/// <summary>
/// Purges the specified queue. Purge is done by deleting and re-creating the queue - fastest way to purge.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="manager">The manager to extend.</param>
/// <param name="queueName">Name of the queue to purge.</param>
/// <returns>Task.</returns>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentException">Cannot purge queue as it has been defined as a topic - queueName</exception>
public static async Task PurgeQueue(this ManagementClient manager, string queueName)
{
try
{
// Delete the queue.
await manager.DeleteQueueAsync(queueName);
// Then recreate it.
manager.CreateQueueIfNotExists(queueName);
}
catch (Exception)
{
try
{
// Check to see if a topic exists already with the name of the queue you are trying to create.
if (await manager.GetTopicAsync(queueName) != null)
{
throw new ArgumentException($"Cannot purge queue as it has been defined as a topic: {queueName}", "queueName");
}
}
catch (ArgumentException)
{
throw;
}
catch (Exception)
{
throw;
}
}
}
