[QPID-4422] Python Client (0-8..0-9) should allow "instance" client property to be passed in order to allow re-subscribing to durable subscriptions

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.14, 0.16, 0.18
• Fix Version/s: 0.19
• Component/s: Python Client
• Assignee: Keith Wall
• Reporter: Keith Wall
• Created: 06/Nov/12 15:10
• Updated: 29/Jul/13 18:53
• Resolved: 09/Nov/12 12:51

Description

In order reconnect to an exclusive queue, the client must reconnect with the same clientid. In the Python 0-8 and 0-9 client code, this is currently impossible as it does not allow the "instance" client property to be passed to the broker when performing the connection.start, and so the Broker assigns a random one.

This makes it impossible for the Python client users to use exclusive queues, which are integral to using durable subscriptions properly.

The 0-10 code does not have this problem.

The Python client (0-8..0-9 code paths) should be changed to allow the user to pass the client_properties, thus allowing them to specify the instance. We should also take this opportunity to pass the client version number.