Priority Queues for Message Routing

Transform message chaos into organized, SLA-compliant processing.

The Problem

Without priority queuing, critical messages get stuck:

• Critical alerts wait behind millions of INFO logs
• Enterprise customers get same latency as free tier
• Payment failures compete with bulk analytics
• SLA violations and poor customer experience

The Solution

Learn 4 priority routing techniques:

1. Severity-Based Routing - Map log levels (CRITICAL, ERROR, WARN, INFO) to priority queues
2. Customer Tier Routing - Route enterprise/premium customers to dedicated high-priority queues
3. Multi-Criteria Scoring - Combine customer tier, event type, and urgency with weighted scoring
4. Age-Based Escalation - Time-based priority boost prevents low-priority message starvation

Get Started

Choose your path:

Interactive Explorer

See each priority routing technique with side-by-side before/after views

Step-by-Step Tutorial

Build the pipeline incrementally:

1. Severity-Based Queues
2. Customer Tier Queues
3. Multi-Criteria Scoring
4. Prevent Starvation

Complete Pipeline

Download the production-ready solution