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Use Python script to verify that client can connect to the RabbitMQ message broker.
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# Check connection to the RabbitMQ server
# Source: https://blog.sleeplessbeastie.eu/2017/07/10/how-to-check-connection-to-the-rabbitmq-message-broker/
# import parser for command-line options
import argparse
# import a pure-Python implementation of the AMQP 0-9-1
import pika
# define and parse command-line options
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Check connection to RabbitMQ server')
parser.add_argument('--server', required=True, help='Define RabbitMQ server')
parser.add_argument('--virtual_host', default='/', help='Define virtual host')
parser.add_argument('--ssl', action='store_true', help='Enable SSL (default: %(default)s)')
parser.add_argument('--port', type=int, default=5672, help='Define port (default: %(default)s)')
parser.add_argument('--username', default='guest', help='Define username (default: %(default)s)')
parser.add_argument('--password', default='guest', help='Define password (default: %(default)s)')
args = vars(parser.parse_args())
# set amqp credentials
credentials = pika.PlainCredentials(args['username'], args['password'])
# set amqp connection parameters
parameters = pika.ConnectionParameters(host=args['server'], port=args['port'], virtual_host=args['virtual_host'], credentials=credentials, ssl=args['ssl'])
# try to establish connection and check its status
try:
connection = pika.BlockingConnection(parameters)
if connection.is_open:
print('OK')
connection.close()
exit(0)
except Exception as error:
print('Error:', error.__class__.__name__)
exit(1)
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