TL;DR

March Hare 2.7.0 is released to rubygems.org.

This is a minor feature release.

Changes Between 2.6.0 and 2.7.0

RabbitMQ Java Client Upgrade

RabbitMQ Java client dependency has been updated to 3.4.1.

Host List Selection Improvements

Host selection from the list is now randomised.

Contributed by Michael Ries.

Changes Between 2.5.0 and 2.6.0

RabbitMQ Java Client Upgrade

RabbitMQ Java client dependency has been updated to 3.4.0.

Host Lists

It is now possible to pass the :hosts option to MarchHare.connect. When connection to RabbitMQ (including during connection recovery), a random host will be chosen from the list.

Better Bunny Compatibility: the Heartbeat Option

MarchHare.connect now accepts :heartbeat as an alias for :heartbeat_requested for better Bunny compatibility (and because API reference accidentally listed it).

GH issue: #57.

Full Change Log

Please consult the change log to learn about the changes.

About the Author

Michael on behalf of the Ruby RabbitMQ Clients Team