I am using Azure Queues to perform a bulk import.
I am using WebJobs to perform the process in the background.
The queue dequeues very frequently. How do I create a delay between 2 message
reads?
This is how I am adding a message to the Queue
public async Task<bool> Handle(CreateFileUploadCommand message)
{
var queueClient = _queueService.GetQueueClient(Constants.Queues.ImportQueue);
var brokeredMessage = new BrokeredMessage(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(new ProcessFileUploadMessage
{
TenantId = message.TenantId,
FileExtension = message.FileExtension,
FileName = message.Name,
DeviceId = message.DeviceId,
SessionId = message.SessionId,
UserId = message.UserId,
OutletId = message.OutletId,
CorrelationId = message.CorrelationId,
}))
{
ContentType = "application/json",
};
await queueClient.SendAsync(brokeredMessage);
return true;
}
And Below is the WebJobs Function.
public class Functions
{
private readonly IValueProvider _valueProvider;
public Functions(IValueProvider valueProvider)
{
_valueProvider = valueProvider;
}
public async Task ProcessQueueMessage([ServiceBusTrigger(Constants.Constants.Queues.ImportQueue)] BrokeredMessage message,
TextWriter logger)
{
var queueMessage = message.GetBody<string>();
using (var client = new HttpClient())
{
client.BaseAddress = new Uri(_valueProvider.Get("ServiceBaseUri"));
var stringContent = new StringContent(queueMessage, Encoding.UTF8, "application/json");
var result = await client.PostAsync(RestfulUrls.ImportMenu.ProcessUrl, stringContent);
if (result.IsSuccessStatusCode)
{
await message.CompleteAsync();
}
else
{
await message.AbandonAsync();
}
}
}
}