A multicast address is something you configure on the ActiveMQ Artemis broker. See more details in the documentation [1].
Justin [1] http://activemq.apache.org/artemis/docs/latest/address-model.html On Sat, Aug 12, 2017 at 5:36 PM, Lionel van den Berg <lion...@gmail.com> wrote: > I can be flexible on the protocol. Currently we are using openwire. > > For the option of a multicast address, is this an activemq configuration or > network configuration? OK, it's in activemq and there is some > documentation, I'll get to ready. At first glance it seems there are some > limitations, but it looks worth my time to understand how it would work. > > > On 13 August 2017 at 07:05, Justin Bertram <jbert...@redhat.com> wrote: > > > What client protocol/API are you going to be using? > > > > I think you could accomplish what you're after by using a multicast > address > > with multiple last-value queues which represent all your workstations. > How > > you access those will depend on what protocol/API you decide to use. > > > > > > Justin > > > > On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 5:13 AM, Lionel van den Berg <lion...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I'm currently using activemq and now looking into Artemis. One of the > > > interest features I see is the is the last-value queue option. However > > what > > > I want to use it for is for regularly updating data and not so regular > > > updating data where the last value is always the only interesting > value, > > > but where that data is interesting to multiple consumers. > > > > > > A bit more on my design thought in case I've missed another better > > > solution. I have many workstations that connect, disconnect and change > > user > > > role. They all use a sub-set of the same data that I want to publish to > > > dedicated queues (last value) or topics. When a workstation connects, I > > > want it to be able to get the most recent value immediately. I then > want > > > them all to be receiving updates as they happen. I can solve it through > > > triggering a publish in the software when a new workstation connects, > but > > > if the messaging system can help me then that is better. > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > Lionel. > > > > > >