Chapter 3. Getting started
This chapter guides you through a simple exercise to help you get started using AMQ C++.
3.1. Preparing the broker
The example programs require a running broker with a queue named examples. Follow these steps to define the queue and start the broker:
Procedure
- 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 calledexamples.<broker-instance-dir>/bin/artemis queue create --name examples --auto-create-address --anycastYou are prompted to answer a series of questions. For yes or no questions, type
N. Otherwise, press Enter to accept the default value.
3.2. Building the examples
This section illustrates how to compile the example programs that come with the client API.
Create a directory to hold the programs. This example names it "AMQ7C++SmokeTest", but you can use any name you like.
$ mkdir AMQ7C++SmokeTest
Enter the new directory.
$ cd AMQ7C++SmokeTest
Copy all the examples to this directory.
$ cp -r /usr/share/proton-0.30.0/examples/cpp .
NoteThe example directory name depends on the version of proton we just installed - 0.30.0 is the version as of the writing of this documentation. If a different version is actually installed, this directory name needs to be changed to reflect the actual name installed on the system.
This example compiles all of the examples and then runs the two of interest. They can be compiled like this:
$ cmake . $ make
NoteIt is not recommended to use cmake in the same directory as the source being built. This example does so for simplicity.
Consider creating a directory for builds and run cmake there.
3.3. Sending and receiving messages
The compiled example programs use the broker we started earlier to queue the messages between sending and receiving.
Sending messages
Use one of the example programs to send 10 messages to a queue named
examples.$ ./simple_send -m 10
The command line option
-m 10tells the program to send 10 messages.This outputs:
all messages confirmed $
By default the
simple_sendexample connects to an AMQP listener on the same machine (IP address127.0.0.1, port5672) and sends messages to the AMQP addressexamples. This corresponds to theexamplesqueue that we have configured in the AMQ Broker.
Receiving messages
Execute the following commands as you did in the previous example.
$ ./simple_recv -m 10
In this case the command line option
-m 10tells the program to exit after receiving 10 messages.simple_recv listening on 127.0.0.1:5672/examples {"sequence"=1} {"sequence"=2} {"sequence"=3} {"sequence"=4} {"sequence"=5} {"sequence"=6} {"sequence"=7} {"sequence"=8} {"sequence"=9} {"sequence"=10} $The
simple_recvexample is similar to thesimple_sendexample. It also connects to an AMQP listener on the same machine. By default it subscribes to the AMQP addressexamplesand receives 100 messages.
