the main meat is in: https://github.com/apache/activemq/blob/d54e0d6ab590b6a6148a5e2629c45b95d3f40eb8/activemq-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/plugin/DiscardingDLQBroker.java#L47
maybe an option in there will give you a quick win, do what regionBroker does but set an expiration. On 17 October 2014 21:25, Gary Tully <gary.tu...@gmail.com> wrote: > you really need an enhancement of your own plugin that will implement > sendToDeadLetterQueue b/c the current impl will clear the expiration of the > message, so it is in theory not possible for a message sent to the DLQ, to > expire. > > > https://github.com/apache/activemq/blob/d54e0d6ab590b6a6148a5e2629c45b95d3f40eb8/activemq-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/region/RegionBroker.java#L744 > > A little plugin may be the answer - a variant of the discardingDLQBrokerPlugin > should be easy to hack up, maybe add a configurable expiry to that plugin > and submit a patch. > > > https://github.com/apache/activemq/blob/d54e0d6ab590b6a6148a5e2629c45b95d3f40eb8/activemq-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/plugin/DiscardingDLQBrokerPlugin.java > > > On 17 October 2014 18:17, gchakra <gopal.chakravar...@fox.com> wrote: > >> 1.For the dead letter queue ActiveMQ.DLQ, I would like to configure a >> policy >> whereby messages in DLQ get deleted after they have resided in DLQ for 5 >> days. >> I couldnt see how to do it in the documentation. >> My current activemq.xml configuration file is below...how do I modify it >> for >> autoexpiring my DLQ messages after 5 days... >> >> >> <beans xmlns="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans" >> xmlns:amq="http://activemq.apache.org/schema/core" >> xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" >> xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans >> http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans-2.0.xsd >> http://activemq.apache.org/schema/core >> http://activemq.apache.org/schema/core/activemq-core.xsd"> >> <bean >> >> class="org.springframework.beans.factory.config.PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer"> >> <property name="locations"> >> >> <value>file:${activemq.base}/conf/credentials.properties</value> >> </property> >> </bean> >> <broker xmlns="http://activemq.apache.org/schema/core" >> brokerName="localhost" dataDirectory="${activemq.base}/data" >> destroyApplicationContextOnStop="true"> >> <destinationPolicy> >> <policyMap> >> <policyEntries> >> <policyEntry topic=">" >> producerFlowControl="false" memoryLimit="1mb" >> useCache="false"> >> <pendingSubscriberPolicy> >> <vmCursor /> >> </pendingSubscriberPolicy> >> </policyEntry> >> <policyEntry queue=">" >> producerFlowControl="false" memoryLimit="1mb" >> useCache="false"> >> <dispatchPolicy> >> >> <roundRobinDispatchPolicy /> >> </dispatchPolicy> >> </policyEntry> >> </policyEntries> >> </policyMap> >> </destinationPolicy> >> <managementContext> >> <managementContext createConnector="false"/> >> </managementContext> >> <persistenceAdapter> >> <kahaDB directory="${activemq.base}/data/kahadb" >> ignoreMissingJournalfiles="true" checkForCorruptJournalFiles="true" >> checksumJournalFiles="true" journalMaxFileLength="64mb" /> >> </persistenceAdapter> >> <transportConnectors> >> <transportConnector name="openwire" uri="tcp:// >> 0.0.0.0:61616"/> >> </transportConnectors> >> </broker> >> <import resource="jetty.xml"/> >> </beans> >> >> >> 2. What is the impact of adding the following plugin to the broker in >> activemq.xml configuration XML >> <broker xmlns="http://activemq.apache.org/schema/core" >> brokerName="localhost" dataDirectory="$ >> {activemq.base}/data" destroyApplicationContextOnStop="true"> >> <plugins> >> <discardingDLQBrokerPlugin dropAll="true" dropTemporaryTopics="true" >> dropTemporaryQueues="true" /> >> </plugins> >> </broker> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://activemq.2283324.n4.nabble.com/How-do-I-configure-a-automatic-expiration-for-DLQ-tp4686510.html >> Sent from the ActiveMQ - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> > >