Chapter 3. Getting Started
This chapter guides you through a simple exercise to help you get started using AMQ .NET. Before starting, make sure you have completed the steps in the Chapter 2, Installation chapter for your environment.
3.1. Preparing the Broker
The example programs require a running broker with a queue named service_queue. Follow these steps to define the queue and start the broker.
- Install the broker.
- Create a broker instance. Enable anonymous access.
Start the broker instance and check the console for any critical errors logged during startup.
$ BROKER_INSTANCE_DIR/bin/artemis run [...] 14:43:20,158 INFO [org.apache.activemq.artemis.integration.bootstrap] AMQ101000: Starting ActiveMQ Artemis Server [...] 15:01:39,686 INFO [org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server] AMQ221020: Started Acceptor at 0.0.0.0:5672 for protocols [AMQP] [...] 15:01:39,691 INFO [org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server] AMQ221007: Server is now liveUse the
artemis queuecommand to create a queue calledservice_queue.$ BROKER_INSTANCE_DIR/bin/artemis queue create --name service_queue --auto-create-address --anycastYou are prompted to answer a series of questions. For yes|no questions, type
N; otherwise, press Enter to accept the default value.
3.2. Building the Examples
AMQ .NET provides example solution and project files to help users get started quickly.
Navigate to INSTALL_DIR and open one of the solution files.
| Solution File | Visual Studio Version |
|---|---|
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| Visual Studio 2013 |
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| Visual Studio 2012 |
Select Build Solution from the Build menu to compile the solution.
3.3. Running Hello World
Open a command prompt window and execute these commands to send and receive a message.
$ cd _INSTALL_DIR_\bin\Debug $ HelloWorld-Simple Hello world!
