Spring Boot - Messaging
What will happen if a message is rejected in a Spring Boot RabbitMQ listener without a Dead Letter Queue configured and requeue is set to false?
What will happen if a message is rejected in a Spring Boot RabbitMQ listener without a Dead Letter Queue configured and requeue is set to false?
medium📝 Predict Output Q5 of 15
Step-by-Step Solution
Solution:
Step 1: Understand behavior without DLQ
If no DLQ is configured and requeue is false, rejected messages have nowhere to go.Step 2: Determine message fate
Such messages are discarded and lost, as no retry or DLQ routing occurs.Final Answer:
Message is discarded and lost -> Option AQuick Check:
No DLQ + no requeue = message lost [OK]
Quick Trick: No DLQ + requeue false means lost messages [OK]
Common Mistakes:
- Assuming default DLQ exists
- Expecting retries
- Thinking listener stops
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