A question about `subscribe` with `block: true`

Evgeniy Fateev

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Jun 15, 2020, 4:42:58 AM6/15/20

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Hi, guys! Recently I've found that it's strongly discouraged to use `Bunny::Queue#subscribe` with `block: true` option (https://groups.google.com/d/msg/ruby-amqp/yRpOup_Qja4/UbnS6QhQAgAJ).

If possible, can somebody help me understand why using `block: true` option is bad for blocking the main thread? It is quite convenient if your application just a consumer of the queue and you need to start it and keep the main thread alive.

Also what are the alternative possibilities for doing this without `block: true`?

Thanks in advance!

Evgeniy Fateev

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Jun 15, 2020, 6:31:48 AM6/15/20

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Looks like `loop { sleep 1 }` is a straightforward way to keep main thread alive.

But still curious about `block: true` considerations.

Michael Klishin

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Jun 24, 2020, 5:46:28 PM6/24/20

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It does not work well with automatic connection recovery. There is no easy way to cancel such consumer.
It's just too limited to be useful beyond basic tutorials and experiments.

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