Multiple MessageListener on a Queue

[kaushikjadav]

Hi,

I have configured JBossMQ(4.01sp1) to work in clustered mode(HAJMS).

I just had couple of questions on how JBossMQ handles multiple MessageListener registered to receive messages on a Queue.

1. Is there any advantage in registering a pool of MessageListeners on a Queue?

2. Does JBossMQ do any load distribution by employing a message distribution strategy like round robin or load based message distribution to each registered MessageListener?

It would be great if someone can provide an insight.

Thanks.

Regards,
-Kaushik Jadav

[genman]

The usual strategy is to use a MDB rather than creating a pool of listeners. But you don't get any more messaging performance on the JBoss side.

JBoss distributes messages using a round-robin strategy