessage
Required

The received message to be abandoned.

Return type

Exceptions

azure.servicebus.exceptions.MessageAlreadySettled if the message has been settled.
azure.servicebus.exceptions.SessionLockLostError if session lock has already expired.
azure.servicebus.exceptions.ServiceBusError when errors happen.

Examples

Abandon a received message.


       messages = servicebus_receiver.receive_messages(max_wait_time=5)
       for message in messages:
           servicebus_receiver.abandon_message(message)

close

Close down the handler links (and connection if the handler uses a separate connection).

If the handler has already closed, this operation will do nothing.

close() -> None

Return type

Exceptions

azure.servicebus.exceptions.MessageAlreadySettled if the message has been settled.
azure.servicebus.exceptions.SessionLockLostError if session lock has already expired.
azure.servicebus.exceptions.ServiceBusError when errors happen.

complete_message

Complete the message.

This removes the message from the queue.

complete_message(message)

Parameters

message
ServiceBusReceivedMessage
Required

The received message to be completed.

Return type

Exceptions

azure.servicebus.exceptions.MessageAlreadySettled if the message has been settled.
azure.servicebus.exceptions.SessionLockLostError if session lock has already expired.
azure.servicebus.exceptions.ServiceBusError when errors happen.

Examples

Complete a received message.


       messages = servicebus_receiver.receive_messages(max_wait_time=5)
       for message in messages:
           servicebus_receiver.complete_message(message)

dead_letter_message

Move the message to the Dead Letter queue.

The Dead Letter queue is a sub-queue that can be used to store messages that failed to process correctly, or otherwise require further inspection or processing. The queue can also be configured to send expired messages to the Dead Letter queue.

dead_letter_message(message, reason=None, error_description=None)

Parameters

message
ServiceBusReceivedMessage
Required

The received message to be dead-lettered.

reason
<xref:Optional>[str]
default value: None

The reason for dead-lettering the message.

error_description
<xref:Optional>[str]
default value: None

The detailed error description for dead-lettering the message.

Return type

Exceptions

azure.servicebus.exceptions.MessageAlreadySettled if the message has been settled.
azure.servicebus.exceptions.SessionLockLostError if session lock has already expired.
azure.servicebus.exceptions.ServiceBusError when errors happen.

Examples

Dead letter a received message.


       messages = servicebus_receiver.receive_messages(max_wait_time=5)
       for message in messages:
           servicebus_receiver.dead_letter_message(message)

defer_message

Defers the message.

This message will remain in the queue but must be requested specifically by its sequence number in order to be received.

defer_message(message)

Parameters

message
ServiceBusReceivedMessage
Required

The received message to be deferred.

Return type

Exceptions

azure.servicebus.exceptions.MessageAlreadySettled if the message has been settled.
azure.servicebus.exceptions.SessionLockLostError if session lock has already expired.
azure.servicebus.exceptions.ServiceBusError when errors happen.

Examples

Defer a received message.


       messages = servicebus_receiver.receive_messages(max_wait_time=5)
       for message in messages:
           servicebus_receiver.defer_message(message)

next

next()

Exceptions

azure.servicebus.exceptions.MessageAlreadySettled if the message has been settled.
azure.servicebus.exceptions.SessionLockLostError if session lock has already expired.
azure.servicebus.exceptions.ServiceBusError when errors happen.

peek_messages

Browse messages currently pending in the queue.

Peeked messages are not removed from queue, nor are they locked. They cannot be completed, deferred or dead-lettered.

peek_messages(max_message_count: int = 1, **kwargs: Any) -> List[azure.servicebus._common.message.ServiceBusReceivedMessage]

Parameters

max_message_count
int
default value: 1

The maximum number of messages to try and peek. The default value is 1.

sequence_number
int

A message sequence number from which to start browsing messages.

timeout
<xref:Optional>[float]

The total operation timeout in seconds including all the retries. The value must be greater than 0 if specified. The default value is None, meaning no timeout.

Return type

Exceptions

azure.servicebus.exceptions.MessageAlreadySettled if the message has been settled.
azure.servicebus.exceptions.SessionLockLostError if session lock has already expired.
azure.servicebus.exceptions.ServiceBusError when errors happen.

Examples

Look at pending messages in the queue.


   with servicebus_receiver:
       messages = servicebus_receiver.peek_messages()
       for message in messages:
           print(str(message))

receive_deferred_messages

Receive messages that have previously been deferred.

When receiving deferred messages from a partitioned entity, all of the supplied sequence numbers must be messages from the same partition.

receive_deferred_messages(sequence_numbers: Union[int, List[int]], **kwargs: Any) -> List[azure.servicebus._common.message.ServiceBusReceivedMessage]

Parameters

sequence_numbers
<xref:Union>[<xref:int,List>[int]]
Required

A list of the sequence numbers of messages that have been deferred.

timeout
<xref:Optional>[float]

The total operation timeout in seconds including all the retries. The value must be greater than 0 if specified. The default value is None, meaning no timeout.

Return type

Exceptions

azure.servicebus.exceptions.MessageAlreadySettled if the message has been settled.
azure.servicebus.exceptions.SessionLockLostError if session lock has already expired.
azure.servicebus.exceptions.ServiceBusError when errors happen.

Examples

Receive deferred messages from ServiceBus.


   with servicebus_receiver:
       deferred_sequenced_numbers = []
       messages = servicebus_receiver.receive_messages(max_wait_time=5)
       for message in messages:
           deferred_sequenced_numbers.append(message.sequence_number)
           print(str(message))
           servicebus_receiver.defer_message(message)

       received_deferred_msg = servicebus_receiver.receive_deferred_messages(
           sequence_numbers=deferred_sequenced_numbers
       )

       for msg in received_deferred_msg:
           servicebus_receiver.complete_message(msg)

receive_messages

Receive a batch of messages at once.

This approach is optimal if you wish to process multiple messages simultaneously, or perform an ad-hoc receive as a single call.

Note that the number of messages retrieved in a single batch will be dependent on whether prefetch_count was set for the receiver. If prefetch_count is not set for the receiver, the receiver would try to cache max_message_count (if provided) messages within the request to the service.

This call will prioritize returning quickly over meeting a specified batch size, and so will return as soon as at least one message is received and there is a gap in incoming messages regardless of the specified batch size.

receive_messages(max_message_count: Optional[int] = 1, max_wait_time: Optional[float] = None) -> List[azure.servicebus._common.message.ServiceBusReceivedMessage]

Parameters

max_message_count
<xref:Optional>[int]
default value: 1

Maximum number of messages in the batch. Actual number returned will depend on prefetch_count and incoming stream rate. Setting to None will fully depend on the prefetch config. The default value is 1.

max_wait_time
<xref:Optional>[float]
default value: None

Maximum time to wait in seconds for the first message to arrive. If no messages arrive, and no timeout is specified, this call will not return until the connection is closed. If specified, an no messages arrive within the timeout period, an empty list will be returned.

Return type

Exceptions

azure.servicebus.exceptions.MessageAlreadySettled if the message has been settled.
azure.servicebus.exceptions.SessionLockLostError if session lock has already expired.
azure.servicebus.exceptions.ServiceBusError when errors happen.

Examples

Receive messages from ServiceBus.


   with servicebus_receiver:
       messages = servicebus_receiver.receive_messages(max_wait_time=5)
       for message in messages:
           print(str(message))
           servicebus_receiver.complete_message(message)

renew_message_lock

Renew the message lock.

This will maintain the lock on the message to ensure it is not returned to the queue to be reprocessed.

In order to complete (or otherwise settle) the message, the lock must be maintained, and cannot already have expired; an expired lock cannot be renewed.

Messages received via RECEIVE_AND_DELETE mode are not locked, and therefore cannot be renewed. This operation is only available for non-sessionful messages as well.

renew_message_lock(message: ServiceBusReceivedMessage, **kwargs: Any) -> datetime.datetime

Parameters

message
ServiceBusReceivedMessage
Required

The message to renew the lock for.

timeout
<xref:Optional>[float]

The total operation timeout in seconds including all the retries. The value must be greater than 0 if specified. The default value is None, meaning no timeout.

Returns

The utc datetime the lock is set to expire at.

Return type

Exceptions

TypeError if the message is sessionful.
azure.servicebus.exceptions.MessageAlreadySettled if the message has been settled.
azure.servicebus.exceptions.MessageLockLostError if message lock has already expired.

Examples

Renew the lock on a received message.


       messages = servicebus_receiver.receive_messages(max_wait_time=5)
       for message in messages:
           servicebus_receiver.renew_message_lock(message)

Attributes

session

Get the ServiceBusSession object linked with the receiver. Session is only available to session-enabled entities, it would return None if called on a non-sessionful receiver.

Return type

Examples

Get session from a receiver


       with servicebus_client.get_queue_receiver(queue_name=queue_name, session_id=session_id) as receiver:
           session = receiver.session