dump_messages()
This operation dumps messages from a WAL range for data salvage using a server-streaming RPC. It is typically used after a force failover: call get_replicate_info() on the old primary to obtain the salvage checkpoint, then dump the messages that were not yet synchronized to the new primary.
Request syntax
client.dump_messages(
pchannel: str,
start_message_id: Dict,
start_timetick: int = 0,
end_timetick: int = 0,
timeout: Optional[float] = None
) -> Generator[dict]
PARAMETERS:
pchannel (str) -
[REQUIRED]
The physical channel name to dump from.
start_message_id (dict) -
[REQUIRED]
The start position in the WAL. A dictionary with the keys id (str) and wal_name (str). This parameter accepts the value of
get_replicate_info()["salvage_checkpoint"]["message_id"]directly.start_timetick (int) -
Only dump messages with a timetick greater than or equal to this value. The value 0 means no lower bound.
end_timetick (int) -
Only dump messages with a timetick less than or equal to this value. The value 0 means no limit — the server keeps streaming until the RPC is cancelled; combined with no timeout, iteration blocks indefinitely.
timeout (Optional[float]) -
The timeout in seconds applied to the entire stream.
RETURN TYPE:
Generator[dict]
RETURNS:
A generator yielding one dictionary per message with the following members:
message_id (dict | None) -
The message position in the WAL, containing the keys id (str) and wal_name (str).
payload (bytes) -
The raw payload of the message.
properties (dict) -
The properties of the message.
EXCEPTIONS:
ParamError
Raised when pchannel or start_message_id is missing or invalid at call time.
MilvusException
This exception will be raised when the server reports an error during iteration.
Example
from pymilvus import MilvusClient
client = MilvusClient(
uri="http://localhost:19530",
token="root:Milvus"
)
info = client.get_replicate_info(
source_cluster_id="primary",
target_pchannel="by-dev-rootcoord-dml_0",
)
ckpt = info["salvage_checkpoint"]
for msg in client.dump_messages(
pchannel="by-dev-rootcoord-dml_0",
start_message_id=ckpt["message_id"],
start_timetick=ckpt["time_tick"],
end_timetick=0,
):
print(msg["message_id"], len(msg["payload"]))