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Using JNDI to connect to Websphere MQ, without hardcoded info
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created by <a href="http://community.jboss.org/people/zecas">zecas zecas</a> in <i>JNDI and Naming</i> - <a href="http://community.jboss.org/message/619269#619269">View the full discussion</a>
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<div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>Hi,</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"> </p><p>I'm struggling with JBoss to properly use a JNDI connection to completly make a connection to Websphere MQ Series, to feed an MDB.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"> </p><p>I need some help, I'm trying to "sell" the idea of JBoss for this specific client I'm working for, and I would like to pass this difficulty, but I need some help from the community.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"> </p><p>Versions:</p><p>JBoss 5.1.0 GA</p><p>Java JDK 1.6.0</p><p>WebSphere MQ 7.0.1 (on remote machine, 192.168.1.30:1414)</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"> </p><p>I've copied the "wmq.jmsra.rar" file into c:\...\jboss-5.1.0.GA\server\default\deploy folder. In that same location, I've created the file "wmq.jmsra-ds.xml", for the queue settings.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"> </p><p>File "wmq.jmsra-ds.xml" contents:</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"> </p><pre class="jive-pre"><code class="jive-code jive-xml"><span class="jive-xml-tag"><?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?></span>
<span class="jive-xml-tag"><connection-factories></span>
    <span class="jive-xml-tag"><mbean code="org.jboss.resource.deployment.AdminObject" name="jboss.jca:service=WASDestination,name=TestQ"></span>
    <span class="jive-xml-comment"><!--<span class="jive-xml-tag"><mbean code="org.jboss.resource.deployment.AdminObject" name="jca.wmq:name=TestQ"></span>-->
        <span class="jive-xml-tag"><depends optional-attribute-name="RARName"></span>jboss.jca:service=RARDeployment,name='wmq.jmsra.rar'<span class="jive-xml-tag"></depends></span>
        <span class="jive-xml-tag"><attribute name="JNDIName"></span>queue/TestQ<span class="jive-xml-tag"></attribute></span>
        <span class="jive-xml-tag"><attribute name="Type"></span>javax.jms.Queue<span class="jive-xml-tag"></attribute></span>
        <span class="jive-xml-tag"><attribute name="Properties"></span>
            baseQueueManagerName=QM_server01
            baseQueueName=TestQ
        <span class="jive-xml-tag"></attribute></span>
    <span class="jive-xml-tag"></mbean></span>
    <span class="jive-xml-tag"><tx-connection-factory></span>
        <span class="jive-xml-tag"><jndi-name></span>conn/TestQ<span class="jive-xml-tag"></jndi-name></span>
        <span class="jive-xml-tag"><xa-transaction></span><span class="jive-xml-tag"></xa-transaction></span>
        <span class="jive-xml-tag"><rar-name></span>wmq.jmsra.rar<span class="jive-xml-tag"></rar-name></span>
        <span class="jive-xml-tag"><connection-definition></span>javax.jms.ConnectionFactory<span class="jive-xml-tag"></connection-definition></span>
        <span class="jive-xml-tag"><config-property name="channel" type="java.lang.String"></span>SYSTEM.DEF.SVRCONN<span class="jive-xml-tag"></config-property></span>
        <span class="jive-xml-tag"><config-property name="hostName" type="java.lang.String"></span>192.168.1.30<span class="jive-xml-tag"></config-property></span>
        <span class="jive-xml-tag"><config-property name="port" type="java.lang.String"></span>1414<span class="jive-xml-tag"></config-property></span>
        <span class="jive-xml-tag"><config-property name="queueManager" type="java.lang.String"></span>QM_gestaosw_dds02<span class="jive-xml-tag"></config-property></span>
        <span class="jive-xml-tag"><config-property name="transportType" type="java.lang.String"></span>CLIENT<span class="jive-xml-tag"></config-property></span>
        <!--<span class="jive-xml-tag"><max-pool-size></span>20<span class="jive-xml-tag"></max-pool-size></span>--></span>
        <span class="jive-xml-tag"><security-domain-and-application></span>JmsXARealm<span class="jive-xml-tag"></security-domain-and-application></span>
    <span class="jive-xml-tag"></tx-connection-factory></span>
<span class="jive-xml-tag"></connection-factories></span>
</code></pre><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"> </p><p>In WebSphere MQ server, I have the queue manager instance named "QM_server01" and I've created a queue "TestQ" with default values applied. It was a fresh MQ install, I've just entered "IBM MQ Explorer" and created the "TestQ" queue.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"> </p><p>Now from my project, I have the following Message Driven Bean:</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"> </p><pre class="jive-pre"><code class="jive-code jive-java">@MessageDriven(
        activationConfig = <font color="navy">{</font>
                @ActivationConfigProperty(propertyName=<font color="red">"destinationType"</font>, propertyValue=<font color="red">"javax.jms.Queue"</font>),
                @ActivationConfigProperty(propertyName=<font color="red">"destination"</font>, propertyValue=<font color="red">"queue/TestQ"</font>),
                @ActivationConfigProperty(propertyName=<font color="red">"useJNDI"</font>, propertyValue=<font color="red">"true"</font>),
                @ActivationConfigProperty(propertyName=<font color="red">"hostName"</font>, propertyValue=<font color="red">"192.168.1.30"</font>),
                @ActivationConfigProperty(propertyName=<font color="red">"port"</font>, propertyValue=<font color="red">"1414"</font>),
                @ActivationConfigProperty(propertyName=<font color="red">"queueManager"</font>, propertyValue=<font color="red">"QM_server01"</font>)
        <font color="navy">}</font>)
@ResourceAdapter(<font color="red">"wmq.jmsra.rar"</font>)
@TransactionAttribute(TransactionAttributeType.NOT_SUPPORTED)
<font color="navy"><b>public</b></font> <font color="navy"><b>class</b></font> TestMQ <font color="navy"><b>implements</b></font> MessageListener <font color="navy">{</font>
 
    <font color="navy"><b>public</b></font> <font color="navy"><b>void</b></font> onMessage(Message message) <font color="navy">{</font>
        System.out.println(message.toString());
    <font color="navy">}</font>
 
<font color="navy">}</font>
</code></pre><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"> </p><p>Now this works fine. If I insert a message in the Websphere MQ, my MDB will pick it up with no problem.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"> </p><p>My real problem is that, although I have defined the "mbean" in my "wmq.jmsra-ds.xml" JBoss deploy file, I cannot find a way to use it to get the MQ info.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"> </p><p>Looking at my MDB code, I have the IP, PORT, QueManager name all hardcoded. And also I have a reference to "@ResourceAdapter" JBoss specific annotation.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"> </p><p>I was hoping to configure this info in some server specific file, like the "wmq.jmsra-ds.xml", and eventually in the "jboss.xml" or some binding file that I could provide in my EJB jar file (which is part of an EAR).</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"> </p><p>I need to make the project work on JBoss and WebSphere Application Servers, and also (and specially) to not relly on remote MQ location hardcoded in my MDB's.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"> </p><p>My project will go through several environments until reaching the final production environment, and I don't want to make builds for each of them.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"> </p><p>So any way of just pointing to the JNDI and JBoss pick it up? Do I need to provide a jboss-specific xml binding file in my project?</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"> </p><p>It this a limitation of JBoss 5.1.0 GA? If so, will JBoss 6 provide the solution I'm looking for?</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"> </p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"> </p><p>Again, I'm hopping the community to help me solve this situation. As I have it now, I will have a hard time moving on with the project in JBoss.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"> </p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"> </p><p>Thanks</p></div>
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