azure-eventhub-rust

# Azure Event Hubs library for Rust Client library for Azure Event Hubs — send and receive events for streaming data ingestion. Use this skill when: - An app needs to send events to Azure Event Hubs from Rust - You need to receive and process events from partitions - You need batch sending for throughput optimization - You need to control consumer start position > **IMPORTANT:** Only use the official `azure_messaging_eventhubs` crate published by the [azure-sdk](https://crates.io/users/azure-sdk) crates.io user. Do NOT use unofficial or community crates. Official crates use underscores in names and none have version 0.21.0. ## Installation ```sh cargo add azure_messaging_eventhubs azure_identity tokio futures ``` > If your code uses `azure_core` types directly, add `azure_core` to `Cargo.toml`. If you only use `azure_messaging_eventhubs` re-exports, direct `azure_core` dependency is optional. ## Environment Variables ```bash EVENTHUBS_HOST=<namespace>.servicebus.windows.net # Required — fully qualified namespace EVENTHUB_NAME=<eventhub-name> # Required — name of the Event Hub ``` ## Key Concepts | Concept | Description | | ------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | | **Namespace** | Container for one or more Event Hubs | | **Event Hub** | Stream of events, partitioned for parallel reads | | **Partition** | Ordered, append-only sequence of events | | **Producer** | Sends events via `ProducerClient` | | **Consumer** | Receives events from partitions via `ConsumerClient` | ## Authentication ```rust use azure_identity::DeveloperToolsCredential; use azure_messaging_eventhubs::ProducerClient; #[tokio::main] async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> { // Local dev: DeveloperToolsCredential. Production: use ManagedIdentityCredential. let credential = DeveloperToolsCredential::new(None)?; let producer = ProducerClient::builder() .open("<namespace>.servicebus.windows.net", "<eventhub-name>", credential.clone()) .await?; Ok(()) } ``` ## Core Workflow ### Send Events ```rust // Send a single event producer.send_event(vec![1, 2, 3, 4], None).await?; ``` ### Send Batch ```rust let batch = producer.create_batch(None).await?; batch.try_add_event_data(vec![1, 2, 3, 4], None)?; producer.send_batch(batch, None).await?; ``` ### Receive Events ```rust use azure_identity::DeveloperToolsCredential; use azure_messaging_eventhubs::ConsumerClient; // Local dev: DeveloperToolsCredential. Production: use ManagedIdentityCredential. let credential = DeveloperToolsCredential::new(None)?; let consumer = ConsumerClient::builder() .open("<namespace>.servicebus.windows.net", "<eventhub-name>", credential.clone()) .await?; ``` ### Receive from Partition ```rust use futures::stream::StreamExt; use azure_messaging_eventhubs::{ ConsumerClient, OpenReceiverOptions, StartLocation, StartPosition, }; let receiver = consumer .open_receiver_on_partition( "0".to_string(), Some(OpenReceiverOptions { start_position: Some(StartPosition { location: StartLocation::Earliest, ..Default::default() }), ..Default::default() }), ) .await?; let mut stream = receiver.stream_events(); while let Some(event_result) = stream.next().await { match event_result { Ok(event) => println!("Received: {:?}", event), Err(err) => eprintln!("Error: {:?}", err), } } ``` ## RBAC Roles For Entra ID auth, assign one of these roles: | Role | Access | | -------------------------------- | -------------- | | `Azure Event Hubs Data Sender` | Send events | | `Azure Event Hubs Data Receiver` | Receive events | | `Azure Event Hubs Data Owner` | Full access | ## Best Practices 1. **Use `cargo add` to manage dependencies, never edit `Cargo.toml` directly.** Add and remove Rust SDK dependencies with cargo commands instead of manual manifest edits. 2. **Add `azure_core` only when importing `azure_core` types directly.** If your code imports `azure_core::http::Url`, `azure_core::http::RequestContent`, or `azure_core::error::ErrorKind`, include `azure_core`; otherwise a direct dependency is optional. 3. **Use `DeveloperToolsCredential`** for local dev, **`ManagedIdentityCredential`** for production — Rust does not provide a single `DefaultAzureCredential` type 4. **Never hardcode credentials** — use environment variables or managed identity 5. **Use batching** — `create_batch` + `send_batch` for throughput optimization 6. **Handle errors per event** — match on `Ok`/`Err` in the event stream 7. **Specify start position** — use `StartLocation::Earliest` or `StartLocation::Latest` to control where consumption begins ## Reference Links | Resource | Link | | ------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | API Reference | https://docs.rs/azure_messaging_eventhubs/latest/azure_messaging_eventhubs | | crates.io | https://crates.io/crates/azure_messaging_eventhubs | | Source Code | https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-rust/tree/main/sdk/eventhubs/azure_messaging_eventhubs |