# azure-eventhub-rust

Guides Claude Code and GitHub Copilot on using the official azure_messaging_eventhubs Rust crate. Useful for event streaming, batching, and partition reads.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, GitHub Copilot · 5 installs · ★ 3149
- Author: Microsoft
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/microsoft/skills/tree/HEAD/.github/plugins/azure-sdk-rust/skills/azure-eventhub-rust/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/azure-eventhub-rust

## What it does

This skill guides coding assistants to use the official `azure_messaging_eventhubs` crate published by the `azure-sdk` team. It prevents the model from picking unofficial libraries and instructs it to manage dependencies via `cargo add`.

The instructions cover event ingestion with `ProducerClient` and stream consumption through `ConsumerClient`. They specifically address Rust SDK nuances: `ProducerClient::builder().open()` takes the hub name as `&str`, while `ConsumerClient` expects an owned `String`. Event extraction requires calling `event.event_data().body()`, avoiding common wrapper mistakes.

The Rust Azure identity crate does not supply `DefaultAzureCredential`, so relying on it causes compile errors. Developers must pass `DeveloperToolsCredential` for local environments and switch to `ManagedIdentityCredential` in production.

## Requirements
- Works with: Azure

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add microsoft/skills --skill azure-eventhub-rust -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/azure-eventhub-rust/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/azure-eventhub-rust/

### Codex

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/azure-eventhub-rust/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/azure-eventhub-rust/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install microsoft/skills azure-eventhub-rust
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/azure-eventhub-rust/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/microsoft/skills --path .github/plugins/azure-sdk-rust/skills/azure-eventhub-rust
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/azure-eventhub-rust/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/microsoft/skills/tree/HEAD/.github/plugins/azure-sdk-rust/skills/azure-eventhub-rust/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- send event batches through `ProducerClient` in Rust
- stream events from an Event Hub partition from an earliest or latest offset
- configure Entra ID authentication without `DefaultAzureCredential`
- handle dependency setup using `cargo add` instead of manual edits

## Example prompts
- Write a Rust function to send a batch of events to Azure Event Hubs
- Show me how to consume partition 0 starting from earliest events in Rust
- Set up Azure Event Hubs producer authentication using DeveloperToolsCredential

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: azure-eventhub-rust
description: |
  Azure Event Hubs library for Rust. Send and receive events for streaming data ingestion and batch processing.
  Triggers: "event hubs rust", "ProducerClient rust", "ConsumerClient rust", "send event rust", "streaming rust", "eventhub rust".
license: MIT
metadata:
  author: Microsoft
  package: azure_messaging_eventhubs
---

# Azure Event Hubs library for Rust

Client library for Azure Event Hubs — send and receive events for streaming data ingestion.

Use this skill when:

- An app needs to send events to Azure Event Hubs from Rust
- You need to receive and process events from partitions
- You need batch sending for throughput optimization
- You need to control consumer start position

> **IMPORTANT:** Only use the official `azure_messaging_eventhubs` crate published by the [azure-sdk](https://crates.io/users/azure-sdk) crates.io user. Do NOT use unofficial or community crates. Official crates use underscores in names and none have version 0.21.0.

## Installation

```sh
cargo add azure_messaging_eventhubs azure_identity tokio futures
```

> `DeveloperToolsCredential::new(None)?` already returns an `Arc<DeveloperToolsCredential>`, so you can pass or clone it directly into `.open()`. Add `azure_core` only when you need direct `azure_core` imports such as `ErrorKind`.

## Environment Variables

```bash
EVENTHUBS_HOST=<namespace>.servicebus.windows.net # Required — fully qualified namespace
EVENTHUB_NAME=<eventhub-name>                     # Required — name of the Event Hub
```

## Key Concepts

| Concept       | Description                                          |
| ------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| **Namespace** | Container for one or more Event Hubs                 |
| **Event Hub** | Stream of events, partitioned for parallel reads     |
| **Partition** | Ordered, append-only sequence of events              |
| **Producer**  | Sends events via `ProducerClient`                    |
| **Consumer**  | Receives events from partitions via `ConsumerClient` |

## Authentication

Rust Azure SDK code must not use `DefaultAzureCredential`. The Rust identity crate does not provide that type.

```rust
use azure_identity::DeveloperToolsCredential;
use azure_messaging_eventhubs::ProducerClient;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    // Local dev: DeveloperToolsCredential. Production: use ManagedIdentityCredential.
    let credential = DeveloperToolsCredential::new(None)?;

    let producer = ProducerClient::builder()
        .open(
            "<namespace>.servicebus.windows.net",
            "<eventhub-name>",
            credential.clone(),
        )
        .await?;
    Ok(())
}
```

Prefer the crate README/examples when checking builder signatures and receive-stream event wrapper shapes.

## Core Workflow

### Send Events

```rust
// Send a single event
producer.send_event(vec![1, 2, 3, 4], None).await?;
```

### Send Batch

```rust
let batch = producer.create_batch(None).await?;
batch.try_add_event_data(vec![1, 2, 3, 4], None)?;

producer.send_batch(batch, None).await?;
```

### Receive Events

```rust
````
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