ServiceBusReceiver Class

Reference

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: TokenCredential | AzureSasCredential | AzureNamedKeyCredential, *, queue_name: str | None = None, topic_name: str | None = None, subscription_name: str | None = None, receive_mode: ServiceBusReceiveMode | str = ServiceBusReceiveMode.PEEK_LOCK, max_wait_time: float | None = None, auto_lock_renewer: AutoLockRenewer | None = None, prefetch_count: int = 0, **kwargs: Any)

Parameters

Name	Description
fully_qualified_namespace Required	str The fully qualified host name for the Service Bus namespace. The namespace format is: .servicebus.windows.net.
credential Required	TokenCredential or AzureSasCredential or AzureNamedKeyCredential 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.

Keyword-Only Parameters

Name	Description
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	Optional[float] The timeout in seconds to wait for the first and subsequent messages to arrive. If no messages arrive, and no timeout is specified, this call will not return until the connection is closed. The default value is None, meaning no timeout. On a sessionful queue/topic when NEXT_AVAILABLE_SESSION is specified, this will act as the timeout for connecting to a session. If connection errors are occurring due to write timing out,the connection timeout value may need to be adjusted. See the socket_timeout optional parameter for more details.
receive_mode	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. default value: ServiceBusReceiveMode.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	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_messages would try to cache max_message_count (if provided) within its request to the service. **<<WARNING: If prefetch_count > 0 and RECEIVE_AND_DELETE mode is used, all prefetched messages will stay in the in-memory prefetch buffer until they're received into the application. If the application ends before the messages are received into the application, those messages will be lost and unable to be recovered. Therefore, it's recommended that PEEK_LOCK mode be used with prefetch.
client_identifier	str A string-based identifier to uniquely identify the client instance. Service Bus will associate it with some error messages for easier correlation of errors. If not specified, a unique id will be generated.
socket_timeout	float The time in seconds that the underlying socket on the connection should wait when sending and receiving data before timing out. The default value is 0.2 for TransportType.Amqp and 1 for TransportType.AmqpOverWebsocket. If connection errors are occurring due to write timing out, a larger than default value may need to be passed in.

Variables

Name	Description
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
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: ServiceBusReceivedMessage) -> None

Parameters

Name	Description
message Required	ServiceBusReceivedMessage The received message to be abandoned.

Returns

Type	Description
None

Exceptions

Type	Description
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_abandon = servicebus_receiver.receive_messages(max_wait_time=5)
       for message in messages_abandon:
           servicebus_receiver.abandon_message(message)

close

close() -> None

Exceptions

Type	Description
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: ServiceBusReceivedMessage) -> None

Parameters

Name	Description
message Required	ServiceBusReceivedMessage The received message to be completed.

Returns

Type	Description
None

Exceptions

Type	Description
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_complete = servicebus_receiver.receive_messages(max_wait_time=5)
       for message in messages_complete:
           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: ServiceBusReceivedMessage, reason: str | None = None, error_description: str | None = None) -> None

Parameters

Name	Description
message Required	ServiceBusReceivedMessage The received message to be dead-lettered.
reason	Optional[str] The reason for dead-lettering the message. default value: None
error_description	Optional[str] The detailed error description for dead-lettering the message. default value: None

Returns

Type	Description
None

Exceptions

Type	Description
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_dead_letter = servicebus_receiver.receive_messages(max_wait_time=5)
       for message in messages_dead_letter:
           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: ServiceBusReceivedMessage) -> None

Parameters

Name	Description
message Required	ServiceBusReceivedMessage The received message to be deferred.

Returns

Type	Description
None

Exceptions

Type	Description
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_defer = servicebus_receiver.receive_messages(max_wait_time=5)
       for message in messages_defer:
           servicebus_receiver.defer_message(message)

next() -> ServiceBusReceivedMessage

Exceptions

Type	Description
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, *, sequence_number: int = 0, timeout: float | None = None, **kwargs: Any) -> List[ServiceBusReceivedMessage]

Parameters

Name	Description
max_message_count	int The maximum number of messages to try and peek. The default value is 1. default value: 1

Keyword-Only Parameters

Name	Description
sequence_number	int A message sequence number from which to start browsing messages.
timeout	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

Type	Description
list[ServiceBusReceivedMessage]	A list of ~azure.servicebus.ServiceBusReceivedMessage.

Exceptions

Type	Description
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_peek = servicebus_receiver.peek_messages()
       for message in messages_peek:
           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: int | List[int], *, timeout: float | None = None, **kwargs: Any) -> List[ServiceBusReceivedMessage]

Parameters

Name	Description
sequence_numbers Required	Union[int,List[int]] A list of the sequence numbers of messages that have been deferred.

Keyword-Only Parameters

Name	Description
timeout	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

Type	Description
list[ServiceBusReceivedMessage]	A list of the requested ~azure.servicebus.ServiceBusReceivedMessage instances.

Exceptions

Type	Description
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_defer = servicebus_receiver.receive_messages(max_wait_time=5)
       for message in messages_defer:
           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: int | None = 1, max_wait_time: float | None = None) -> List[ServiceBusReceivedMessage]

Parameters

Name	Description
max_message_count	Optional[int] 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. default value: 1
max_wait_time	Optional[float] 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, and no messages arrive within the timeout period, an empty list will be returned. NOTE: Setting max_wait_time on receive_messages when NEXT_AVAILABLE_SESSION is specified will not impact the timeout for connecting to a session. Please use max_wait_time on the constructor to set the timeout for connecting to a session. default value: None

Name

Description

max_message_count

Optional[int]

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.

default value: 1

max_wait_time

Optional[float]

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, and no messages arrive within the timeout period, an empty list will be returned. NOTE: Setting max_wait_time on receive_messages when NEXT_AVAILABLE_SESSION is specified will not impact the timeout for connecting to a session. Please use max_wait_time on the constructor to set the timeout for connecting to a session.

default value: None

Returns

Type	Description
List[ServiceBusReceivedMessage]	A list of messages received. If no messages are available, this will be an empty list.

Exceptions

Type	Description
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_sync = servicebus_receiver.receive_messages(max_wait_time=5)
       for message in messages_sync:
           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, *, timeout: float | None = None, **kwargs: Any) -> datetime

Parameters

Name	Description
message Required	ServiceBusReceivedMessage The message to renew the lock for.

Keyword-Only Parameters

Name	Description
timeout	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

Type	Description
datetime	The utc datetime the lock is set to expire at.

Exceptions

Type	Description
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_lock = servicebus_receiver.receive_messages(max_wait_time=5)
       for message in messages_lock:
           servicebus_receiver.renew_message_lock(message)

Attributes

client_identifier

Get the ServiceBusReceiver client_identifier associated with the receiver instance.

Returns

Type	Description
str

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.

Returns

Type	Description
ServiceBusSession

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

ServiceBusReceiver Class

Constructor

Parameters

Keyword-Only Parameters

Variables

Methods

abandon_message

Parameters

Returns

Exceptions

Examples

close

Exceptions

complete_message

Parameters

Returns

Exceptions

Examples

dead_letter_message

Parameters

Returns

Exceptions

Examples

defer_message

Parameters

Returns

Exceptions

Examples

next

Exceptions

peek_messages

Parameters

Keyword-Only Parameters

Returns

Exceptions

Examples

receive_deferred_messages

Parameters

Keyword-Only Parameters

Returns

Exceptions

Examples

receive_messages

Parameters

Returns

Exceptions

Examples

renew_message_lock

Parameters

Keyword-Only Parameters

Returns

Exceptions

Examples

Attributes

client_identifier

Returns

session

Returns

Examples

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