Package 'AzureQstor'

Title: Interface to 'Azure Queue Storage'
Description: An interface to 'Azure Queue Storage'. This is a cloud service for storing large numbers of messages, for example from automated sensors, that can be accessed remotely via authenticated calls using HTTP or HTTPS. Queue storage is often used to create a backlog of work to process asynchronously. Part of the 'AzureR' family of packages.
Authors: Hong Ooi [aut, cre], Microsoft [cph]
Maintainer: Hong Ooi <[email protected]>
License: MIT + file LICENSE
Version: 1.0.1.9000
Built: 2024-12-22 03:02:16 UTC
Source: https://github.com/azure/azureqstor

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Create a queue endpoint object

Description

Create a queue endpoint object

Usage

queue_endpoint(
  endpoint,
  key = NULL,
  token = NULL,
  sas = NULL,
  api_version = getOption("azure_storage_api_version")
)

Arguments

endpoint

The URL (hostname) for the endpoint, of the form ⁠http[s]://{account-name}.queue.{core-host-name}⁠. On the public Azure cloud, endpoints will be of the form ⁠https://{account-name}.queue.core.windows.net⁠.

key

The access key for the storage account.

token

An Azure Active Directory (AAD) authentication token. This can be either a string, or an object of class AzureToken created by AzureRMR::get_azure_token. The latter is the recommended way of doing it, as it allows for automatic refreshing of expired tokens.

sas

A shared access signature (SAS) for the account.

api_version

The storage API version to use when interacting with the host. Defaults to "2019-07-07".

Details

This is the queue storage counterpart to the endpoint functions defined in the AzureStor package.

Value

An object of class queue_endpoint, inheriting from storage_endpoint.

See Also

AzureStor::storage_endpoint, AzureStor::blob_endpoint, storage_queue

Examples

## Not run: 

# obtaining an endpoint from the storage account resource object
AzureRMR::get_azure_login()$
    get_subscription("sub_id")$
    get_resource_group("rgname")$
    get_storage_account("mystorage")$
    get_queue_endpoint()

# creating an endpoint standalone
queue_endpoint("https://mystorage.queue.core.windows.net/", key="access_key")


## End(Not run)

R6 class representing a message from an Azure storage queue

Description

This class stores the data, metadata and behaviour associated with a message.

To generate a message object, call one of the methods exposed by the StorageQueue class.

Public fields

queue

The queue this message is from, an object of class StorageQueue

id

The message ID.

insertion_time

The message insertion (creation) time.

expiry_time

The message expiration time.

text

The message text.

receipt

A pop receipt. This is present if the message was obtained by means other than peeking, and is required for updating or deleting the message.

next_visible_time

The time when this message will be next visible.

dequeue_count

The number of times this message has been read.

Methods

Public methods


Method new()

Creates a new message object. Rather than calling the new method manually, objects of this class should be created via the methods exposed by the StorageQueue object.

Usage
QueueMessage$new(message, queue)
Arguments
message

Details about the message.

queue

Object of class StorageQueue.


Method delete()

Deletes this message from the queue.

Usage
QueueMessage$delete()
Returns

NULL, invisibly.


Method update()

Updates this message in the queue.

This operation can be used to continually extend the invisibility of a queue message. This functionality can be useful if you want a worker role to "lease" a message. For example, if a worker role calls get_messages and recognizes that it needs more time to process a message, it can continually extend the message's invisibility until it is processed. If the worker role were to fail during processing, eventually the message would become visible again and another worker role could process it.

Usage
QueueMessage$update(visibility_timeout, text = self$text)
Arguments
visibility_timeout

The new visibility timeout (time to when the message will again be visible).

text

Optionally, new message text, either a raw or character vector. If a raw vector, it is base64-encoded, and if a character vector, it is collapsed into a single string before being sent to the queue.

Returns

The message object, invisibly.


Method print()

Print method for this class.

Usage
QueueMessage$print(...)
Arguments
...

Not currently used.

Returns

The message object, invisibly.


Method clone()

The objects of this class are cloneable with this method.

Usage
QueueMessage$clone(deep = FALSE)
Arguments
deep

Whether to make a deep clone.

Examples

## Not run: 

endp <- storage_endpoint("https://mystorage.queue.core.windows.net", key="key")
queue <- storage_queue(endp, "queue1")

msg <- queue$get_message()
msg$update(visibility_timeout=60, text="updated message")
msg$delete()


## End(Not run)

Message queues

Description

Get, list, create, or delete queues.

Usage

storage_queue(endpoint, ...)

## S3 method for class 'character'
storage_queue(
  endpoint,
  key = NULL,
  token = NULL,
  sas = NULL,
  api_version = getOption("azure_storage_api_version"),
  ...
)

## S3 method for class 'queue_endpoint'
storage_queue(endpoint, name, ...)

list_storage_queues(endpoint, ...)

## S3 method for class 'character'
list_storage_queues(
  endpoint,
  key = NULL,
  token = NULL,
  sas = NULL,
  api_version = getOption("azure_storage_api_version"),
  ...
)

## S3 method for class 'queue_endpoint'
list_storage_queues(endpoint, ...)

## S3 method for class 'queue_endpoint'
list_storage_containers(endpoint, ...)

create_storage_queue(endpoint, ...)

## S3 method for class 'character'
create_storage_queue(
  endpoint,
  key = NULL,
  token = NULL,
  sas = NULL,
  api_version = getOption("azure_storage_api_version"),
  ...
)

## S3 method for class 'queue_endpoint'
create_storage_queue(endpoint, name, ...)

## S3 method for class 'StorageQueue'
create_storage_queue(endpoint, ...)

delete_storage_queue(endpoint, ...)

## S3 method for class 'character'
delete_storage_queue(
  endpoint,
  key = NULL,
  token = NULL,
  sas = NULL,
  api_version = getOption("azure_storage_api_version"),
  ...
)

## S3 method for class 'queue_endpoint'
delete_storage_queue(endpoint, name, ...)

## S3 method for class 'StorageQueue'
delete_storage_queue(endpoint, confirm = TRUE, ...)

Arguments

endpoint

Either a queue endpoint object as created by storage_endpoint, or a character string giving the URL of the endpoint.

...

Further arguments passed to lower-level functions.

key, token, sas

If an endpoint object is not supplied, authentication credentials: either an access key, an Azure Active Directory (AAD) token, or a SAS, in that order of priority.

api_version

If an endpoint object is not supplied, the storage API version to use when interacting with the host. Currently defaults to "2019-07-07".

name

The name of the queue to get, create, or delete.

confirm

For deleting a queue, whether to ask for confirmation.

Details

You can call these functions in a couple of ways: by passing the full URL of the storage queue, or by passing the endpoint object and the name of the share as a string.

Value

For storage_queue and create_storage_queue, an object of class StorageQueue. For list_storage_queues, a list of such objects.

See Also

StorageQueue, queue_endpoint

Examples

## Not run: 

endp <- storage_endpoint("https://mystorage.queue.core.windows.net", key="key")

# to talk to an existing queue
queue <- storage_queue(endp, "queue1")

# to create a new queue
queue2 <- create_storage_queue(endp, "queue2")

# various ways to delete a queue (will ask for confirmation first)
queue2$delete()
delete_storage_queue(queue2)
delete_storage_queue(endp, "queue2")

## End(Not run)

R6 class representing an Azure storage queue

Description

A storage queue holds messages. A queue can contain an unlimited number of messages, each of which can be up to 64KB in size. Messages are generally added to the end of the queue and retrieved from the front of the queue, although first in, first out (FIFO) behavior is not guaranteed.

To generate a queue object, use one of the storage_queue, list_storage_queues or create_storage_queue functions rather than calling the new() method directly.

Public fields

endpoint

A queue endpoint object. This contains the account and authentication information for the queue.

name

The name of the queue.

Methods

Public methods


Method new()

Initialize the queue object. Rather than calling this directly, you should use one of the storage_queue, list_storage_queues or create_storage_queue functions.

Note that initializing this object is a local operation only. If a queue of the given name does not already exist in the storage account, it has to be created remotely by calling the create method.

Usage
StorageQueue$new(endpoint, name)
Arguments
endpoint

An endpoint object.

name

The name of the queue.


Method create()

Creates a storage queue in Azure, using the storage endpoint and name from this R6 object.

Usage
StorageQueue$create()
Returns

The queue object, invisibly.


Method delete()

Deletes this storage queue in Azure.

Usage
StorageQueue$delete(confirm = TRUE)
Arguments
confirm

Whether to ask for confirmation before deleting.

Returns

The queue object, invisibly.


Method clear()

Clears (deletes) all messages in this storage queue.

Usage
StorageQueue$clear()
Returns

The queue object, invisibly.


Method get_metadata()

Retrieves user-defined metadata for the queue.

Usage
StorageQueue$get_metadata()
Returns

A named list of metadata properties.


Method set_metadata()

Sets user-defined metadata for the queue.

Usage
StorageQueue$set_metadata(..., keep_existing = TRUE)
Arguments
...

Name-value pairs to set as metadata.

keep_existing

Whether to retain existing metadata information.

Returns

A named list of metadata properties, invisibly.


Method get_message()

Reads a message from the front of the storage queue.

When a message is read, the consumer is expected to process the message and then delete it. After the message is read, it is made invisible to other consumers for a specified interval. If the message has not yet been deleted at the time the interval expires, its visibility is restored, so that another consumer may process it.

Usage
StorageQueue$get_message()
Returns

A new object of class QueueMessage.


Method get_messages()

Reads several messages at once from the front of the storage queue.

When a message is read, the consumer is expected to process the message and then delete it. After the message is read, it is made invisible to other consumers for a specified interval. If the message has not yet been deleted at the time the interval expires, its visibility is restored, so that another consumer may process it.

Usage
StorageQueue$get_messages(n = 1)
Arguments
n

How many messages to read. The maximum is 32.

Returns

A list of objects of class QueueMessage.


Method peek_message()

Reads a message from the storage queue, but does not alter its visibility.

Note that a message obtained via the peek_message or peek_messages method will not include a pop receipt, which is required to delete or update it.

Usage
StorageQueue$peek_message()
Returns

A new object of class QueueMessage.


Method peek_messages()

Reads several messages at once from the storage queue, without altering their visibility.

Note that a message obtained via the peek_message or peek_messages method will not include a pop receipt, which is required to delete or update it.

Usage
StorageQueue$peek_messages(n = 1)
Arguments
n

How many messages to read. The maximum is 32.

Returns

A list of objects of class QueueMessage.


Method pop_message()

Reads a message from the storage queue, removing it at the same time. This is equivalent to calling get_message and delete_message successively.

Usage
StorageQueue$pop_message()
Returns

A new object of class QueueMessage.


Method pop_messages()

Reads several messages at once from the storage queue, and then removes them.

Usage
StorageQueue$pop_messages(n = 1)
Arguments
n

How many messages to read. The maximum is 32.

Returns

A list of objects of class QueueMessage.


Method put_message()

Writes a message to the back of the message queue.

Usage
StorageQueue$put_message(text, visibility_timeout = NULL, time_to_live = NULL)
Arguments
text

The message text, either a raw or character vector. If a raw vector, it is base64-encoded, and if a character vector, it is collapsed into a single string before being sent to the queue.

visibility_timeout

Optional visibility timeout after being read, in seconds. The default is 30 seconds.

time_to_live

Optional message time-to-live, in seconds. The default is 7 days.

Returns

The message text, invisibly.


Method update_message()

Updates a message in the queue. This requires that the message object must include a pop receipt, which is present if it was obtained by means other than peeking.

This operation can be used to continually extend the invisibility of a queue message. This functionality can be useful if you want a worker role to "lease" a message. For example, if a worker role calls get_messages and recognizes that it needs more time to process a message, it can continually extend the message's invisibility until it is processed. If the worker role were to fail during processing, eventually the message would become visible again and another worker role could process it.

Usage
StorageQueue$update_message(msg, visibility_timeout, text = msg$text)
Arguments
msg

A message object, of class QueueMessage.

visibility_timeout

The new visibility timeout (time to when the message will again be visible).

text

Optionally, new message text, either a raw or character vector. If a raw vector, it is base64-encoded, and if a character vector, it is collapsed into a single string before being sent to the queue.

Returns

The message object, invisibly.


Method delete_message()

Deletes a message from the queue. This requires that the message object must include a pop receipt, which is present if it was obtained by means other than peeking.

Usage
StorageQueue$delete_message(msg)
Arguments
msg

A message object, of class QueueMessage.


Method print()

Print method for this class.

Usage
StorageQueue$print(...)
Arguments
...

Not currently used.


Method clone()

The objects of this class are cloneable with this method.

Usage
StorageQueue$clone(deep = FALSE)
Arguments
deep

Whether to make a deep clone.

See Also

QueueMessage

Examples

## Not run: 

endp <- storage_endpoint("https://mystorage.queue.core.windows.net", key="key")

# to talk to an existing queue
queue <- storage_queue(endp, "queue1")

# to create a new queue
queue2 <- create_storage_queue(endp, "queue2")

# various ways to delete a queue (will ask for confirmation first)
queue2$delete()
delete_storage_queue(queue2)
delete_storage_queue(endp, "queue2")

# to get all queues in this storage account
queue_lst <- list_storage_queues(endp)

# working with a queue: put, get, update and delete messages
queue$put_message("new message")
msg <- queue$get_message()
msg$update(visibility_timeout=60, text="updated message")
queue$delete_message(msg)

# delete_message simply calls the message's delete() method, so this is equivalent
msg$delete()

# retrieving multiple messages at a time (up to 32)
msgs <- queue$get_messages(30)

# deleting is still per-message
lapply(msgs, function(m) m$delete())

# you can use the process pool from AzureRMR to do this in parallel
AzureRMR::init_pool()
AzureRMR::pool_lapply(msgs, function(m) m$delete())
AzureRMR::delete_pool()


## End(Not run)