Ensuring ordered message processing with RabbitMQ consistent hash exchange

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To ensure ordered message processing with RabbitMQ using a consistent hash exchange, you would need to create a RabbitMQ exchange of type `x-consistent-hash`. This type of exchange ensures that messages with the same routing key are consistently directed to the same queue, thus preserving the order.

In Pulumi, you can use the `rabbitmq` package to configure RabbitMQ resources. We'll create:
1. A RabbitMQ Virtual Host (`VHost`) to provide a namespace for queues, exchanges.
2. A RabbitMQ Exchange with our custom consistent hash exchange type defined in the settings.
3. RabbitMQ Queues to which the exchange will deliver messages.
4. Bindings that bind the queues to the exchange with specific routing keys.

Here is a Pulumi program written in TypeScript that sets up a consistent hash exchange and queues for ordered message processing with RabbitMQ:

```typescript
import * as pulumi from "@pulumi/pulumi";
import * as rabbitmq from "@pulumi/rabbitmq";

// Create a virtual host within RabbitMQ.
const vhost = new rabbitmq.VHost("my-vhost", {
    // The name of the virtual host in RabbitMQ.
    name: "my-vhost",
});

// Create a consistent hash exchange within the vhost.
const hashExchange = new rabbitmq.Exchange("hash-exchange", {
    // Specifies the name of the exchange.
    name: "consistent-hash-exchange",
    // Specifies the virtual host to associate the exchange with.
    vhost: vhost.name,
    // Defines the settings for the exchange.
    settings: {
        // Identifies the exchange as a consistent hash exchange.
        type: "x-consistent-hash",
        // Determination if the exchange should remain active when the server is restarted.
        durable: true,
        // Additional arguments for creating the exchange (like hashing algorithm, etc.).
        arguments: {
            "hash-header": "message-id", // header that will be hashed for routing
        },
    },
});

// Define an array of queue names for demonstration purposes.
const queueNames = ["queue-1", "queue-2", "queue-3"];

// Create queues and bind each to the hash exchange.
const queues = queueNames.map(queueName => {
    const queue = new rabbitmq.Queue(queueName, {
        // Name of the queue.
        name: queueName,
        // Virtual host to associate the queue with.
        vhost: vhost.name,
        settings: {
            durable: true,
        },
    });

// For each queue, we create a binding to the consistent hash exchange created earlier.
    // The binding key used here is arbitrarily chosen to demonstrate routing based on hash distribution.
    new rabbitmq.Binding(`${queueName}-binding`, {
        // Virtual host of the binding.
        vhost: vhost.name,
        // The source exchange to bind to the queue.
        source: hashExchange.name,
        // The destination queue where messages should be delivered.
        destination: queue.name,
        // This is the binding key that will apply the consistent hash function.
        routingKey: "10", // This value should be based on your message distribution needs.
    });

return queue;
});

// Export the name of the hash exchange and queues.
export const hashExchangeName = hashExchange.name;
queues.forEach((queue, idx) => {
    pulumi.export(`queueName${idx + 1}`, queue.name);
});
```

This program sets up the required infrastructure for ordered message processing using a consistent hash exchange. The `hashExchange` is where messages will be published. It utilizes the `message-id` header to route messages to the bound queues based on their consistent hash values. The `queues` array defines multiple queues which are bound to the exchange, and each binding has a `routingKey` which can be set to different values according to your consistent hashing requirements.

Remember to install the necessary Pulumi packages before running your program:

```bash
pulumi plugin install resource rabbitmq v3.3.0
npm install @pulumi/rabbitmq
```

After running this Pulumi program, you should have a consistent hash exchange set up with a few queues bound to it, which can be utilized to maintain the order of message processing in your RabbitMQ server.