How to handle the JMS bridge in AS7?

[jbertram]

Currently there is no pre-defined way to deploy a JMS bridge (i.e. org.hornetq.jms.bridge.impl.JMSBridgeImpl) in AS7.  In JBoss AS 6 and earlier you could deploy the bridge as an MBean or JBoss MC bean, but the current configuration schema in AS7 simply doesn't support it.  The bridge is a nice feature so we need a way to deploy it.

That said, it doesn't exactly make sense to add the JMS bridge to a <hornetq-server> because the bridge can operate independently of a local HornetQ server (unless we decide to assume that one end of the bridge will always involve the inVM server).  Here are a couple of points for discussion:

1. Do we want the bridge to be completely independent of the inVM server?
2. If yes to #1, should we break the bridge out into its own module?
3. If yes to #1, should the bridge have its own subsystem?
4. If no to #1, should we change the bridge to force one "end" of it to use the inVM connection factory?

[clebert.suconic]

The bridge should be able to handle any JMS Server from target to destiny.

This will need some engineering. You (with AndyT's help maybe) could make a proposal?

[jbertram]

Here's a thread on the AS7 forum where a user wants this bridge.  Just noting it here for tracking purposes.

[jbertram]

I talked with Jeff and opened AS7-4268 for this.  I believe he will be taking care of it, although I'm not sure about the ETA.  Check the JIRA for further details.