Quickstart

This page shows you how to do the following:

Create Lite topics and Lite subscriptions using the Google Cloud Console.
Send and receive messages using the Pub/Sub Lite client library for Java.

Before you begin

Sign in to your Google Account.
If you don't already have one, sign up for a new account.
In the Google Cloud Console, on the project selector page, select or create a Google Cloud project.

Note: If you don't plan to keep the resources that you create in this procedure, create a project instead of selecting an existing project. After you finish these steps, you can delete the project, removing all resources associated with the project.

Go to the project selector page
Make sure that billing is enabled for your Cloud project. Learn how to confirm that billing is enabled for your project.
Enable the Pub/Sub Lite API.
Enable the API

Set up authentication:
1. In the Cloud Console, go to the Create service account key page.
  Go to the Create Service Account Key page
2. From the Service account list, select New service account.
3. In the Service account name field, enter a name.
4. From the Role list, select Project > Owner.
  
  Note: The Role field affects which resources your service account can access in your project. You can revoke these roles or grant additional roles later. In production environments, do not grant the Owner, Editor, or Viewer roles. For more information, see Granting, changing, and revoking access to resources.
5. Click Create. A JSON file that contains your key downloads to your computer.
Set the environment variable GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS to the path of the JSON file that contains your service account key. This variable only applies to your current shell session, so if you open a new session, set the variable again.
Example: Linux or macOS

Replace [PATH] with the path of the JSON file that contains your service account key.
```
export GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS="[PATH]"
```
For example:
```
export GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS="/home/user/Downloads/service-account-file.json"
```
Example: Windows

Replace [PATH] with the path of the JSON file that contains your service account key.

With PowerShell:
```
$env:GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS="[PATH]"
```
For example:
```
$env:GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS="C:\Users\username\Downloads\my-key.json"
```
With command prompt:
```
set GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS=[PATH]
```

Install the client library

Java

If you are using Maven, add the following to your pom.xml file. For more information about BOMs, see The Google Cloud Platform Libraries BOM.

<dependency>
  <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
  <artifactId>google-cloud-pubsublite</artifactId>
  <version>0.11.1</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
  <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
  <artifactId>google-cloud-pubsub</artifactId>
  <version>1.111.4</version>
</dependency>

If you are using Gradle, add the following to your dependencies:

compile 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-pubsublite:0.11.1'

If you are using sbt, add the following to your dependencies:

libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-pubsublite" % "0.11.1"

If you're using IntelliJ or Eclipse, you can add client libraries to your project using the following IDE plugins:

The plugins provide additional functionality, such as key management for service accounts. Refer to each plugin's documentation for details.

Python

pip install --upgrade google-cloud-pubsublite

Create a Lite topic

To create a Lite topic with the Cloud Console, follow these steps:

In the Cloud Console, go to the Lite Topics page.

Go to the Lite Topics page
Click Create Lite topic.
Select a region and a zone in the region.
In the Name section, enter your-lite-topic as the Lite topic ID. The Lite topic name includes the Lite topic ID, the zone, and the project number.
Click Create.

Create a Lite subscription

To create a Lite subscription with Cloud Console, follow these steps:

In the Cloud Console, go to the Lite Subscriptions page.

Go to the Lite Subscriptions page
Click Create Lite subscription.
In the Lite subscription ID field, enter your-lite-subscription.
Select a Lite topic to receive messages from.
In the Delivery requirement section, select Deliver messages after stored.
Click Create.

The Lite subscription is in the same zone as the Lite topic.

Send messages

Send messages to the Lite topic using the following publisher application:

Java

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import com.google.api.core.ApiFuture;
import com.google.api.core.ApiFutures;
import com.google.api.gax.rpc.ApiException;
import com.google.cloud.pubsublite.CloudRegion;
import com.google.cloud.pubsublite.CloudZone;
import com.google.cloud.pubsublite.MessageMetadata;
import com.google.cloud.pubsublite.ProjectNumber;
import com.google.cloud.pubsublite.TopicName;
import com.google.cloud.pubsublite.TopicPath;
import com.google.cloud.pubsublite.cloudpubsub.Publisher;
import com.google.cloud.pubsublite.cloudpubsub.PublisherSettings;
import com.google.protobuf.ByteString;
import com.google.pubsub.v1.PubsubMessage;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;

public class PublisherExample {

  public static void main(String... args) throws Exception {
    // TODO(developer): Replace these variables before running the sample.
    String cloudRegion = "your-cloud-region";
    char zoneId = 'b';
    // Choose an existing topic for the publish example to work.
    String topicId = "your-topic-id";
    long projectNumber = Long.parseLong("123456789");
    int messageCount = 100;

    publisherExample(cloudRegion, zoneId, projectNumber, topicId, messageCount);
  }

  // Publish messages to a topic.
  public static void publisherExample(
      String cloudRegion, char zoneId, long projectNumber, String topicId, int messageCount)
      throws ApiException, ExecutionException, InterruptedException {

    TopicPath topicPath =
        TopicPath.newBuilder()
            .setProject(ProjectNumber.of(projectNumber))
            .setLocation(CloudZone.of(CloudRegion.of(cloudRegion), zoneId))
            .setName(TopicName.of(topicId))
            .build();
    Publisher publisher = null;
    List<ApiFuture<String>> futures = new ArrayList<>();

    try {
      PublisherSettings publisherSettings =
          PublisherSettings.newBuilder().setTopicPath(topicPath).build();

      publisher = Publisher.create(publisherSettings);

      // Start the publisher. Upon successful starting, its state will become RUNNING.
      publisher.startAsync().awaitRunning();

      for (int i = 0; i < messageCount; i++) {
        String message = "message-" + i;

        // Convert the message to a byte string.
        ByteString data = ByteString.copyFromUtf8(message);
        PubsubMessage pubsubMessage = PubsubMessage.newBuilder().setData(data).build();

        // Publish a message. Messages are automatically batched.
        ApiFuture<String> future = publisher.publish(pubsubMessage);
        futures.add(future);
      }
    } finally {
      ArrayList<MessageMetadata> metadata = new ArrayList<>();
      List<String> ackIds = ApiFutures.allAsList(futures).get();
      for (String id : ackIds) {
        // Decoded metadata contains partition and offset.
        metadata.add(MessageMetadata.decode(id));
      }
      System.out.println(metadata + "\nPublished " + ackIds.size() + " messages.");

      if (publisher != null) {
        // Shut down the publisher.
        publisher.stopAsync().awaitTerminated();
        System.out.println("Publisher is shut down.");
      }
    }
  }
}

Python

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from google.cloud.pubsublite.cloudpubsub import PublisherClient
from google.cloud.pubsublite.types import (
    CloudRegion,
    CloudZone,
    MessageMetadata,
    TopicPath,
)

# TODO(developer):
# project_number = 1122334455
# cloud_region = "us-central1"
# zone_id = "a"
# topic_id = "your-topic-id"

location = CloudZone(CloudRegion(cloud_region), zone_id)
topic_path = TopicPath(project_number, location, topic_id)

# PublisherClient() must be used in a `with` block or have __enter__() called before use.
with PublisherClient() as publisher_client:
    data = "Hello world!"
    api_future = publisher_client.publish(topic_path, data.encode("utf-8"))
    # result() blocks. To resolve API futures asynchronously, use add_done_callback().
    message_id = api_future.result()
    message_metadata = MessageMetadata.decode(message_id)
    print(
        f"Published a message to partition {message_metadata.partition.value} and offset {message_metadata.cursor.offset}."
    )

The publisher sends 100 messages to a Lite topic and prints the number of messages that the Pub/Sub Lite service receives.

Receive messages

Receive messages from the Lite subscription using the following subscriber application:

Java

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import com.google.api.gax.rpc.ApiException;
import com.google.cloud.pubsub.v1.AckReplyConsumer;
import com.google.cloud.pubsub.v1.MessageReceiver;
import com.google.cloud.pubsublite.CloudRegion;
import com.google.cloud.pubsublite.CloudZone;
import com.google.cloud.pubsublite.MessageMetadata;
import com.google.cloud.pubsublite.ProjectNumber;
import com.google.cloud.pubsublite.SubscriptionName;
import com.google.cloud.pubsublite.SubscriptionPath;
import com.google.cloud.pubsublite.cloudpubsub.FlowControlSettings;
import com.google.cloud.pubsublite.cloudpubsub.Subscriber;
import com.google.cloud.pubsublite.cloudpubsub.SubscriberSettings;
import com.google.pubsub.v1.PubsubMessage;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;

public class SubscriberExample {

  public static void main(String... args) throws Exception {
    // TODO(developer): Replace these variables before running the sample.
    String cloudRegion = "your-cloud-region";
    char zoneId = 'b';
    // Choose an existing subscription for the subscribe example to work.
    String subscriptionId = "your-subscription-id";
    long projectNumber = Long.parseLong("123456789");

    subscriberExample(cloudRegion, zoneId, projectNumber, subscriptionId);
  }

  public static void subscriberExample(
      String cloudRegion, char zoneId, long projectNumber, String subscriptionId)
      throws ApiException {

    SubscriptionPath subscriptionPath =
        SubscriptionPath.newBuilder()
            .setLocation(CloudZone.of(CloudRegion.of(cloudRegion), zoneId))
            .setProject(ProjectNumber.of(projectNumber))
            .setName(SubscriptionName.of(subscriptionId))
            .build();

    // The message stream is paused based on the maximum size or number of messages that the
    // subscriber has already received, whichever condition is met first.
    FlowControlSettings flowControlSettings =
        FlowControlSettings.builder()
            // 10 MiB. Must be greater than the allowed size of the largest message (1 MiB).
            .setBytesOutstanding(10 * 1024 * 1024L)
            // 1,000 outstanding messages. Must be >0.
            .setMessagesOutstanding(1000L)
            .build();

    MessageReceiver receiver =
        (PubsubMessage message, AckReplyConsumer consumer) -> {
          System.out.println("Id : " + MessageMetadata.decode(message.getMessageId()));
          System.out.println("Data : " + message.getData().toStringUtf8());
          consumer.ack();
        };

    SubscriberSettings subscriberSettings =
        SubscriberSettings.newBuilder()
            .setSubscriptionPath(subscriptionPath)
            .setReceiver(receiver)
            // Flow control settings are set at the partition level.
            .setPerPartitionFlowControlSettings(flowControlSettings)
            .build();

    Subscriber subscriber = Subscriber.create(subscriberSettings);

    // Start the subscriber. Upon successful starting, its state will become RUNNING.
    subscriber.startAsync().awaitRunning();

    System.out.println("Listening to messages on " + subscriptionPath.toString() + "...");

    try {
      System.out.println(subscriber.state());
      // Wait 90 seconds for the subscriber to reach TERMINATED state. If it encounters
      // unrecoverable errors before then, its state will change to FAILED and an
      // IllegalStateException will be thrown.
      subscriber.awaitTerminated(90, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
    } catch (TimeoutException t) {
      // Shut down the subscriber. This will change the state of the subscriber to TERMINATED.
      subscriber.stopAsync().awaitTerminated();
      System.out.println("Subscriber is shut down: " + subscriber.state());
    }
  }
}

Python

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from concurrent.futures._base import TimeoutError
from google.cloud.pubsublite.cloudpubsub import SubscriberClient
from google.cloud.pubsublite.types import (
    CloudRegion,
    CloudZone,
    FlowControlSettings,
    SubscriptionPath,
)

# TODO(developer):
# project_number = 1122334455
# cloud_region = "us-central1"
# zone_id = "a"
# subscription_id = "your-subscription-id"
# timeout = 90

location = CloudZone(CloudRegion(cloud_region), zone_id)
subscription_path = SubscriptionPath(project_number, location, subscription_id)
# Configure when to pause the message stream for more incoming messages based on the
# maximum size or number of messages that a single-partition subscriber has received,
# whichever condition is met first.
per_partition_flow_control_settings = FlowControlSettings(
    # 1,000 outstanding messages. Must be >0.
    messages_outstanding=1000,
    # 10 MiB. Must be greater than the allowed size of the largest message (1 MiB).
    bytes_outstanding=10 * 1024 * 1024,
)

def callback(message: PubsubMessage):
    message_data = message.data.decode("utf-8")
    metadata = MessageMetadata.decode(message.message_id)
    print(f"Received {message_data} of ordering key {message.ordering_key} with id {metadata}.")
    message.ack()

# SubscriberClient() must be used in a `with` block or have __enter__() called before use.
with SubscriberClient() as subscriber_client:

    streaming_pull_future = subscriber_client.subscribe(
        subscription_path,
        callback=callback,
        per_partition_flow_control_settings=per_partition_flow_control_settings,
    )

    print(f"Listening for messages on {str(subscription_path)}...")

    try:
        streaming_pull_future.result(timeout=timeout)
    except TimeoutError or KeyboardInterrupt:
        streaming_pull_future.cancel()
        assert streaming_pull_future.done()

After the subscriber receives a message, the subscriber prints the message ID and the message data.

Clean up

To avoid incurring charges to your Google Cloud account for the resources used in this quickstart, follow these steps.

In the Cloud Console, go to the Lite Topics page.

Go to the Lite Topics page
Click your-lite-topic.
In the Lite topic details page, click Delete.
In the field that appears, enter delete to confirm that you want to delete the Lite topic.
Click Delete.

What's next

Learn more about Lite topics and Lite subscriptions.
Learn more about sending and receiving messages.
Look through code samples for the client library.