04_consume.ts

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import { connect } from "../../src/mod.ts";
import { setupStreamAndConsumer } from "./util.ts";

// create a connection
const nc = await connect();

// create a stream with a random name with some messages and a consumer
const { stream, consumer } = await setupStreamAndConsumer(nc);

// retrieve an existing consumer
const js = nc.jetstream();
const c = await js.consumers.get(stream, consumer);

// the consumer is wrapped in loop because this way, if there's some failure
// it will re-setup consume, and carry on.
// this is the basic pattern for processing messages forever
while (true) {
  console.log("waiting for messages");
  const messages = await c.consume();
  try {
    for await (const m of messages) {
      console.log(m.seq);
      m.ack();
    }
  } catch (err) {
    console.log(`consume failed: ${err.message}`);
  }
}