Introduction

Warning, try Camel first!

Note that we recommend you look at using Apache Camel for bridging ActiveMQ to or from any message broker (or indeed any other technology, protocol or middleware) as its much easier to:

e.g. in your Spring XML file just add:

<camelContext xmlns="http://camel.apache.org/schema/spring">
  <route>
   <from uri="mqseries:Foo.Bar"/>
   <to uri="activemq:Cheese"/>
  </route>
</camelContext>

ActiveMQ provides bridging functionality to other JMS providers that implement the JMS 1.0.2 and above specification.
A JMS bridge can be co-located with an ActiveMQ broker or run remotely.
In order to support JMS 1.0.2 there is seperation between Queues and Topics.

temporary destinations and replyTo destinations in the inbound message exchanges are automatically handled, enabling an ActiveMQ service to handle a foreign JMS TopicRequestor or QueueResquestor exchanges.

properties

JMS Bridge Topic Connector

property name

default value

description

localTopicConnection

null

if set will be used to connect to ActiveMQ

localTopicConnectionFactory

null

used to initialize the ActiveMQ JMS Connection if localTopicConnection is not set

localClientId

null

set the id of the local connection

outboundClientId

null

set the id of the outbound connection

jndiLocalTemplate

Spring default template

used for locating the Connection Factory for the ActiveMQ Connection if the localTopicConnection or localTopicConnectionFactory is not set

outboundTopicConnection

null

if set will be used to connect to the foreign JMS provider

outboundTopicConnectionFactory

null

used to initialize the foreign JMS Connection if outboundTopicConnection is not set

jndiOutboundTemplate

Spring default template

used for locating the Connection Factory for the ActiveMQ Connection if the localTopicConnection or localTopicConnectionFactory is not set

localUsername

null

if set will be used for authentication to the ActiveMQ JMS provider

localPassword

null

if set will be used for authentication to the ActiveMQ JMS provider

outboundUsername

null

if set will be used for authentication to the foreign JMS provider

outboundPassword

null

if set will be used for authentication to the foreign JMS provider

inboundMessageConvertor

null

if set will be used for converting foreign JMS Messages to a format for ActiveMQ

outboundMessageConvertor

null

if set will be used for converting ActiveMQ messages to a format for the foriegn JMS provider

inboundTopicBridges

null

an array of InboundTopicBridge instances - used for defining inbound (subscribe to) traffic from the foreign JMS provider

outboundTopicBridges

null

an array of OutboundTopicBridge instances - used for defining destinations that will be published to the foreign JMS provider

JMS Bridge Queue Connector

property name

default value

description

localQueueConnection

null

if set will be used to connect to ActiveMQ

localQueueConnectionFactory

null

used to initialize the ActiveMQ JMS Connection if localQueueConnection is not set

localClientId

null

set the id of the local connection

outboundClientId

null

set the id of the outbound connection

jndiLocalTemplate

Spring default template

used for locating the Connection Factory for the ActiveMQ Connection if the localQueueConnection or localQueueConnectionFactory is not set

outboundQueueConnection

null

if set will be used to connect to the foreign JMS provider

outboundQueueConnectionFactory

null

used to initialize the foreign JMS Connection if localQueueConnection is not set

jndiOutboundTemplate

Spring default template

used for locating the Connection Factory for the ActiveMQ Connection if the localQueueConnection or localQueueConnectionFactory is not set

localUsername

null

if set will be used for authentication to the ActiveMQ JMS provider

localPassword

null

if set will be used for authentication to the ActiveMQ JMS provider

outboundUsername

null

if set will be used for authentication to the foreign JMS provider

outboundPassword

null

if set will be used for authentication to the foreign JMS provider

inboundMessageConvertor

null

if set will be used for converting foreign JMS Messages to a format for ActiveMQ

outboundMessageConvertor

null

if set will be used for converting ActiveMQ messages to a format for the foriegn JMS provider

inboundQueueBridges

null

an array of InboundQueueBridge instances - used for defining inbound (subscribe to) traffic from the foreign JMS provider

outboundQueueBridges

null

an array of OutboundQueueBridge instances - used for defining destinations that will be forwarded to the foreign JMS provider

Topic Bridges

InboundTopicBridge

property name

default value

description

localTopicName

null

the name of the local ActiveMQ Queue

inboundTopicName

null

the foreign topic name to subscribe to

selector

null

selector to use - if any

consumerName

null

if set will create a durable consumer

OutboundTopicBridge

property name

default value

description

localTopicName

null

the name of the local ActiveMQ Queue

outboundTopicName

null

the foreign topic name to publish to

Queue Bridges

InboundQueueBridge

property name

default value

description

localQueueName

null

the name of the local ActiveMQ Queue

inboundQueueName

null

the foreign queue name to receive from

selector

null

selector to use - if any


OutboundQueueBridge

property name

default value

description

localQueueName

null

the name of the local ActiveMQ Queue

outboundQueueName

null

the foreign queue name to send to

Example XBean Configuration

The following example config file shows how to use the regular Xml Configuration to configure a JMS to JMS bridge.

  <broker xmlns="http://activemq.apache.org/schema/core" id="localbroker"
    brokerName="localBroker" persistent="false">
    <jmsBridgeConnectors>
      <jmsQueueConnector
        outboundQueueConnectionFactory="#remoteFactory">
        <inboundQueueBridges>
          <inboundQueueBridge
            inboundQueueName="org.apache.activemq.network.jms.QueueBridgeXBeanTest" />
        </inboundQueueBridges>
      </jmsQueueConnector>
    </jmsBridgeConnectors>
    <transportConnectors>
      <transportConnector uri="tcp://localhost:61234" />
    </transportConnectors>
  </broker>
  <!-- JMS ConnectionFactory to use remote -->
  <bean id="remoteFactory"
    class="org.apache.activemq.ActiveMQConnectionFactory">
    <property name="brokerURL" value="tcp://localhost:61666" />
  </bean>

Example pure Spring Configuration

The following example shows how to use raw Spring XML to wire together a broker - bridging to a Foreign JMS provider

<!-- local broker with embedded Jms to Jms bridge (ok - it's contrived) -->
  <bean id="localbroker" class="org.apache.activemq.broker.BrokerService"
    init-method="start">
    <property name="brokerName" value = "localBroker"/>
      <property name="persistent" value = "false"/>
    <property name="transportConnectorURIs">
      <list>
        <value>tcp://localhost:61234</value>
      </list>
    </property>
    <property name="jmsBridgeConnectors">
      <list>
      	<ref bean="jmsConnector"/>
      </list>
    </property>
  </bean>

  <!-- JMS ConnectionFactory to use local broker (the one with the bridge) -->
  <bean id="localFactory"
    class="org.apache.activemq.ActiveMQConnectionFactory">
    <property name="brokerURL" value="tcp://localhost:61234" />
  </bean>

  <!--JmsTopicConnector - the Jms bridge -->
  <bean id="jmsConnector"
  	class="org.apache.activemq.network.jms.JmsTopicConnector">
  	<property name = "outboundTopicConnectionFactory" ref = "remoteFactory"/>

  	<property name = "inboundTopicBridges">
  	 <list>
  	  <ref bean="InboundTopicBridge" />
  	 </list>
  	 </property>

  </bean>

  <bean id ="InboundTopicBridge" class="org.apache.activemq.network.jms.InboundTopicBridge">
  	<property name = "inboundTopicName" value = "org.apache.activemq.network.jms.TopicBridgeSpringTest"/>
  </bean>
</beans>

Example XBean Configuration to Bridge ActiveMQ to Provider With No URL Setter

Some JMS providers, WebLogic for instance, do not expose a setter for connection properties like host and port (setBrokerUrl) on their ConnectionFactory object. In this case you need to set outboundQueueConnectionFactoryName and jndiOutboundTemplate in your activemq.xml config file.

<!-- START SNIPPET: example -->
<beans>

  <!-- Allows us to use system properties as variables in this configuration file -->
  <bean class="org.springframework.beans.factory.config.PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer"/>

  <broker useJmx="true" xmlns="http://activemq.org/config/1.0">

    <persistenceAdapter>
        <journaledJDBC journalLogFiles="5" dataDirectory="${activemq.home}/activemq-data"/>
    </persistenceAdapter>

    <transportConnectors>
       <transportConnector name="default" uri="tcp://localhost:61616" discoveryUri="multicast://default"/>
       <transportConnector name="stomp"   uri="stomp://localhost:61613"/>
    </transportConnectors>

    <networkConnectors>
      <networkConnector name="default" uri="multicast://default"/>
    </networkConnectors>

    <jmsBridgeConnectors>
     <jmsQueueConnector name="JreportRequestBridge-Inbound"
        jndiOutboundTemplate="#remoteJndi"
        outboundQueueConnectionFactoryName="jms/ConnectionFactory"
        localQueueConnectionFactory="#localFactory">
        <inboundQueueBridges>
          <inboundQueueBridge inboundQueueName="jms/queue/jreport/request"/>
        </inboundQueueBridges>
      </jmsQueueConnector>
    </jmsBridgeConnectors>

  </broker>

    <!-- Set up the template for connecting to Weblogic -->
    <bean id="remoteJndi" class="org.springframework.jndi.JndiTemplate">
        <property name="environment">
                <props>
                        <prop key="java.naming.factory.initial">weblogic.jndi.WLInitialContextFactory</prop>
                        <prop key="java.naming.provider.url">t3://<your ip here>:7001</prop>
                </props>
        </property>
    </bean>

  <bean id="localFactory"
    class="org.apache.activemq.ActiveMQConnectionFactory">
    <property name="brokerURL" value="tcp://localhost:61616" />
  </bean>

  <bean id="localQueue" class="org.apache.activemq.command.ActiveMQQueue">
    <constructor-arg value="dynamic/jms.queue.jreport.request"/>
  </bean>
</beans>
<!-- END SNIPPET: xbean -->

Example pure Spring Configuration for sending messages to external ActiveMQ destination through bridge

Spring beans:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE beans PUBLIC "-//SPRING//DTD BEAN//EN" "http://www.springframework.org/dtd/spring-beans.dtd">

<beans>

	<bean id="mainBroker" class="org.apache.activemq.broker.BrokerService" init-method="start" destroy-method="stop">
		<property name="brokerName" value = "mainBroker"/>
		<property name="persistent" value="false"/>
		<property name="transportConnectorURIs">
			<list>
				<value>tcp://localhost:7000</value>
			</list>
		</property>
	</bean>

	<bean id="bridgedBroker" class="org.apache.activemq.broker.BrokerService" init-method="start" destroy-method="stop">
		<property name="brokerName" value = "bridgedBroker"/>
		<property name="persistent" value="false"/>
		<property name="transportConnectorURIs">
			<list>
				<value>tcp://localhost:7001</value>
			</list>
		</property>
		<property name="jmsBridgeConnectors">
			<list>
				<bean class="org.apache.activemq.network.jms.JmsQueueConnector">
					<property name="outboundQueueConnectionFactory">
						<bean class="org.apache.activemq.ActiveMQConnectionFactory">
							<property name="brokerURL" value="tcp://localhost:7000" />
						</bean>
					</property>
					<property name="outboundQueueBridges">
						<list>
							<bean class="org.apache.activemq.network.jms.OutboundQueueBridge">
								<constructor-arg value="messages.input"/>
							</bean>
						</list>
					</property>
				</bean>
			</list>
		</property>
	</bean>

</beans>

Java code:

public class BridgeTest {

	public BridgeTest() throws Exception {

	    Log log = LogFactory.getLog(getClass());

	    new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext("bridge/context-bridge.xml");

	    ActiveMQConnection connection = ActiveMQConnection.makeConnection("tcp://localhost:7001");
	    connection.start();
	    Session session = connection.createSession(false, Session.AUTO_ACKNOWLEDGE);
	    Destination destination = session.createQueue("messages.input");
	    MessageProducer producer = session.createProducer(destination);
	    producer.send(session.createTextMessage("Test Message"));
	    log.debug("send message");
	    session.close();
	    connection.close();

	    connection = ActiveMQConnection.makeConnection("tcp://localhost:7000");
	    connection.start();
	    session = connection.createSession(false, Session.AUTO_ACKNOWLEDGE);
	    destination = session.createQueue("messages.input");
            MessageConsumer consumer = session.createConsumer(destination);
            log.debug("receive message");
            Message message = consumer.receive(5000);
            log.debug("Received: " + message);
	    session.close();
	    connection.close();
	}

	public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
		new BridgeTest();
	}

}
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