[rabbitmq-discuss] Documentation on priority?

[Michael Klishin]

2011/7/13 <Lowell.Boggs at emc.com>

> For example, I'm interested in this information:
>
> *  Is priority 0 higher or lower than priority 1?
>
>
I don't think the spec defines it, so it is up to your applications.


>  *  Are messages with higher priority (whatever direction that is)
> guaranteed to be delivered before messages of lower priority?
>
>
As far as I know RabbitMQ does not use priority attribute for deliveries (or
any other purpuses).


>  *  Are the priorities of persistent messages in durable queues preserved
> after a server restart?
>
>
Yes, just like other message attributes.


>
>
> *  Are there any other aspects of the priority that I need to program
> around?
>

It is up to your applications how fields like `priority` or `type` are used.
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