For 4.1.x, by @aaron-seo: introduce a command that would force QQs to take a checkpoint and truncate its segments

deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_quorum_queue.erl

@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@
          force_vhost_queues_shrink_member_to_current_member/1,
          force_all_queues_shrink_member_to_current_member/0]).
 
+-export([force_checkpoint/2, force_checkpoint_on_queue/1]).
+
 %% for backwards compatibility
 -export([file_handle_leader_reservation/1,
          file_handle_other_reservation/0,
@@ -141,6 +143,7 @@
 -define(RPC_TIMEOUT, 1000).
 -define(START_CLUSTER_TIMEOUT, 5000).
 -define(START_CLUSTER_RPC_TIMEOUT, 60_000). %% needs to be longer than START_CLUSTER_TIMEOUT
+-define(FORCE_CHECKPOINT_RPC_TIMEOUT, 15_000).
 -define(TICK_INTERVAL, 5000). %% the ra server tick time
 -define(DELETE_TIMEOUT, 5000).
 -define(MEMBER_CHANGE_TIMEOUT, 20_000).
@@ -2089,6 +2092,38 @@ force_all_queues_shrink_member_to_current_member(ListQQFun) when is_function(Lis
     rabbit_log:warning("Shrinking finished"),
     ok.
 
+force_checkpoint_on_queue(QName) ->
+    Node = node(),
+    QNameFmt = rabbit_misc:rs(QName),
+    case rabbit_db_queue:get_durable(QName) of
+        {ok, Q} when ?amqqueue_is_classic(Q) ->
+            {error, classic_queue_not_supported};
+        {ok, Q} when ?amqqueue_is_quorum(Q) ->
+            {RaName, _} = amqqueue:get_pid(Q),
+            rabbit_log:debug("Sending command to force ~ts to take a checkpoint", [QNameFmt]),
+            rpc:call(Node, ra, cast_aux_command, [{RaName, Node}, force_checkpoint], ?FORCE_CHECKPOINT_RPC_TIMEOUT);
+        {ok, _Q} ->
+            {error, not_quorum_queue};
+        {error, _} = E ->
+            E
+    end.
+
+force_checkpoint(VhostSpec, QueueSpec) ->
+    [begin
+         QName = amqqueue:get_name(Q),
+         case force_checkpoint_on_queue(QName) of
+             ok ->
+                 {QName, {ok}};
+             {error, Err} ->
+                 rabbit_log:warning("~ts: failed to force checkpoint, error: ~w",
+                                    [rabbit_misc:rs(QName), Err]),
+                 {QName, {error, Err}}
+         end
+     end
+     || Q <- rabbit_db_queue:get_all_durable_by_type(?MODULE),
+        is_match(amqqueue:get_vhost(Q), VhostSpec)
+        andalso is_match(get_resource_name(amqqueue:get_name(Q)), QueueSpec)].
+
 is_minority(All, Up) ->
     MinQuorum = length(All) div 2 + 1,
     length(Up) < MinQuorum.

deps/rabbit/test/quorum_queue_SUITE.erl

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 -include_lib("eunit/include/eunit.hrl").
 -include_lib("amqp_client/include/amqp_client.hrl").
 -include_lib("rabbitmq_ct_helpers/include/rabbit_assert.hrl").
+-include_lib("rabbit/src/rabbit_fifo.hrl").
 
 -import(queue_utils, [wait_for_messages_ready/3,
                       wait_for_messages_pending_ack/3,
@@ -97,6 +98,8 @@ groups() ->
                                             force_shrink_member_to_current_member,
                                             force_all_queues_shrink_member_to_current_member,
                                             force_vhost_queues_shrink_member_to_current_member,
+                                            force_checkpoint_on_queue,
+                                            force_checkpoint,
                                             policy_repair,
                                             gh_12635,
                                             replica_states
@@ -1309,6 +1312,70 @@ force_vhost_queues_shrink_member_to_current_member(Config) ->
         ?assertEqual(3, length(Nodes0))
     end || Q <- QQs, VHost <- VHosts].
 
+force_checkpoint_on_queue(Config) ->
+    [Server0, _Server1, _Server2] =
+        rabbit_ct_broker_helpers:get_node_configs(Config, nodename),
+    Ch = rabbit_ct_client_helpers:open_channel(Config, Server0),
+    QQ = ?config(queue_name, Config),
+    RaName = ra_name(QQ),
+    QName = rabbit_misc:r(<<"/">>, queue, QQ),
+
+    ?assertEqual({'queue.declare_ok', QQ, 0, 0},
+                 declare(Ch, QQ, [{<<"x-queue-type">>, longstr, <<"quorum">>}])),
+
+    N = 20_000,
+    rabbit_ct_client_helpers:publish(Ch, QQ, N),
+    wait_for_messages_ready([Server0], RaName, N),
+
+    %% The state before any checkpoints
+    rabbit_ct_helpers:await_condition(
+      fun() ->
+          {ok, State, _} = rpc:call(Server0, ra, member_overview, [{RaName, Server0}]),
+          #{log := #{latest_checkpoint_index := LCI}} = State,
+          LCI =:= undefined
+      end),
+
+    {ok, State0, _} = rpc:call(Server0, ra, member_overview, [{RaName, Server0}]),
+    ct:pal("Ra server state before forcing a checkpoint: ~tp~n", [State0]),
+
+    %% wait for longer than ?CHECK_MIN_INTERVAL_MS ms
+    timer:sleep(?CHECK_MIN_INTERVAL_MS + 1000),
+    rabbit_ct_broker_helpers:rpc(Config, 0, rabbit_quorum_queue,
+        force_checkpoint_on_queue, [QName]),
+
+    %% Wait for initial checkpoint and make sure it's not 0
+    rabbit_ct_helpers:await_condition(
+      fun() ->
+          {ok, State, _} = rpc:call(Server0, ra, member_overview, [{RaName, Server0}]),
+          ct:pal("Ra server state post forced checkpoint: ~tp~n", [State]),
+          #{log := #{latest_checkpoint_index := LCI}} = State,
+          (LCI =/= undefined) andalso (LCI >= N)
+      end).
+
+force_checkpoint(Config) ->
+    [Server0, _Server1, _Server2] =
+        rabbit_ct_broker_helpers:get_node_configs(Config, nodename),
+    Ch = rabbit_ct_client_helpers:open_channel(Config, Server0),
+    QQ = ?config(queue_name, Config),
+    QQName = rabbit_misc:r(<<"/">>, queue, QQ),
+    CQ = <<"force_checkpoint_cq">>,
+    RaName = ra_name(QQ),
+
+    ?assertEqual({'queue.declare_ok', QQ, 0, 0},
+                 declare(Ch, QQ, [{<<"x-queue-type">>, longstr, <<"quorum">>}])),
+
+    ?assertEqual({'queue.declare_ok', CQ, 0, 0},
+                 declare(Ch, CQ, [{<<"x-queue-type">>, longstr, <<"classic">>}])),
+
+    rabbit_ct_client_helpers:publish(Ch, QQ, 3),
+    wait_for_messages_ready([Server0], RaName, 3),
+
+    ForceCheckpointRes = rabbit_ct_broker_helpers:rpc(Config, 0, rabbit_quorum_queue,
+        force_checkpoint, [<<".*">>, <<".*">>]),
+    ExpectedRes = [{QQName, {ok}}],
+
+    % Result should only have quorum queue
+    ?assertEqual(ExpectedRes, ForceCheckpointRes).
 
 % Tests that, if the process of a QQ is dead in the moment of declaring a policy
 % that affects such queue, when the process is made available again, the policy

deps/rabbitmq_cli/lib/rabbitmq/cli/queues/commands/force_checkpoint_command.ex

@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+## This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+## License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+## file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+##
+## Copyright (c) 2007-2025 Broadcom. All Rights Reserved. The term “Broadcom” refers to Broadcom Inc. and/or its subsidiaries.  All rights reserved.
+
+defmodule RabbitMQ.CLI.Queues.Commands.ForceCheckpointCommand do
+  alias RabbitMQ.CLI.Core.{DocGuide}
+
+  @behaviour RabbitMQ.CLI.CommandBehaviour
+
+  defp default_opts,
+    do: %{vhost_pattern: ".*", queue_pattern: ".*", errors_only: false}
+
+  def switches(),
+    do: [
+      vhost_pattern: :string,
+      queue_pattern: :string,
+      errors_only: :boolean
+    ]
+
+  def merge_defaults(args, opts) do
+    {args, Map.merge(default_opts(), opts)}
+  end
+
+  use RabbitMQ.CLI.Core.RequiresRabbitAppRunning
+  use RabbitMQ.CLI.Core.AcceptsNoPositionalArguments
+
+  def run([], %{
+        node: node_name,
+        vhost_pattern: vhost_pat,
+        queue_pattern: queue_pat,
+        errors_only: errors_only
+      }) do
+    args = [vhost_pat, queue_pat]
+
+    case :rabbit_misc.rpc_call(node_name, :rabbit_quorum_queue, :force_checkpoint, args) do
+      {:badrpc, _} = error ->
+        error
+
+      results when errors_only ->
+        for {{:resource, vhost, _kind, name}, {:error, _, _} = res} <- results,
+            do: [
+              {:vhost, vhost},
+              {:name, name},
+              {:result, res}
+            ]
+
+      results ->
+        for {{:resource, vhost, _kind, name}, res} <- results,
+            do: [
+              {:vhost, vhost},
+              {:name, name},
+              {:result, res}
+            ]
+    end
+  end
+
+  use RabbitMQ.CLI.DefaultOutput
+
+  def formatter(), do: RabbitMQ.CLI.Formatters.Table
+
+  def usage,
+    do: "force_checkpoint [--vhost-pattern <pattern>] [--queue-pattern <pattern>]"
+
+  def usage_additional do
+    [
+      ["--queue-pattern <pattern>", "regular expression to match queue names"],
+      ["--vhost-pattern <pattern>", "regular expression to match virtual host names"],
+      ["--errors-only", "only list queues which reported an error"]
+    ]
+  end
+
+  def usage_doc_guides() do
+    [
+      DocGuide.quorum_queues()
+    ]
+  end
+
+  def help_section, do: :replication
+
+  def description,
+    do: "Forces checkpoints for all matching quorum queues"
+
+  def banner([], _) do
+    "Forcing checkpoint for all matching quorum queues..."
+  end
+end

deps/rabbitmq_cli/test/queues/force_checkpoint_command_test.exs

@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+## This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+## License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+## file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+##
+## Copyright (c) 2007-2025 Broadcom. All Rights Reserved. The term “Broadcom” refers to Broadcom Inc. and/or its subsidiaries.  All rights reserved.
+
+defmodule RabbitMQ.CLI.Queues.Commands.ForceCheckpointCommandTest do
+  use ExUnit.Case, async: false
+  import TestHelper
+
+  @command RabbitMQ.CLI.Queues.Commands.ForceCheckpointCommand
+
+  setup_all do
+    RabbitMQ.CLI.Core.Distribution.start()
+
+    :ok
+  end
+
+  setup context do
+    {:ok,
+     opts: %{
+       node: get_rabbit_hostname(),
+       timeout: context[:test_timeout] || 30000,
+       vhost_pattern: ".*",
+       queue_pattern: ".*",
+       errors_only: false
+     }}
+  end
+
+  test "merge_defaults: defaults to reporting complete results" do
+    assert @command.merge_defaults([], %{}) ==
+             {[],
+              %{
+                vhost_pattern: ".*",
+                queue_pattern: ".*",
+                errors_only: false
+              }}
+  end
+
+  test "validate: accepts no positional arguments" do
+    assert @command.validate([], %{}) == :ok
+  end
+
+  test "validate: any positional arguments fail validation" do
+    assert @command.validate(["quorum-queue-a"], %{}) == {:validation_failure, :too_many_args}
+
+    assert @command.validate(["quorum-queue-a", "two"], %{}) ==
+             {:validation_failure, :too_many_args}
+
+    assert @command.validate(["quorum-queue-a", "two", "three"], %{}) ==
+             {:validation_failure, :too_many_args}
+  end
+
+  @tag test_timeout: 3000
+  test "run: targeting an unreachable node throws a badrpc", context do
+    assert match?(
+             {:badrpc, _},
+             @command.run(
+               [],
+               Map.merge(context[:opts], %{node: :jake@thedog})
+             )
+           )
+  end
+end