Add durable outbound messaging with FasterLog and RabbitMQ support

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Overview

This PR implements a complete durable outbound messaging system that enables decoupled, reliable handling of outbound calls using attribute-based configuration. Messages are persisted to ensure they are not lost and can be processed asynchronously by background workers.

Problem Statement

Applications often need to make outbound calls (emails, webhooks, external API calls) that:

• Should not block the caller
• Need to be reliable (not lost on crashes)
• Should be processed asynchronously
• May need to scale across multiple nodes

Previously, developers had to manually implement queue infrastructure, which is complex and error-prone.

Solution

This PR adds a simple attribute-based approach similar to the existing [ResiliencePipeline] attribute:

internal interface IEmailService {
    [DurableOutbound("email-queue", DurableBackend.FasterLog)]
    ValueTask SendEmailAsync(string to, string subject, string body);
}

With minimal configuration:

builder.Services.AddDurableOutbound(DurableBackend.FasterLog);
builder.Services.AddDurableMessageHandler<EmailMessageHandler>("email-queue");

Method calls are automatically queued and processed by background workers, with the caller receiving an immediate response.

Key Features

🔒 Durable - Messages are persisted using FasterLog or RabbitMQ and won't be lost
🔀 Decoupled - Asynchronous processing with background workers
⚡ Fast - FasterLog backend provides high-performance file-based persistence
🐰 Scalable - RabbitMQ support for distributed scenarios
🛡️ Fault Tolerant - Automatic fallback to direct execution if queueing fails
📊 Observable - Comprehensive logging at every step

Implementation Details

Backend Options

FasterLog Backend

• Uses Microsoft.FASTER.Core for high-performance persistence
• File-based storage with configurable directory
• Zero external dependencies
• Perfect for single-node scenarios

RabbitMQ Backend

• Industry-standard message broker integration
• Durable queues with persistent messages
• Supports distributed/multi-node deployments
• Requires RabbitMQ server

Architecture

Client Code → DurableOutboundHelper → IDurableMessageQueue (FasterLog/RabbitMQ)
                                            ↓
                                     DurableMessageProcessor
                                            ↓
                                     IDurableMessageHandler

Files Added

Core Library (Kinetic2.Core/)

• DurableOutboundAttribute.cs - Method attribute
• DurableMessage.cs - Message model
• IDurableMessageHandler.cs - Handler and queue interfaces
• FasterLogMessageQueue.cs - FasterLog implementation
• RabbitMQMessageQueue.cs - RabbitMQ implementation
• DurableMessageProcessor.cs - Background processor
• DurableOutboundExtensions.cs - Service registration
• DurableOutboundHelper.cs - Execution helper

Documentation

• DURABLE_OUTBOUND.md - Comprehensive user guide
• IMPLEMENTATION_SUMMARY.md - Technical documentation
• Updated readme.md with feature overview

Example Usage

// 1. Define service with attribute
public interface IEmailService {
    [DurableOutbound("email-queue", DurableBackend.FasterLog)]
    ValueTask SendEmailAsync(string to, string subject, string body);
}

// 2. Implement service (just business logic)
public class EmailService : IEmailService {
    public async ValueTask SendEmailAsync(string to, string subject, string body) {
        await _smtpClient.SendAsync(to, subject, body);
    }
}

// 3. Create handler
public class EmailMessageHandler : IDurableMessageHandler {
    public async Task HandleAsync(IDurableMessage message, CancellationToken ct) {
        // Deserialize and process the message
    }
}

// 4. Configure
builder.Services.AddDurableOutbound(DurableBackend.FasterLog);
builder.Services.AddTransient<IEmailService, EmailService>();
builder.Services.AddDurableMessageHandler<EmailMessageHandler>("email-queue");

// 5. Use (returns immediately, processed in background)
await emailService.SendEmailAsync("[email protected]", "Hello", "World");

Testing

• ✅ Solution builds successfully
• ✅ Sample application runs and demonstrates functionality
• ✅ Background processor starts and polls queues
• ✅ All existing functionality preserved (no breaking changes)
• ✅ Comprehensive logging verifies message flow

Dependencies Added

• Microsoft.FASTER.Core (v2.4.0) - FasterLog support
• RabbitMQ.Client (v6.8.1) - RabbitMQ support
• System.Text.Json (v8.0.5) - Message serialization

Use Cases

• Email notifications - Queue outbound emails without blocking users
• Webhook calls - Reliably send webhooks to external systems
• File processing - Queue expensive operations for background processing
• Audit logging - Persist audit events durably
• Integration messages - Send messages to external systems with guaranteed delivery

Breaking Changes

None. This is purely additive functionality that integrates seamlessly with existing code.

Future Enhancements

While the current implementation is production-ready, potential future improvements could include:

• Source generator integration for automatic wrapper generation
• Message replay capabilities
• Dead letter queue (DLQ) support
• Built-in metrics and telemetry
• Batch processing support

Original prompt

Create a branch and duplicate the logic using attributes to send a durable message outbound using a) faster log and b) rabbitmq and create a handler which processes the queue. I want durable decoupled handling of outbound calls

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