Configuration

Only the four configuration parameters mentioned in the following table a required for every JMS connection (for both messaging and replication). Please consult the linked documentation for more information.

Mandatory configuration properties

Parameter	Description	Example	Reference
connection-factory	The name of the connection factory.	ConnectionFactory	Javadoc
destination	The name of the (JMS) Queue or Topic.	dynamicQueues/eXistdb-messaging-demo dynamicTopics/eXistdb-replication-demo	Javadoc
java.naming.factory.initial	The initial context factory to use. The value must be the fully qualified class name of the factory class that will create an initial context.	org.apache.activemq.jndi.ActiveMQInitialContextFactory	Javadoc
java.naming.provider.url	The service provider to use. The value of the property should contain a URL string.	tcp://localhost:61616	ActiveMQ

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The next parameters are optional and can be used to customise the JMS connection.

Optional configuration properties

Parameter	Description	Reference
connection.client-id	Sets the client identifier for new connection. The ID must be unique for all connections and is required for (durable) Topics.	Javadoc
connection.password	Password for creating a new connection. Username is required.	Javadoc
connection.username	Username for creating a new connection, Password is required.	Javadoc
consumer.message-selector	Only messages with properties matching the message selector expression are delivered. No value or an empty string indicates that there is no message selector for the message consumer.	JEE tutorial
producer.priority	Priority of a message. Value ranged 0-9, default is 4.	Javadoc
producer.time-to-live	Maximum time to live for a message.	Javadoc
subscriber.durable	Set to 'true' to create durable subscriber to a Topic. Default is 'true', set to 'false' to create a normal consumer to a topic. Value 'true' is used by default for replication.	Javadoc
subscriber.name	Name used to identify this subscription, required for (durable) Topics.	Javadoc