This script is sending RabbitMQ queue sizes (sum of all ready and unacknowledged messages in all queues) to CopperEgg.

1. Make sure that you have rabbitmqctl installed.

2. Run bundle install

3. Run the script manually to see if it works: $ ruby rabbitmq-copperegg-metrics.rb YOUR_API_KEY YOUR_RABBITMQ_NODE_NAME YOUR_DIRECTORY_PATH_TO RABBITMQ_SBIN

4. Add the script to your Crontab to let it report metrics every minute:

   • • • • • /usr/bin/ruby /opt/copperegg/rabbitmq-copperegg-metrics/rabbitmq-copperegg-metrics.rb YOUR_API_KEY YOUR_RABBITMQ_NODE_NAME YOUR_DIRECTORY_PATH_TO_RABBITMQ_SBIN

It might be that you have to append a :U to the end of your API KEY. The CopperEgg documentation shows that for all examples except Ruby and it is not working without the :U for me. Support request is sent so this might be clarified soon.

Support for passing the parameter named YOUR_RABBITMQ_NODE_NAME allows for the scenario of running multiple RabbitMQ server instances on a single machine.

Support for passing the parameter named YOUR_DIRECTORY_PATH_TO_RABBITMQ_SBIN allows for installing RabbitMQ into different directory structures - and not having to edit the ruby script.

The data will show in CopperEgg as Custom Objects.

1. If waiting_messages > 0 then there are messages needing processed.
2. If waiting_messages = 0 then there are no messages to be processed.
3. If waiting_messages < 0 then there are either no queues or there was a communications problem getting the queue statistics.