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+"""sampler to consume persistent message with negative acknowledgement"""
+
+import threading
+from typing import TypeVar
+
+from solace.messaging.messaging_service import MessagingService
+from solace.messaging.receiver.inbound_message import InboundMessage
+from solace.messaging.receiver.persistent_message_receiver import PersistentMessageReceiver
+from solace.messaging.resources.queue import Queue
+from solace.messaging.resources.topic import Topic
+from solace.messaging.resources.topic_subscription import TopicSubscription
+from solace.messaging.config.message_acknowledgement_configuration import Outcome
+from solace.messaging.utils.manageable import Metric
+from howtos.pubsub.how_to_consume_persistent_message import HowToConsumeMessageExclusiveVsSharedMode
+from howtos.pubsub.how_to_publish_persistent_message import HowToPublishPersistentMessage
+from howtos.sampler_boot import SolaceConstants, SamplerBoot, BasicTestMessageHandler
+from howtos.sampler_master import SamplerMaster
+
+X = TypeVar('X')
+constants = SolaceConstants
+boot = SamplerBoot()
+lock = threading.Lock()
+
+topic_name = constants.TOPIC_ENDPOINT_DEFAULT
+topic = Topic.of(topic_name)
+
+
+class HowToSettlePersistentMessageWithNegativeAcknowledgement:
+    """class contains methods to settle message with negative acknowledgement"""
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def settle_message_sync(service: MessagingService, publisher, message, required_outcomes, outcome_to_settle):
+        try:
+            queue_name = constants.QUEUE_NAME_FORMAT.substitute(iteration=topic_name)
+            HowToConsumeMessageExclusiveVsSharedMode.create_queue_and_add_topic(queue_name)
+            queue_to_consume = Queue.durable_exclusive_queue(queue_name)
+
+            receiver: PersistentMessageReceiver = service.create_persistent_message_receiver_builder() \
+                .with_required_message_outcome_support(*required_outcomes).build(queue_to_consume)
+            receiver.start()
+            print(f'PERSISTENT receiver started for sync receiver... Listening to Queue [{queue_to_consume.get_name()}]')
+            receiver.add_subscription(TopicSubscription.of(topic_name))
+
+            HowToPublishPersistentMessage.publish_string_message_non_blocking(publisher, topic, message)
+
+            message: InboundMessage = receiver.receive_message()
+            print(f"the message payload is {message.get_payload_as_string()}")
+            receiver.settle(message, outcome_to_settle)
+
+            metrics = service.metrics()
+            message_settle_accepted = metrics.get_value(Metric.PERSISTENT_MESSSAGES_ACCEPTED)
+            message_settle_rejected = metrics.get_value(Metric.PERSISTENT_MESSSAGES_REJECTED)
+            message_settle_failed = metrics.get_value(Metric.PERSISTENT_MESSSAGES_FAILED)
+
+            print(f"Message Settle Accepted: {message_settle_accepted}")
+            print(f"Message Settle Rejected: {message_settle_rejected}")
+            print(f"Message Settle Failed: {message_settle_failed}")
+
+        finally:
+            receiver.terminate()
+            HowToConsumeMessageExclusiveVsSharedMode.delete_queue(queue_to_consume.get_name())
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def settle_message_async(service: MessagingService, publisher, message, required_outcomes, outcome_to_settle):
+        event = threading.Event()
+        receiver = None
+
+        def receiver_callback(self, message: InboundMessage):
+            # Fail messages will be redelivered so we just want to settle the actual message that is not redelivered
+            if not message.is_redelivered():
+                print(f"the message payload is {message.get_payload_as_string()}")
+                receiver.settle(message, outcome_to_settle)
+                event.set()
+
+        try:
+            queue_name = constants.QUEUE_NAME_FORMAT.substitute(iteration=topic_name)
+            HowToConsumeMessageExclusiveVsSharedMode.create_queue_and_add_topic(queue_name)
+            queue_to_consume = Queue.durable_exclusive_queue(queue_name)
+
+            receiver: PersistentMessageReceiver = service.create_persistent_message_receiver_builder() \
+                .with_required_message_outcome_support(*required_outcomes).build(queue_to_consume)
+            receiver.start()
+            print(f'PERSISTENT receiver started for async receiver... Listening to Queue [{queue_to_consume.get_name()}]')
+            receiver.add_subscription(TopicSubscription.of(topic_name))
+            message_handler = BasicTestMessageHandler(test_callback=receiver_callback)
+            receiver.receive_async(message_handler)
+
+            HowToPublishPersistentMessage.publish_string_message_non_blocking(publisher, topic, message)
+            event.wait(5)
+
+            metrics = service.metrics()
+            message_settle_accepted = metrics.get_value(Metric.PERSISTENT_MESSSAGES_ACCEPTED)
+            message_settle_rejected = metrics.get_value(Metric.PERSISTENT_MESSSAGES_REJECTED)
+            message_settle_failed = metrics.get_value(Metric.PERSISTENT_MESSSAGES_FAILED)
+
+            print(f"Message Settle Accepted: {message_settle_accepted}")
+            print(f"Message Settle Rejected: {message_settle_rejected}")
+            print(f"Message Settle Failed: {message_settle_failed}")
+
+        finally:
+            receiver.terminate()
+            HowToConsumeMessageExclusiveVsSharedMode.delete_queue(queue_to_consume.get_name())
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def run():
+        try:
+            # Set up for required outcomes and outcome to settle
+            required_outcomes = (Outcome.ACCEPTED, Outcome.FAILED, Outcome.REJECTED)
+            outcome_to_settle =  (Outcome.ACCEPTED, Outcome.FAILED, Outcome.REJECTED)
+
+            message = constants.MESSAGE_TO_SEND
+            messaging_service = SamplerMaster.connect_messaging_service()
+
+            publisher = HowToPublishPersistentMessage.create_persistent_message_publisher(messaging_service)
+
+            # We will settle the message 2 ways, sync and async, for each Outcome
+            # Therefore, at the end, we will see each message get settle 2 times
+            for outcome in outcome_to_settle:
+                HowToSettlePersistentMessageWithNegativeAcknowledgement \
+                    .settle_message_sync(service=messaging_service, publisher=publisher, message=message, 
+                                        required_outcomes=required_outcomes, outcome_to_settle=outcome)
+
+                HowToSettlePersistentMessageWithNegativeAcknowledgement \
+                    .settle_message_async(service=messaging_service, publisher=publisher, message=message, 
+                                        required_outcomes=required_outcomes, outcome_to_settle=outcome)
+        finally:
+            messaging_service.disconnect()
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    HowToSettlePersistentMessageWithNegativeAcknowledgement.run()