Harnessing Apache ActiveMQ: ActiveMQ 6.x features and roadmap (OPN311)

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Overview of Active MQ

What is a Message Broker?

  • The key characteristics of a message broker are the split between the producer and the consumer.
  • The producer only knows the destination (queue or topic) and not the consumer.
  • The consumer doesn't know where the message is coming from.
  • This creates a "man-in-the-middle" pattern, allowing the broker to apply advanced features like message routing, buffering, filtering, and transactions.

What is Active MQ?

  • Active MQ is an open-source message broker based on standards like JMS and MQTT.
  • It has a broker component that can be run on any machine with a JVM, and client libraries for various languages.
  • It supports multiple transport protocols like TCP, SSL, HTTP, and WebSocket.
  • Active MQ was first released in 2004 and has evolved through several major versions.

Active MQ 6 and Beyond

Active MQ 6

  • The main focus of Active MQ 6 was full support for JMS 2.0 and Jakarta Messaging 3.0.
  • It also added support for newer Java versions, updated dependencies, and improved cloud deployability.
  • Security and operability were also improved with new plugins and metrics.

JMS 2.0 and Jakarta Messaging 3.0

  • JMS 2.0 simplified the API, reducing boilerplate code for common tasks.
  • It also changed exception handling to use unchecked exceptions.
  • Jakarta Messaging 3.0 introduced some changes, including a namespace change from javax.jms to jakarta.jms.

Amazon MQ for Active MQ

Cross-Region Data Replication

  • Amazon MQ for Active MQ supports cross-region data replication, allowing you to maintain a warm standby replica in another region.
  • This replication is designed to handle the unique challenges of replicating a message broker, including dealing with messages that get consumed and deleted before they can be replicated.
  • Two modes are supported: a planned "switchover" for consistency, and an unplanned "failover" for availability.

Roadmap and Contributions

  • Active MQ 6.5 will complete JMS 2.0 and Jakarta Messaging 3.0 support.
  • Active MQ 6.6 will focus on improved authentication and authorization features.
  • Active MQ 6.7 will introduce a preview of "Replicated KADB", a feature for replicating messages and acknowledgments across multiple brokers.
  • Active MQ 7 plans include removing the Spring dependency and making the Replicated KADB feature production-ready.
  • The community welcomes contributions and involvement in the project.

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