Chapter 4. Connecting to ActiveMQ

 

This chapter covers
  • A description and demonstration of ActiveMQ connector URIs
  • How to connect your clients to ActiveMQ using transport connectors
  • How to create a cluster of ActiveMQ message brokers using network connectors

 

The main role of a JMS broker such as ActiveMQ is to provide a communication infrastructure for client applications. For that reason, ActiveMQ provides connectors, a connectivity mechanism that provides client-to-broker communications (using transport connectors) as well as broker-to-broker communications (using network connectors). ActiveMQ allows client applications to connect using a variety of protocols, but also allows other brokers to create communication channels and to build ...

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