func New(config *config.Config) *Broker {
broker := new(Broker)
broker.cfg = config
// Connect to the message queue server
address := fmt.Sprintf("amqp://%s:%s@%s:%d/", config.GetQueueUsername(),
config.GetQueuePassword(),
config.GetQueueHost(),
config.GetQueuePort())
conn, err := amqp.Dial(address)
if err != nil {
fmt.Printf("There was an error connecting to the broker")
panic(err)
}
broker.conn = conn
// Create a new channel
channel, err := conn.Channel()
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
broker.channel = channel
broker.initializeQueues()
return broker
}
