Client working and logging to terminal

.dockerignore

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 *.dll
 *.so
 *.dylib
+*.txt
 
 # Test binary, built with `go test -c`
 *.test

.gitignore

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 *.dll
 *.so
 *.dylib
+*.txt
 
 # Test binary, built with `go test -c`
 *.test

src/main.go

@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@ import (
 func main() {
 	log.Msg.Info("Initialised OwlBoard MQ Client " + helpers.Version)
 	dbAccess.PrintFromDbPackage()
+	defer messaging.Disconnect(messaging.Client)
 	messaging.Listen()
 }

src/messaging/client.go

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ type nrodCredential struct {
 	pass string
 }
 
+// Fetches credentials from environment variables and exits if none provided.
 func getCredentials() nrodCredential {
 	var nrod_user string = os.Getenv("OWL_LDB_CORPUSUSER")
 	var nrod_pass string = os.Getenv("OWL_LDB_CORPUSPASS")
@@ -27,8 +28,9 @@ func getCredentials() nrodCredential {
 	}
 }
 
-var client = dial()
+var Client = dial()
 
+// Connects the STOMP file to the Network Rail MQ Server
 func dial() *stomp.Conn {
 	var credentials nrodCredential = getCredentials()
 	conn, err := stomp.Dial("tcp", "publicdatafeeds.networkrail.co.uk:61618",
@@ -38,19 +40,26 @@ func dial() *stomp.Conn {
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Msg.Fatal("Unable to connect to STOMP Client", zap.String("err", err.Error()))
+		conn.MustDisconnect()
 	}
-	//defer disconnect(conn) // This exits as soon as the function has returned
+
 	log.Msg.Info("Initialised STOMP Client")
 	return conn
 }
 
-func disconnect(conn *stomp.Conn) {
+// Handles graceful disconnection of the STOMP client, falls back to
+// a force disconnect if this fails.
+func Disconnect(conn *stomp.Conn) {
 	if conn != nil {
 		err := conn.Disconnect()
+		log.Msg.Warn("Disconnected STOMP Client")
 		if err != nil {
 			conn.MustDisconnect()
+			log.Msg.Error("STOMP Disconnection failed, forced disconnect")
 		}
+		return
 	}
+	log.Msg.Error("STOMP Disconnect failed, next connection attempt may fail")
 }
 
 // Register against the MQ Server and log each message for testing purposes

src/messaging/vstp.go

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package messaging
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"time"
 
 	"git.fjla.uk/owlboard/mq-client/log"
 
@@ -9,19 +11,45 @@ import (
 )
 
 func Listen() {
-	sub, err := client.Subscribe("/topic/VSTP_ALL", stomp.AckAuto)
+	sub, err := Client.Subscribe("/topic/VSTP_ALL", stomp.AckAuto)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Msg.Fatal("Unable to start subscription: " + err.Error())
 	}
+	log.Msg.Info("Subscription to VSTP topic successful")
 
-	msg := <-sub.C
+	go func() {
-	if msg.Err != nil {
+		log.Msg.Debug("Message handler routine started")
-		fmt.Println(msg.Err)
+		for {
-	}
+			msg := <-sub.C
-	handle(msg)
+			if msg.Err != nil {
+				fmt.Println(msg.Err)
+			}
+			handle(msg)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	select {}
 }
 
+var count uint64 = 0
+
 func handle(msg *stomp.Message) {
 	log.Msg.Info("STOMP message received")
-	fmt.Println(msg)
+	count++
+	log.Msg.Info("Message count: " + fmt.Sprint(count))
+	fmt.Println(string(msg.Body))
+	saveToFile(string(msg.Body))
+}
+
+func saveToFile(msg string) {
+	timestamp := time.Now().Format("2006-01-02T15:04:05")
+	path := fmt.Sprintf("%s-msg.txt", timestamp)
+
+	err := ioutil.WriteFile(path, []byte(msg), 0644)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Msg.Error("Error saving message: " + err.Error())
+		return
+	}
+
+	log.Msg.Info("Saved message to: " + path)
 }