Overview

This chapter provides an overall introduction to Oracle GlassFish Server Message Queue and a quick-start tutorial. It describes the procedures needed to create, compile, and run a simple example application. Before reading this chapter, you should be familiar with the concepts presented in the Oracle GlassFish Server Message Queue 4.5 Technical Overview

The chapter covers the following topics:

• Setting Up Your Environment

• Starting and Testing a Message Broker

• Developing a Client Application

• Compiling and Running a Client Application

• Deploying a Client Application

• Example Application Code

The minimum Java Development Kit (JDK) level required to compile and run Message Queue clients is 1.2. For the purpose of this tutorial it is sufficient to run the Message Queue message broker in a default configuration. For instructions on configuring a message broker, see Chapter 4, Configuring a Broker, in Oracle GlassFish Server Message Queue 4.5 Administration Guide