@Test public void testEvents() throws Exception { CachingConnectionFactory cf = new CachingConnectionFactory("localhost"); DirectMessageListenerContainer container = new DirectMessageListenerContainer(cf); container.setQueueNames(EQ1, EQ2); final List<Long> times = new ArrayList<>(); final CountDownLatch latch1 = new CountDownLatch(2); final CountDownLatch latch2 = new CountDownLatch(2); container.setApplicationEventPublisher(event -> { if (event instanceof ListenerContainerIdleEvent) { times.add(System.currentTimeMillis()); latch1.countDown(); } else if (event instanceof ListenerContainerConsumerTerminatedEvent) { latch2.countDown(); } }); container.setMessageListener(m -> { }); container.setIdleEventInterval(50L); container.setBeanName("events"); container.setConsumerTagStrategy(new Tag()); container.afterPropertiesSet(); container.start(); assertTrue(latch1.await(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS)); assertThat(times.get(1) - times.get(0), greaterThanOrEqualTo(50L)); brokerRunning.deleteQueues(EQ1, EQ2); assertTrue(latch2.await(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS)); container.stop(); cf.destroy(); }