On 19/08/2011 16:14, Nigel Deakin wrote:
> On 19/08/2011 16:03, Nigel Deakin wrote:
>> I have logged this JIRA issue, which I hope is self-explanatory:
>> http://java.net/jira/browse/JMS_SPEC-50
>
> I forgot to mention that this change was proposed by Tom.
>
> > Any objections?
No-one has commented or objected. I'm not surprised - I suspect all vendors support both queues and topics these days,
given that this is mandatory in Java EE. So I will assume with no further ado that this change has the support of the EG.
(What this means is that the next time you'll hear about this is when you see it in the draft spec)
Nigel
>> In the JMS Specification 1.1, Chapter 1.3 "What Is Required by JMS" says:
>>
>> "Providers of JMS point-to-point functionality are not required to provide publish/subscribe functionality and vice
>> versa."
>>
>> However Java EE 6 in Section EE.2.7.8 "Java™ Message Service (JMS)" says
>>
>> "The Java Message Service is a standard API for messaging that supports reliable point-to-point messaging as well as the
>> publish-subscribe model. This specification requires a JMS provider that implements both point-to-point messaging as
>> well as publish-subscribe messaging."
>>
>> It is proposed to change the JMS specification to bring it in to line with Java EE, and make it mandatory for a
>> standalone JMS provider to implement both point-to-point messaging (Queues) and publish-subscribe messaging (Topics).
>>