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RabbitMQ

Since testcontainers-go v0.25.0

Introduction

The Testcontainers module for RabbitMQ.

Adding this module to your project dependencies

Please run the following command to add the RabbitMQ module to your Go dependencies:

go get github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/rabbitmq

Usage example

ctx := context.Background()

rabbitmqContainer, err := rabbitmq.RunContainer(ctx,
    testcontainers.WithImage("rabbitmq:3.12.11-management-alpine"),
    rabbitmq.WithAdminUsername("admin"),
    rabbitmq.WithAdminPassword("password"),
)
if err != nil {
    log.Fatalf("failed to start container: %s", err)
}

// Clean up the container
defer func() {
    if err := rabbitmqContainer.Terminate(ctx); err != nil {
        log.Fatalf("failed to terminate container: %s", err)
    }
}()

Module reference

The RabbitMQ module exposes one entrypoint function to create the RabbitMQ container, and this function receives two parameters:

func RunContainer(ctx context.Context, opts ...testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer) (*RabbitMQContainer, error)
  • context.Context, the Go context.
  • testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer, a variadic argument for passing options.

Container Options

When starting the RabbitMQ container, you can pass options in a variadic way to configure it. All these options will be automatically rendered into the RabbitMQ's custom configuration file, located at /etc/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-custom.conf.

Image

If you need to set a different RabbitMQ Docker image, you can use testcontainers.WithImage with a valid Docker image for RabbitMQ. E.g. testcontainers.WithImage("rabbitmq:3.7.25-management-alpine").

Warning

From https://hub.docker.com/_/rabbitmq: "As of RabbitMQ 3.9, all of the docker-specific variables listed below are deprecated and no longer used. Please use a configuration file instead; visit rabbitmq.com/configure to learn more about the configuration file. For a starting point, the 3.8 images will print out the config file it generated from supplied environment variables."

  • RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_PASS_FILE
  • RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_USER_FILE
  • RABBITMQ_MANAGEMENT_SSL_CACERTFILE
  • RABBITMQ_MANAGEMENT_SSL_CERTFILE
  • RABBITMQ_MANAGEMENT_SSL_DEPTH
  • RABBITMQ_MANAGEMENT_SSL_FAIL_IF_NO_PEER_CERT
  • RABBITMQ_MANAGEMENT_SSL_KEYFILE
  • RABBITMQ_MANAGEMENT_SSL_VERIFY
  • RABBITMQ_SSL_CACERTFILE
  • RABBITMQ_SSL_CERTFILE
  • RABBITMQ_SSL_DEPTH
  • RABBITMQ_SSL_FAIL_IF_NO_PEER_CERT
  • RABBITMQ_SSL_KEYFILE
  • RABBITMQ_SSL_VERIFY
  • RABBITMQ_VM_MEMORY_HIGH_WATERMARK

Image Substitutions

In more locked down / secured environments, it can be problematic to pull images from Docker Hub and run them without additional precautions.

An image name substitutor converts a Docker image name, as may be specified in code, to an alternative name. This is intended to provide a way to override image names, for example to enforce pulling of images from a private registry.

Testcontainers for Go exposes an interface to perform this operations: ImageSubstitutor, and a No-operation implementation to be used as reference for custom implementations:

// ImageSubstitutor represents a way to substitute container image names
type ImageSubstitutor interface {
    // Description returns the name of the type and a short description of how it modifies the image.
    // Useful to be printed in logs
    Description() string
    Substitute(image string) (string, error)
}

type NoopImageSubstitutor struct{}

// Description returns a description of what is expected from this Substitutor,
// which is used in logs.
func (s NoopImageSubstitutor) Description() string {
    return "NoopImageSubstitutor (noop)"
}

// Substitute returns the original image, without any change
func (s NoopImageSubstitutor) Substitute(image string) (string, error) {
    return image, nil
}

Using the WithImageSubstitutors options, you could define your own substitutions to the container images. E.g. adding a prefix to the images so that they can be pulled from a Docker registry other than Docker Hub. This is the usual mechanism for using Docker image proxies, caches, etc.

WithEnv

If you need to either pass additional environment variables to a container or override them, you can use testcontainers.WithEnv for example:

postgres, err = postgresModule.RunContainer(ctx, testcontainers.WithEnv(map[string]string{"POSTGRES_INITDB_ARGS": "--no-sync"}))

WithHostPortAccess

If you need to access a port that is already running in the host, you can use testcontainers.WithHostPortAccess for example:

postgres, err = postgresModule.RunContainer(ctx, testcontainers.WithHostPortAccess(8080))

To understand more about this feature, please read the Exposing host ports to the container documentation.

WithLogConsumers

If you need to consume the logs of the container, you can use testcontainers.WithLogConsumers with a valid log consumer. An example of a log consumer is the following:

type TestLogConsumer struct {
    Msgs []string
}

func (g *TestLogConsumer) Accept(l Log) {
    g.Msgs = append(g.Msgs, string(l.Content))
}

WithLogger

If you need to either pass logger to a container, you can use testcontainers.WithLogger.

Info

Consider calling this before other "With" functions as these may generate logs.

In this example we also use TestLogger which writes to the passed in testing.TB using Logf. The result is that we capture all logging from the container into the test context meaning its hidden behind go test -v and is associated with the relevant test, providing the user with useful context instead of appearing out of band.

func TestHandler(t *testing.T) {
    logger := TestLogger(t)
    _, err := postgresModule.RunContainer(ctx, testcontainers.WithLogger(logger))
    require.NoError(t, err)
    // Do something with container.
}

Please read the Following Container Logs documentation for more information about creating log consumers.

Wait Strategies

If you need to set a different wait strategy for the container, you can use testcontainers.WithWaitStrategy with a valid wait strategy.

Info

The default deadline for the wait strategy is 60 seconds.

At the same time, it's possible to set a wait strategy and a custom deadline with testcontainers.WithWaitStrategyAndDeadline.

Startup Commands

Testcontainers exposes the WithStartupCommand(e ...Executable) option to run arbitrary commands in the container right after it's started.

Info

To better understand how this feature works, please read the Create containers: Lifecycle Hooks documentation.

It also exports an Executable interface, defining the following methods:

  • AsCommand(), which returns a slice of strings to represent the command and positional arguments to be executed in the container;
  • Options(), which returns the slice of functional options with the Docker's ExecConfigs used to create the command in the container (the working directory, environment variables, user executing the command, etc) and the possible output format (Multiplexed).

You could use this feature to run a custom script, or to run a command that is not supported by the module right after the container is started.

Ready Commands

Testcontainers exposes the WithAfterReadyCommand(e ...Executable) option to run arbitrary commands in the container right after it's ready, which happens when the defined wait strategies have finished with success.

Info

To better understand how this feature works, please read the Create containers: Lifecycle Hooks documentation.

It leverages the Executable interface to represent the command and positional arguments to be executed in the container.

You could use this feature to run a custom script, or to run a command that is not supported by the module right after the container is ready.

WithNetwork

By default, the container is started in the default Docker network. If you want to use an already existing Docker network you created in your code, you can use the network.WithNetwork(aliases []string, nw *testcontainers.DockerNetwork) option, which receives an alias as parameter and your network, attaching the container to it, and setting the network alias for that network.

In the case you need to retrieve the network name, you can simply read it from the struct's Name field. E.g. nw.Name.

Warning

This option is not checking whether the network exists or not. If you use a network that doesn't exist, the container will start in the default Docker network, as in the default behavior.

WithNewNetwork

If you want to attach your containers to a throw-away network, you can use the network.WithNewNetwork(ctx context.Context, aliases []string, opts ...network.NetworkCustomizer) option, which receives an alias as parameter, creating the new network with a random name, attaching the container to it, and setting the network alias for that network.

In the case you need to retrieve the network name, you can use the Networks(ctx) method of the Container interface, right after it's running, which returns a slice of strings with the names of the networks where the container is attached.

Docker type modifiers

If you need an advanced configuration for the container, you can leverage the following Docker type modifiers:

  • testcontainers.WithConfigModifier
  • testcontainers.WithHostConfigModifier
  • testcontainers.WithEndpointSettingsModifier

Please read the Create containers: Advanced Settings documentation for more information.

Customising the ContainerRequest

This option will merge the customized request into the module's own ContainerRequest.

container, err := RunContainer(ctx,
    /* Other module options */
    testcontainers.CustomizeRequest(testcontainers.GenericContainerRequest{
        ContainerRequest: testcontainers.ContainerRequest{
            Cmd: []string{"-c", "log_statement=all"},
        },
    }),
)

The above example is updating the predefined command of the image, appending them to the module's command.

Info

This can't be used to replace the command, only to append options.

Startup Commands for RabbitMQ

The RabbitMQ module includes several test implementations of the testcontainers.Executable interface: Binding, Exchange, OperatorPolicy, Parameter, Permission, Plugin, Policy, Queue, User, VirtualHost and VirtualHostLimit. You could use them as reference to understand how the startup commands are generated, but please consider this test implementation could not be complete for your use case.

You could use this feature to run a custom script, or to run a command that is not supported by the module. RabbitMQ examples of this could be:

  • Enable plugins
  • Add virtual hosts and virtual hosts limits
  • Add exchanges
  • Add queues
  • Add bindings
  • Add policies
  • Add operator policies
  • Add parameters
  • Add permissions
  • Add users

Please refer to the RabbitMQ documentation to build your own commands.

testcontainers.WithAfterReadyCommand(VirtualHost{Name: "vhost1"}),
testcontainers.WithAfterReadyCommand(VirtualHostLimit{VHost: "vhost1", Name: "max-connections", Value: 1}),
testcontainers.WithAfterReadyCommand(VirtualHost{Name: "vhost2", Tracing: true}),

testcontainers.WithAfterReadyCommand(Exchange{Name: "direct-exchange", Type: "direct"}),
testcontainers.WithAfterReadyCommand(Exchange{
    Name: "topic-exchange",
    Type: "topic",
}),
testcontainers.WithAfterReadyCommand(Exchange{
    VHost:      "vhost1",
    Name:       "topic-exchange-2",
    Type:       "topic",
    AutoDelete: false,
    Internal:   false,
    Durable:    true,
    Args:       map[string]interface{}{},
}),
testcontainers.WithAfterReadyCommand(Exchange{
    VHost: "vhost2",
    Name:  "topic-exchange-3",
    Type:  "topic",
}),
testcontainers.WithAfterReadyCommand(Exchange{
    Name:       "topic-exchange-4",
    Type:       "topic",
    AutoDelete: false,
    Internal:   false,
    Durable:    true,
    Args:       map[string]interface{}{},
}),

testcontainers.WithAfterReadyCommand(Queue{Name: "queue1"}),
testcontainers.WithAfterReadyCommand(Queue{
    Name:       "queue2",
    AutoDelete: true,
    Durable:    false,
    Args:       map[string]interface{}{"x-message-ttl": 1000},
}),
testcontainers.WithAfterReadyCommand(Queue{
    VHost:      "vhost1",
    Name:       "queue3",
    AutoDelete: true,
    Durable:    false,
    Args:       map[string]interface{}{"x-message-ttl": 1000},
}),
testcontainers.WithAfterReadyCommand(Queue{VHost: "vhost2", Name: "queue4"}),

testcontainers.WithAfterReadyCommand(NewBinding("direct-exchange", "queue1")),
testcontainers.WithAfterReadyCommand(NewBindingWithVHost("vhost1", "topic-exchange-2", "queue3")),
testcontainers.WithAfterReadyCommand(Binding{
    VHost:           "vhost2",
    Source:          "topic-exchange-3",
    Destination:     "queue4",
    RoutingKey:      "ss7",
    DestinationType: "queue",
    Args:            map[string]interface{}{},
}),

testcontainers.WithAfterReadyCommand(Policy{
    Name:       "max length policy",
    Pattern:    "^dog",
    Definition: map[string]interface{}{"max-length": 1},
    Priority:   1,
    ApplyTo:    "queues",
}),
testcontainers.WithAfterReadyCommand(Policy{
    Name:       "alternate exchange policy",
    Pattern:    "^direct-exchange",
    Definition: map[string]interface{}{"alternate-exchange": "amq.direct"},
}),
testcontainers.WithAfterReadyCommand(Policy{
    VHost:   "vhost2",
    Name:    "ha-all",
    Pattern: ".*",
    Definition: map[string]interface{}{
        "ha-mode":      "all",
        "ha-sync-mode": "automatic",
    },
}),
testcontainers.WithAfterReadyCommand(OperatorPolicy{
    Name:       "operator policy 1",
    Pattern:    "^queue1",
    Definition: map[string]interface{}{"message-ttl": 1000},
    Priority:   1,
    ApplyTo:    "queues",
}),

testcontainers.WithAfterReadyCommand(NewPermission("vhost1", "user1", ".*", ".*", ".*")),

testcontainers.WithAfterReadyCommand(User{
    Name:     "user1",
    Password: "password1",
}),
testcontainers.WithAfterReadyCommand(User{
    Name:     "user2",
    Password: "password2",
    Tags:     []string{"administrator"},
}),

testcontainers.WithAfterReadyCommand(Plugin{Name: "rabbitmq_shovel"}, Plugin{Name: "rabbitmq_random_exchange"}),

Default Admin

If you need to set the username and/or password for the admin user, you can use the WithAdminUsername(username string) and WithAdminPassword(pwd string) options.

Info

By default, the admin username is guest and the password is guest.

SSL settings

In the case you need to enable SSL, you can use the WithSSL(settings SSLSettings) option. This option will enable SSL with the passed settings:

ctx := context.Background()

tmpDir := os.TempDir()
certDirs := tmpDir + "/rabbitmq"
if err := os.MkdirAll(certDirs, 0o755); err != nil {
    log.Fatalf("failed to create temporary directory: %s", err)
}
defer os.RemoveAll(certDirs)

// generates the CA certificate and the certificate
caCert := tlscert.SelfSignedFromRequest(tlscert.Request{
    Name:      "ca",
    Host:      "localhost,127.0.0.1",
    IsCA:      true,
    ParentDir: certDirs,
})
if caCert == nil {
    log.Fatal("failed to generate CA certificate") // nolint:gocritic
}

cert := tlscert.SelfSignedFromRequest(tlscert.Request{
    Name:      "client",
    Host:      "localhost,127.0.0.1",
    IsCA:      true,
    Parent:    caCert,
    ParentDir: certDirs,
})
if cert == nil {
    log.Fatal("failed to generate certificate") // nolint:gocritic
}

sslSettings := rabbitmq.SSLSettings{
    CACertFile:        caCert.CertPath,
    CertFile:          cert.CertPath,
    KeyFile:           cert.KeyPath,
    VerificationMode:  rabbitmq.SSLVerificationModePeer,
    FailIfNoCert:      true,
    VerificationDepth: 1,
}

rabbitmqContainer, err := rabbitmq.RunContainer(ctx,
    testcontainers.WithImage("rabbitmq:3.7.25-management-alpine"),
    rabbitmq.WithSSL(sslSettings),
)
if err != nil {
    log.Fatalf("failed to start container: %s", err) // nolint:gocritic
}

You'll find a log entry similar to this one in the container logs:

2023-09-13 13:05:10.213 [info] <0.548.0> started TLS (SSL) listener on [::]:5671

Container Methods

The RabbitMQ container exposes the following methods:

AMQP URLs

The RabbitMQ container exposes two methods to retrieve the AMQP URLs in order to connect to the RabbitMQ instance using AMQP clients:

  • AmqpURL(), returns the AMQP URL.
  • AmqpsURL(), returns the AMQPS URL.

HTTP management URLs

The RabbitMQ container exposes two methods to retrieve the HTTP URLs for management:

  • HttpURL(), returns the management URL over HTTP.
  • HttpsURL(), returns the management URL over HTTPS.