2.4. Message Encoding
Message body type
JMS defines five message body types:
StreamMessage
MapMessage
TextMessage
ObjectMessage
BytesMessage
Of these message types,
BytesMessage
(a stream of uninterpreted bytes) is the fastest, while ObjectMessage
(serialization of a Java object) is the slowest.
Encoding recommendation
For best performance, therefore, it is recommended that you use
BytesMessage
whenever possible. We suggest that you use Google's Protobuf, which has excellent performance characteristics.