AzureServiceBusConnector

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Connects to Azure’s Service Bus using the Azure Service Bus SDK.

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Typical Uses

  • Receive and send messages from a queue or topic

  • Interoperability with Big Data analytics platforms

How does it work?

The AzureServiceBusConnector connects to Azure’s Service Bus using the Azure Service Bus SDK.

Service Bus uses the AMQP 1.0 protocol. The connector supports sending and receiving messages.

More information about Service Bus can be found in the official Microsoft documentation.

Configuration

Input Ports

This transformer accepts any feature.

Output Ports

The output of this transformer will vary depending on the action performed. Message data and metadata are presented as feature attributes.

  • After a Receive from Queue action, output features represent messages received from an Azure Service Bus Queue.

  • After a Receive from Subscription action, output features represent messages received from an Azure Service Bus Subscription.

The incoming feature is output through this port.

Features that cause the operation to fail are output through this port. An fme_rejection_code attribute, having the value ERROR_DURING_PROCESSING, will be added, along with a more descriptive fme_rejection_message attribute which contains more specific details as to the reason for the failure.

Note: If a feature comes in to the AzureServiceBusConnector already having a value for fme_rejection_code, this value will be removed.

Rejected Feature Handling: can be set to either terminate the translation or continue running when it encounters a rejected feature. This setting is available both as a default FME option and as a workspace parameter.

Parameters

Credential Source

Required for authentication. Using a web connection integrates best with FME, but in some cases, you may wish to use one of the other sources.

  • Web Connection - use an Azure Service Bus web connection stored in the FME web connections database
  • Embedded - An service bus connection string
Account

Available when the credential source is Web Connection. To create an Azure Service Bus connection, click the 'Account' drop-down box and select 'Add Web Connection...'.

The connection can then be managed via Tools -> FME Options... -> Web Connections.

Embedded Credentials

Service Bus Connection String Available when the Credential Source is Embedded. The connection string is found in the Azure Portal Service Bus Namespace under Shared Access Policies.
Action

The type of operation to perform. Choices are:

  • Receive from Queue

  • Receive from Subscription

  • Send to Queue

  • Send to Topic

Event Hubs

The event hub to connect to.

The remaining parameters available depend on the value of the Request > Action parameter. Parameters for each Action are detailed below.

Receive from Queue Options

Receive Mode

Two message receiving options are available:

  • Stream: The connector continues to receive messages indefinitely. The translation needs to be terminated in order to stop reception.
  • Batch: Only a given number of messages are received before the connection is closed.

Delete on Receive

If Yes, deletes the message from the queue upon receiving.

If No, the message is retrieved but stays in the queue. The message will be available to receive after the lockout period.

Batch Size

In Batch mode, specifies the number of messages to read per batch. Default is 1.

Receive from Subscription Options

Receive Mode

Two message receiving options are available:

  • Stream: The connector continues to receive messages indefinitely. The translation needs to be terminated in order to stop reception.
  • Batch: Only a given number of messages are received before the connection is closed.

Delete on Receive

If Yes, deletes the message from the subscription upon receiving.

If No, the message is retrieved but stays in the subscription. The message will be available to receive after the lockout period.

Batch Size

In Batch mode, specifies the number of messages to read per batch. Default is 1.

Send to Queue Options

Queue

The Queue to send messages to.

Create Queue

If Yes, create the queue with the given name. A message will be logged if the queue already exists.

If No, use the available queue.

Payload

The content of the message.

This is often JSON, but can be any string, binary, integer or floating-point value.

Message Properties

Custom settable message properties. Any key value can be used, however the following keys are mapped to the respective attributes on the message.

  • session_id

  • message_id

  • content_type

  • correlation_id

  • to

  • reply_to

  • reply_to_session_id

  • subject

  • scheduled_enqueue_time_utc

  • time_to_live

  • partition_key

Send to Topic Options

Topic

The Topic to send messages to.

Create Topic

If Yes, create the topic with the given name. A message will be logged if the queue already exists.

If No, use the available topic .

Payload

The content of the message.

This is often JSON, but can be any string, binary, integer or floating-point value.

Message Properties

Custom settable message properties. Any key value can be used, however the following keys are mapped to the respective attributes on the message.

  • session_id

  • message_id

  • content_type

  • correlation_id

  • to

  • reply_to

  • reply_to_session_id

  • subject

  • scheduled_enqueue_time_utc

  • time_to_live

  • partition_key

Count Messages Options

Resource

The resource to count available messages. Either Queue or Subscription.

The following attributes can be selected for inclusion on the output features. Each output feature represents a message that was either sent or received.

_payload The message payload. UTF-8 string if possible to decode, otherwise binary or numeric.
_properties A key, value pair of message properties.
_content_type The settable content type of the message.
_correlation_id The settable correlation id of the message.
_enqueued_sequence_number The position of the message in the queue/subscription.
_enqueued_time The FME timestamp of when a message was added to the queue/subscription.
_expires_at The FME timestamp when the message expires.
_lock_tocken A uuid used to indicate the message has been received but not completed or deleted. It prevents other receivers from receiving the message
_locked_until The FME timestamp when the message will be unlocked so it can be received again.
_message_id The settable id of a message.
_partition_key The key of the partition the message is in.
_reply_to The settable reply to of a message.
_sequence_number The sequence number of a message.
_subject The settable subject of a message.
_time_to_live The FME timestamp of how long the message will stay in the queue/subscription.
_to The settable to of a message.

Editing Transformer Parameters

Using a set of menu options, transformer parameters can be assigned by referencing other elements in the workspace. More advanced functions, such as an advanced editor and an arithmetic editor, are also available in some transformers. To access a menu of these options, click beside the applicable parameter. For more information, see Transformer Parameter Menu Options.

Defining Values

There are several ways to define a value for use in a Transformer. The simplest is to simply type in a value or string, which can include functions of various types such as attribute references, math and string functions, and workspace parameters. There are a number of tools and shortcuts that can assist in constructing values, generally available from the drop-down context menu adjacent to the value field.

Using the Text Editor

The Text Editor provides a convenient way to construct text strings (including regular expressions) from various data sources, such as attributes, parameters, and constants, where the result is used directly inside a parameter.

Text Editor

Using the Arithmetic Editor

The Arithmetic Editor provides a convenient way to construct math expressions from various data sources, such as attributes, parameters, and feature functions, where the result is used directly inside a parameter.

Arithmetic Editor

Conditional Values

Set values depending on one or more test conditions that either pass or fail.

Parameter Condition Definition Dialog

Content

Expressions and strings can include a number of functions, characters, parameters, and more.

When setting values - whether entered directly in a parameter or constructed using one of the editors - strings and expressions containing String, Math, Date/Time or FME Feature Functions will have those functions evaluated. Therefore, the names of these functions (in the form @<function_name>) should not be used as literal string values.

String Functions

These functions manipulate and format strings.

Special Characters

 A set of control characters is available in the Text Editor.

Math Functions

Math functions are available in both editors.
Date/Time Functions Date and time functions are available in the Text Editor.

Math Operators

These operators are available in the Arithmetic Editor.

FME Feature Functions

These return primarily feature-specific values.

FME Parameters

FME and workspace-specific parameters may be used.
Creating and Modifying User Parameters Create your own editable parameters.

Dialog Options - Tables

Transformers with table-style parameters have additional tools for populating and manipulating values.

Row Reordering

Enabled once you have clicked on a row item. Choices include:

  • Add a row
  • Remove a row
  • Move current row up one
  • Move current row down one
  • Move current row to top
  • Move current row to bottom

Cut, Copy, and Paste

Enabled once you have clicked on a row item. Choices include:

  • Cut a row - delete and copy to clipboard
  • Copy a row to the clipboard
  • Paste a row from the clipboard

Cut, copy, and paste may be used within a transformer, or between transformers.

Filter

Start typing a string, and the matrix will only display rows matching those characters. Searches all columns. This only affects the display of attributes within the transformer - it does not alter which attributes are output.

Import

Import populates the table with a set of new attributes read from a dataset. Specific application varies between transformers.

Reset/Refresh

Generally resets the table to its initial state, and may provide additional options to remove invalid entries. Behavior varies between transformers.

Note: Not all tools are available in all transformers.

Reference

Processing Behavior

Feature-Based

Feature Holding

No
Dependencies Microsoft Azure Account with the Service Bus Service
Aliases  
History Released FME 2019.2

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