Convert MDB to HornetQ Core Consumer

[pcarrollnf]

I am using JBoss 5.1.0 and I have HornetQ 2.2.14 server integrated with JBoss.  I am currently using JMS and MDB's for asynchronous messaging within my application.  I am using HornetQ's JMS capability for the asynchronous messaging.

I want to use HornetQ core exclusively for asynchronous messaging.  I want to avoid using MDB's within my application which means removing the ones I currently have running.  I have gone through several examples and searched through the documentation but I do not see how to do it.  Sending the message seems straightforward to me but I am unsure how to consume the message.  In other words, I am not sure how to configure HornetQ in JBoss to listen to an address to consume a message sent by the ClientProducer.  Again, I am trying to avoid using MDB's.

Please let me know if you need more information or if you can point me to some documentation on how to do this.

Thanks.

[jbertram]

To be clear, MDBs are a Java EE concept so there is nothing directly analogous to that in the core API.

I recommend you start with http://docs.jboss.org/hornetq/2.3.0.Alpha/docs/user-manual/html/using-core.html#d0e1596 and then take a look at http://docs.jboss.org/hornetq/2.3.0.Alpha/docs/api/org/hornetq/api/core/client/ClientConsumer.html.

[pcarrollnf]

OK, thanks.  MessageHandler is what I was looking for.  Thanks for pointing me the right direction.

[ataylor]

note that using JMS Message Listeners in a JEE environment is illegal, this is because the application server needs to control all threading and class loading. Altho you will be able to use a core Message Handler the same issues apply and I would recommend not using them as you may see weird consequences.

[pcarrollnf]

So, what exactly is the suggested way of using asynchronous messaging within a JEE application?  Are you saying I should stick with the MDB's?  Thanks.

[ataylor]

yes, or use remote consumers. fyi the HornetQ resource adapter is written using the core API