Package org.springframework.jms.listener

Class AbstractMessageListenerContainer

java.lang.Object
org.springframework.jms.support.JmsAccessor
org.springframework.jms.support.destination.JmsDestinationAccessor
org.springframework.jms.listener.AbstractJmsListeningContainer
org.springframework.jms.listener.AbstractMessageListenerContainer
All Implemented Interfaces:
Aware, BeanNameAware, DisposableBean, InitializingBean, Lifecycle, Phased, SmartLifecycle, MessageListenerContainer
Direct Known Subclasses:
AbstractPollingMessageListenerContainer, SimpleMessageListenerContainer
public abstract class AbstractMessageListenerContainer extends AbstractJmsListeningContainer implements MessageListenerContainer
Abstract base class for Spring message listener container implementations. Can either host a standard JMS MessageListener or Spring's SessionAwareMessageListener for actual message processing.

Usually holds a single JMS Connection that all listeners are supposed to be registered on, which is the standard JMS way of managing listener sessions. Can alternatively also be used with a fresh Connection per listener, for Jakarta EE style XA-aware JMS messaging. The actual registration process is up to concrete subclasses.

NOTE: The default behavior of this message listener container is to never propagate an exception thrown by a message listener up to the JMS provider. Instead, it will log any such exception at the error level. This means that from the perspective of the attendant JMS provider no such listener will ever fail. However, if error handling is necessary, then any implementation of the ErrorHandler strategy may be provided to the setErrorHandler(ErrorHandler) method. Note that JMSExceptions will be passed to the ErrorHandler in addition to (but after) being passed to an ExceptionListener, if one has been provided.

The listener container offers the following message acknowledgment options:

  • "sessionAcknowledgeMode" set to "AUTO_ACKNOWLEDGE" (default): This mode is container-dependent: For DefaultMessageListenerContainer, it means automatic message acknowledgment before listener execution, with no redelivery in case of an exception and no redelivery in case of other listener execution interruptions either. For SimpleMessageListenerContainer, it means automatic message acknowledgment after listener execution, with no redelivery in case of a user exception thrown but potential redelivery in case of the JVM dying during listener execution. In order to consistently arrange for redelivery with any container variant, consider "CLIENT_ACKNOWLEDGE" mode or - preferably - setting "sessionTransacted" to "true" instead.
  • "sessionAcknowledgeMode" set to "DUPS_OK_ACKNOWLEDGE": Lazy message acknowledgment during (DefaultMessageListenerContainer) or shortly after (SimpleMessageListenerContainer) listener execution; no redelivery in case of a user exception thrown but potential redelivery in case of the JVM dying during listener execution. In order to consistently arrange for redelivery with any container variant, consider "CLIENT_ACKNOWLEDGE" mode or - preferably - setting "sessionTransacted" to "true" instead.
  • "sessionAcknowledgeMode" set to "CLIENT_ACKNOWLEDGE": Automatic message acknowledgment after successful listener execution; best-effort redelivery in case of a user exception thrown as well as in case of other listener execution interruptions (such as the JVM dying).
  • "sessionTransacted" set to "true": Transactional acknowledgment after successful listener execution; guaranteed redelivery in case of a user exception thrown as well as in case of other listener execution interruptions (such as the JVM dying).

There are two solutions to the duplicate message processing problem:

  • Either add duplicate message detection to your listener, in the form of a business entity existence check or a protocol table check. This usually just needs to be done in case of the JMSRedelivered flag being set on the incoming message (otherwise just process straightforwardly). Note that with "sessionTransacted" set to "true", duplicate messages will only appear in case of the JVM dying at the most unfortunate point possible (i.e. after your business logic executed but before the JMS part got committed), so duplicate message detection is just there to cover a corner case.
  • Or wrap your entire processing with an XA transaction, covering the reception of the JMS message as well as the execution of the business logic in your message listener (including database operations etc). This is only supported by DefaultMessageListenerContainer, through specifying an external "transactionManager" (typically a JtaTransactionManager, with a corresponding XA-aware JMS ConnectionFactory passed in as "connectionFactory").
Note that XA transaction coordination adds significant runtime overhead, so it might be feasible to avoid it unless absolutely necessary.

Recommendations:

  • The general recommendation is to set "sessionTransacted" to "true", typically in combination with local database transactions triggered by the listener implementation, through Spring's standard transaction facilities. This will work nicely in Tomcat or in a standalone environment, often combined with custom duplicate message detection (if it is unacceptable to ever process the same message twice).
  • Alternatively, specify a JtaTransactionManager as "transactionManager" for a fully XA-aware JMS provider - typically when running on a Jakarta EE server, but also for other environments with a JTA transaction manager present. This will give full "exactly-once" guarantees without custom duplicate message checks, at the price of additional runtime processing overhead.

Note that the "sessionTransacted" flag is strongly recommended over JmsTransactionManager, provided that transactions do not need to be managed externally. As a consequence, set the transaction manager only if you are using JTA or if you need to synchronize with custom external transaction arrangements.

Since:
2.0
Author:
Juergen Hoeller, Stephane Nicoll
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  • Constructor Details

    • AbstractMessageListenerContainer

      public AbstractMessageListenerContainer()

  • Method Details

    • setConcurrency

      public abstract void setConcurrency(String concurrency)
      Specify concurrency limits.

    • setDestination

      public void setDestination(@Nullable Destination destination)
      Set the destination to receive messages from.

      Alternatively, specify a "destinationName", to be dynamically resolved via the DestinationResolver.

      Note: The destination may be replaced at runtime, with the listener container picking up the new destination immediately (works e.g. with DefaultMessageListenerContainer, as long as the cache level is less than CACHE_CONSUMER). However, this is considered advanced usage; use it with care!

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    • getDestination

      @Nullable public Destination getDestination()
      Return the destination to receive messages from. Will be null if the configured destination is not an actual Destination type; c.f. when the destination is a String.

    • setDestinationName

      public void setDestinationName(@Nullable String destinationName)
      Set the name of the destination to receive messages from.

      The specified name will be dynamically resolved via the configured destination resolver.

      Alternatively, specify a JMS Destination object as "destination".

      Note: The destination may be replaced at runtime, with the listener container picking up the new destination immediately (works e.g. with DefaultMessageListenerContainer, as long as the cache level is less than CACHE_CONSUMER). However, this is considered advanced usage; use it with care!

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    • getDestinationName

      @Nullable public String getDestinationName()
      Return the name of the destination to receive messages from. Will be null if the configured destination is not a String type; c.f. when it is an actual Destination.

    • getDestinationDescription

      protected String getDestinationDescription()
      Return a descriptive String for this container's JMS destination (never null).

    • setMessageSelector

      public void setMessageSelector(@Nullable String messageSelector)
      Set the JMS message selector expression (or null if none). Default is none.

      See the JMS specification for a detailed definition of selector expressions.

      Note: The message selector may be replaced at runtime, with the listener container picking up the new selector value immediately (works e.g. with DefaultMessageListenerContainer, as long as the cache level is less than CACHE_CONSUMER). However, this is considered advanced usage; use it with care!

    • getMessageSelector

      @Nullable public String getMessageSelector()
      Return the JMS message selector expression (or null if none).

    • setMessageListener

      public void setMessageListener(@Nullable Object messageListener)
      Set the message listener implementation to register. This can be either a standard JMS MessageListener object or a Spring SessionAwareMessageListener object.

      Note: The message listener may be replaced at runtime, with the listener container picking up the new listener object immediately (works e.g. with DefaultMessageListenerContainer, as long as the cache level is less than CACHE_CONSUMER). However, this is considered advanced usage; use it with care!

      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if the supplied listener is not a MessageListener or a SessionAwareMessageListener
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    • getMessageListener

      @Nullable public Object getMessageListener()
      Return the message listener object to register.

    • checkMessageListener

      protected void checkMessageListener(@Nullable Object messageListener)
      Check the given message listener, throwing an exception if it does not correspond to a supported listener type.

      By default, only a standard JMS MessageListener object or a Spring SessionAwareMessageListener object will be accepted.

      Parameters:
      messageListener - the message listener object to check
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if the supplied listener is not a MessageListener or a SessionAwareMessageListener
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    • getDefaultSubscriptionName

      protected String getDefaultSubscriptionName(Object messageListener)
      Determine the default subscription name for the given message listener.
      Parameters:
      messageListener - the message listener object to check
      Returns:
      the default subscription name
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    • setSubscriptionDurable

      public void setSubscriptionDurable(boolean subscriptionDurable)
      Set whether to make the subscription durable. The durable subscription name to be used can be specified through the "subscriptionName" property.

      Default is "false". Set this to "true" to register a durable subscription, typically in combination with a "subscriptionName" value (unless your message listener class name is good enough as subscription name).

      Only makes sense when listening to a topic (pub-sub domain), therefore this method switches the "pubSubDomain" flag as well.

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    • isSubscriptionDurable

      public boolean isSubscriptionDurable()
      Return whether to make the subscription durable.

    • setSubscriptionShared

      public void setSubscriptionShared(boolean subscriptionShared)
      Set whether to make the subscription shared. The shared subscription name to be used can be specified through the "subscriptionName" property.

      Default is "false". Set this to "true" to register a shared subscription, typically in combination with a "subscriptionName" value (unless your message listener class name is good enough as subscription name). Note that shared subscriptions may also be durable, so this flag can (and often will) be combined with "subscriptionDurable" as well.

      Only makes sense when listening to a topic (pub-sub domain), therefore this method switches the "pubSubDomain" flag as well.

      Requires a JMS 2.0 compatible message broker.

      Since:
      4.1
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    • isSubscriptionShared

      public boolean isSubscriptionShared()
      Return whether to make the subscription shared.
      Since:
      4.1

    • setSubscriptionName

      public void setSubscriptionName(@Nullable String subscriptionName)
      Set the name of a subscription to create. To be applied in case of a topic (pub-sub domain) with a shared or durable subscription.

      The subscription name needs to be unique within this client's JMS client id. Default is the class name of the specified message listener.

      Note: Only 1 concurrent consumer (which is the default of this message listener container) is allowed for each subscription, except for a shared subscription (which requires JMS 2.0).

      Since:
      4.1
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    • getSubscriptionName

      @Nullable public String getSubscriptionName()
      Return the name of a subscription to create, if any.
      Since:
      4.1

    • setDurableSubscriptionName

      public void setDurableSubscriptionName(@Nullable String durableSubscriptionName)
      Set the name of a durable subscription to create. This method switches to pub-sub domain mode and activates subscription durability as well.

      The durable subscription name needs to be unique within this client's JMS client id. Default is the class name of the specified message listener.

      Note: Only 1 concurrent consumer (which is the default of this message listener container) is allowed for each durable subscription, except for a shared durable subscription (which requires JMS 2.0).

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    • getDurableSubscriptionName

      @Nullable public String getDurableSubscriptionName()
      Return the name of a durable subscription to create, if any.

    • setPubSubNoLocal

      public void setPubSubNoLocal(boolean pubSubNoLocal)
      Set whether to inhibit the delivery of messages published by its own connection. Default is "false".
      Since:
      4.1
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    • isPubSubNoLocal

      public boolean isPubSubNoLocal()
      Return whether to inhibit the delivery of messages published by its own connection.
      Since:
      4.1

    • setReplyPubSubDomain

      public void setReplyPubSubDomain(boolean replyPubSubDomain)
      Configure the reply destination type. By default, the configured pubSubDomain value is used (see JmsDestinationAccessor.isPubSubDomain()).

      This setting primarily indicates what type of destination to resolve if dynamic destinations are enabled.

      Parameters:
      replyPubSubDomain - "true" for the Publish/Subscribe domain (Topics), "false" for the Point-to-Point domain (Queues)
      Since:
      4.2
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    • isReplyPubSubDomain

      public boolean isReplyPubSubDomain()
      Return whether the Publish/Subscribe domain (Topics) is used for replies. Otherwise, the Point-to-Point domain (Queues) is used.
      Specified by:
      isReplyPubSubDomain in interface MessageListenerContainer
      Since:
      4.2

    • setReplyQosSettings

      public void setReplyQosSettings(@Nullable QosSettings replyQosSettings)
      Configure the QosSettings to use when sending a reply. Can be set to null to indicate that the broker's defaults should be used.
      Parameters:
      replyQosSettings - the QoS settings to use when sending a reply or null to use the default vas.
      Since:
      5.0

    • getReplyQosSettings

      @Nullable public QosSettings getReplyQosSettings()
      Description copied from interface: MessageListenerContainer
      Return the QosSettings to use when sending a reply, or null if the broker's defaults should be used.
      Specified by:
      getReplyQosSettings in interface MessageListenerContainer

    • setMessageConverter

      public void setMessageConverter(@Nullable MessageConverter messageConverter)
      Set the MessageConverter strategy for converting JMS Messages.
      Since:
      4.1

    • getMessageConverter

      @Nullable public MessageConverter getMessageConverter()
      Description copied from interface: MessageListenerContainer
      Return the MessageConverter that can be used to convert Message, if any.
      Specified by:
      getMessageConverter in interface MessageListenerContainer

    • setExceptionListener

      public void setExceptionListener(@Nullable ExceptionListener exceptionListener)
      Set the JMS ExceptionListener to notify in case of a JMSException thrown by the registered message listener or the invocation infrastructure.

    • getExceptionListener

      @Nullable public ExceptionListener getExceptionListener()
      Return the JMS ExceptionListener to notify in case of a JMSException thrown by the registered message listener or the invocation infrastructure, if any.

    • setErrorHandler

      public void setErrorHandler(@Nullable ErrorHandler errorHandler)
      Set the ErrorHandler to be invoked in case of any uncaught exceptions thrown while processing a Message.

      By default, there will be no ErrorHandler so that error-level logging is the only result.

    • getErrorHandler

      @Nullable public ErrorHandler getErrorHandler()
      Return the ErrorHandler to be invoked in case of any uncaught exceptions thrown while processing a Message.
      Since:
      4.1

    • setExposeListenerSession

      public void setExposeListenerSession(boolean exposeListenerSession)
      Set whether to expose the listener JMS Session to a registered SessionAwareMessageListener as well as to JmsTemplate calls.

      Default is "true", reusing the listener's Session. Turn this off to expose a fresh JMS Session fetched from the same underlying JMS Connection instead, which might be necessary on some JMS providers.

      Note that Sessions managed by an external transaction manager will always get exposed to JmsTemplate calls. So in terms of JmsTemplate exposure, this setting only affects locally transacted Sessions.

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    • isExposeListenerSession

      public boolean isExposeListenerSession()
      Return whether to expose the listener JMS Session to a registered SessionAwareMessageListener.

    • setAcceptMessagesWhileStopping

      public void setAcceptMessagesWhileStopping(boolean acceptMessagesWhileStopping)
      Set whether to accept received messages while the listener container in the process of stopping.

      Default is "false", rejecting such messages through aborting the receive attempt. Switch this flag on to fully process such messages even in the stopping phase, with the drawback that even newly sent messages might still get processed (if coming in before all receive timeouts have expired).

      NOTE: Aborting receive attempts for such incoming messages might lead to the provider's retry count decreasing for the affected messages. If you have a high number of concurrent consumers, make sure that the number of retries is higher than the number of consumers, to be on the safe side for all potential stopping scenarios.

    • isAcceptMessagesWhileStopping

      public boolean isAcceptMessagesWhileStopping()
      Return whether to accept received messages while the listener container in the process of stopping.

    • validateConfiguration

      protected void validateConfiguration()
      Description copied from class: AbstractJmsListeningContainer
      Validate the configuration of this container.

      The default implementation is empty. To be overridden in subclasses.

      Overrides:
      validateConfiguration in class AbstractJmsListeningContainer

    • setupMessageListener

      public void setupMessageListener(Object messageListener)
      Description copied from interface: MessageListenerContainer
      Set up the message listener to use. Throws an IllegalArgumentException if that message listener type is not supported.
      Specified by:
      setupMessageListener in interface MessageListenerContainer

    • executeListener

      protected void executeListener(Session session, Message message)
      Execute the specified listener, committing or rolling back the transaction afterwards (if necessary).
      Parameters:
      session - the JMS Session to operate on
      message - the received JMS Message
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    • doExecuteListener

      protected void doExecuteListener(Session session, Message message) throws JMSException
      Execute the specified listener, committing or rolling back the transaction afterwards (if necessary).
      Parameters:
      session - the JMS Session to operate on
      message - the received JMS Message
      Throws:
      JMSException - if thrown by JMS API methods
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    • invokeListener

      protected void invokeListener(Session session, Message message) throws JMSException
      Invoke the specified listener: either as standard JMS MessageListener or (preferably) as Spring SessionAwareMessageListener.
      Parameters:
      session - the JMS Session to operate on
      message - the received JMS Message
      Throws:
      JMSException - if thrown by JMS API methods
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    • doInvokeListener

      protected void doInvokeListener(SessionAwareMessageListener listener, Session session, Message message) throws JMSException
      Invoke the specified listener as Spring SessionAwareMessageListener, exposing a new JMS Session (potentially with its own transaction) to the listener if demanded.
      Parameters:
      listener - the Spring SessionAwareMessageListener to invoke
      session - the JMS Session to operate on
      message - the received JMS Message
      Throws:
      JMSException - if thrown by JMS API methods
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    • doInvokeListener

      protected void doInvokeListener(MessageListener listener, Message message) throws JMSException
      Invoke the specified listener as standard JMS MessageListener.

      Default implementation performs a plain invocation of the onMessage method.

      Parameters:
      listener - the JMS MessageListener to invoke
      message - the received JMS Message
      Throws:
      JMSException - if thrown by JMS API methods
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    • commitIfNecessary

      protected void commitIfNecessary(Session session, @Nullable Message message) throws JMSException
      Perform a commit or message acknowledgement, as appropriate.
      Parameters:
      session - the JMS Session to commit
      message - the Message to acknowledge
      Throws:
      JMSException - in case of commit failure

    • rollbackIfNecessary

      protected void rollbackIfNecessary(Session session) throws JMSException
      Perform a rollback, if appropriate.
      Parameters:
      session - the JMS Session to rollback
      Throws:
      JMSException - in case of a rollback error

    • rollbackOnExceptionIfNecessary

      protected void rollbackOnExceptionIfNecessary(Session session, Throwable ex) throws JMSException
      Perform a rollback, handling rollback exceptions properly.
      Parameters:
      session - the JMS Session to rollback
      ex - the thrown application exception or error
      Throws:
      JMSException - in case of a rollback error

    • isSessionLocallyTransacted

      protected boolean isSessionLocallyTransacted(Session session)
      Check whether the given Session is locally transacted, that is, whether its transaction is managed by this listener container's Session handling and not by an external transaction coordinator.

      Note: The Session's own transacted flag will already have been checked before. This method is about finding out whether the Session's transaction is local or externally coordinated.

      Parameters:
      session - the Session to check
      Returns:
      whether the given Session is locally transacted
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    • createConsumer

      protected MessageConsumer createConsumer(Session session, Destination destination) throws JMSException
      Create a JMS MessageConsumer for the given Session and Destination.

      This implementation uses JMS 1.1 API.

      Parameters:
      session - the JMS Session to create a MessageConsumer for
      destination - the JMS Destination to create a MessageConsumer for
      Returns:
      the new JMS MessageConsumer
      Throws:
      JMSException - if thrown by JMS API methods

    • handleListenerException

      protected void handleListenerException(Throwable ex)
      Handle the given exception that arose during listener execution.

      The default implementation logs the exception at warn level, not propagating it to the JMS provider — assuming that all handling of acknowledgement and/or transactions is done by this listener container. This can be overridden in subclasses.

      Parameters:
      ex - the exception to handle

    • invokeExceptionListener

      protected void invokeExceptionListener(JMSException ex)
      Invoke the registered JMS ExceptionListener, if any.
      Parameters:
      ex - the exception that arose during JMS processing
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    • invokeErrorHandler

      protected void invokeErrorHandler(Throwable ex)
      Invoke the registered ErrorHandler, if any. Log at warn level otherwise.
      Parameters:
      ex - the uncaught error that arose during JMS processing.
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