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2. Get JMS resources including ConnectionFactory and Queue/Topic in the
JMS resource group. There are three ways to get JMS resources.
- Use JNDI looking up in a servlet/EJB.
- Use resource injection in a servlet/EJB.
- Use ActiveMQConnectionFactory API to connect to a JMS provider
directly from a stand-alone Java application.
3. After getting ConnectionFactory and Destinations:
- Use ConnectionFactory to create a Connection.
- Use Connection to create a Session.
4. Use the Session to create a MessageProducer or MessageConsumer to
the Destination.
5. Use the MessageProducer to send messages, use the MessageConsumer to
receive messages.
6.3 Configuring a JMS resource group in Community Edition
A JMS provider acts as an intermediary between message producers and consumers. You
need a JMS provider for JMS applications to send and receive messages. Before
developing JMS applications, you have to create a JMS resource group including
ConnectionFactory and Destinations in JMS provider.
6.3.1 Creating a JMS resource group
To create a JMS resource group in Community Edition, you need to:
1. Start the Community Edition server and launch the Community Edition administrative
console (login as system with password manager).
2. In the left hand navigation pane, select Services -> JMS Resources to open the JMS
Resources editor as shown in Figure 6.4.