2 Using the JMX API

This chapter provides code examples showing how to use the JMX application programming interface to connect to a broker's MBean server, obtain MBeans for Message Queue resources, and access their attributes, operations, and notifications. The chapter consists of the following sections:

Interface Packages
Utility Classes
Connecting to the MBean Server
Using MBeans

Interface Packages

The Message Queue 4.5.2 installation includes two Java packages related to the JMX interface:

com.sun.messaging contains the class AdminConnectionFactory (discussed in Connecting to the MBean Server), along with a utility class AdminConnectionConfiguration defining static constants for use in configuring it.
com.sun.messaging.jms.management.server contains a collection of utility classes (listed in Utility Classes) defining useful static constants and methods used in the JMX interface.

These packages are contained in a Java archive file, imqjmx.jar, included in your Message Queue installation in the IMQ_HOME/lib directory.

To do application development for the Message Queue JMX API, you must include this .jar file in your CLASSPATH environment variable.

Note:

Message Queue's JMX interface requires version 1.5 of the Java Development Kit (JDK). The functionality described here is not available under earlier versions of the JDK.

Utility Classes

The package com.sun.messaging.jms.management.server in the Message Queue JMX interface contains a collection of utility classes defining useful static constants and methods for use with Message Queue MBeans. Table 2-1 lists these utility classes; see the relevant sections of Message Queue MBean Reference and the Message Queue JMX JavaDoc documentation for further details.

Table 2-1 Message Queue JMX Utility Classes

Class	Description
`MQObjectName`	Constants and methods for Message Queue MBean object names
`MQNotification`	Superclass for all Message Queue JMX notifications
`BrokerAttributes`	Names of broker attributes
`BrokerOperations`	Names of broker operations
`BrokerNotification`	Constants and methods related to broker notifications
`BrokerState`	Constants related to broker state
`ServiceAttributes`	Names of connection service attributes
`ServiceOperations`	Names of connection service operations
`ServiceNotification`	Constants and methods related to connection service notifications
`ServiceState`	Constants related to connection service state
`ConnectionAttributes`	Names of connection attributes
`ConnectionOperations`	Names of connection operations
`ConnectionNotification`	Constants and methods related to connection notifications
`DestinationAttributes`	Names of destination attributes
`DestinationOperations`	Names of destination operations
`DestinationNotification`	Constants and methods related to destination notifications
`DestinationType`	Names of destination types
`DestinationState`	Constants related to destination state
`DestinationLimitBehavior`	Names of destination limit behaviors
`DestinationPauseType`	Constants related to destination pause type
`ProducerAttributes`	Names of message producer attributes
`ProducerOperations`	Names of message producer operations
`ProducerInfo`	Field names in composite data object for message producers
`ConsumerAttributes`	Names of message consumer attributes
`ConsumerOperations`	Names of message consumer operations
`ConsumerInfo`	Field names in composite data object for message consumers
`TransactionAttributes`	Names of transaction attributes
`TransactionOperations`	Names of transaction operations
`TransactionNotification`	Constants and methods related to transaction notifications
`TransactionInfo`	Field names in composite data object for transactions
`TransactionState`	Constants related to transaction state
`ClusterAttributes`	Names of broker cluster attributes
`ClusterOperations`	Names of broker cluster operations
`ClusterNotification`	Constants and methods related to broker cluster notifications
`BrokerClusterInfo`	Field names in composite data object for broker clusters
`LogAttributes`	Names of logging attributes
`LogNotification`	Constants and methods related to logging notifications
`LogLevel`	Names of logging levels
`JVMAttributes`	Names of Java Virtual Machine (JVM) attributes

Connecting to the MBean Server

As defined in the JMX Specification, client applications obtain MBeans through an MBean server connection, accessed by means of a JMX connector . Message Queue brokers use the standard JMX infrastructure provided with the Java Development Kit (JDK) 1.5, which uses remote method invocation (RMI) for communicating between client and server. Once you obtain a JMX connector, you can use it to obtain an MBean server connection with which to access the attributes, operations, and notifications of individual MBeans. This infrastructure is described in "JMX Connection Infrastructure" in Oracle GlassFish Server Message Queue Administration Guide.

For convenience, Message Queue provides an admin connection factory (class AdminConnectionFactory), similar in spirit to the familiar Message Queue connection factory, for creating JMX connectors with a minimum of effort. It is also possible to dispense with this convenience class and obtain a JMX connector using standard JMX classes instead. The following sections illustrate these two techniques. While Message Queue client applications are free to use either method, the first is simpler and is recommended.

Obtaining a JMX Connector from an Admin Connection Factory

The Message Queue convenience class AdminConnectionFactory (defined in package com.sun.messaging) encapsulates a predefined set of configuration properties and hides details, such as the JMX Service URL, involved in obtaining a JMX connector. Example 2-1 shows the most straightforward use, obtaining a JMX connector at the default broker Port Mapper port 7676 on host localhost, with the user name and password both set to the default value of admin. After obtaining the connector, its getMBeanServerConnection method is called to obtain an MBean server connection for interacting with Message Queue MBeans.

Example 2-1 Obtaining a JMX Connector from an Admin Connection Factory

import javax.management.remote.*;
import com.sun.messaging.AdminConnectionFactory;


//  Create admin connection factory for default host and port (localhost:7676)
    AdminConnectionFactory  acf = new AdminConnectionFactory();
    
//  Get JMX connector using default user name (admin) and password (admin)
    JMXConnector  jmxc = acf.createConnection();
    
//  Get MBean server connection
    MBeanServerConnection  mbsc = jmxc.getMBeanServerConnection();

Example 2-2 shows how to reconfigure an admin connection factory's properties to nondefault values. Instead of using the default broker address (localhost:7676), the code shown here uses the connection factory's setProperty method to reconfigure it to connect to a broker at port 9898 on host otherhost. (The names of the connection factory's configuration properties are defined as static constants in the Message Queue utility class AdminConnectionConfiguration, defined in package com.sun.messaging.) The arguments to the factory's createConnection method are then used to supply a user name and password other than the defaults.

Example 2-2 Configuring an Admin Connection Factory

import javax.management.remote.*;
import com.sun.messaging.AdminConnectionFactory;


//  Create admin connection factory
    AdminConnectionFactory  acf = new AdminConnectionFactory();
    
//  Configure for specific broker address
    acf.setProperty(AdminConnectionConfiguration.imqAddress, "otherhost:9898");

//  Get JMX connector, supplying user name and password
    JMXConnector  jmxc = acf.createConnection("AliBaba", "sesame");

//  Get MBean server connection
    MBeanServerConnection  mbsc = jmxc.getMBeanServerConnection();

Obtaining a JMX Connector Without Using an Admin Connection Factory

The generic (non-Message Queue) way of obtaining a JMX connector, as described in the JMX Specification, is by invoking the static connect method of the standard JMX class JMXConnectorFactory (see Example 2-3). Client applications may choose to use this method instead of an admin connection factory in order to avoid dependency on Message Queue-specific classes.

Example 2-3 Obtaining a JMX Connector Without Using an Admin Connection Factory

import java.util.HashMap;
import javax.management.remote.*;


//  Provide credentials required by server for user authentication
    HashMap   environment = new HashMap();
    String[]  credentials = new String[] {"AliBaba", "sesame"};
    environment.put (JMXConnector.CREDENTIALS, credentials);

//  Get JMXServiceURL of JMX Connector (must be known in advance)
    JMXServiceURL  url 
        = new JMXServiceURL("service:jmx:rmi:///jndi/rmi://localhost:9999/server");

//  Get JMX connector
    JMXConnector  jmxc = JMXConnectorFactory.connect(url, environment);

//  Get MBean server connection
    MBeanServerConnection  mbsc = jmxc.getMBeanServerConnection();

The JMXConnectorFactory. connect method accepts two parameters:

A JMX service URL.

The JMX service URL is an address used for obtaining the JMX connector. It can either specify the location of a JMX connector stub in an RMI registry or contain a connector stub as a serialized object. These options, and the format of the address, are described in "The JMX Service URL" in Oracle GlassFish Server Message Queue Administration Guide.
An optional environment parameter.

The environment parameter is a hash map mapping attribute names to their corresponding values. In particular, the CREDENTIALS attribute specifies the authentication credentials (user name and password) to be used in establishing a connection. The hash-map key for this attribute is defined as a static constant, CREDENTIALS, in the JMXConnector interface; the corresponding value is a 2-element string array containing the user name at index 0 and the password at index 1.

Using MBeans

Once you have obtained an MBean server connection, you can use it to communicate with Message Queue (and other) MBeans and to access their attributes, operations, and notifications. The following sections describe how this is done.

Accessing MBean Attributes

The MBean server connection's getAttribute method accepts the object name of an MBean along with a string representing the name of one of its attributes, and returns the value of the designated attribute. Example 2-4 shows an example, obtaining and printing the value of a destination's MaxNumProducers attribute from its configuration MBean (described in Destination Configuration).

Example 2-4 Getting an Attribute Value

import javax.management.*;
import javax.management.remote.*;
import com.sun.messaging.AdminConnectionFactory;
import com.sun.messaging.jms.management.server.*;


public class  GetAttrValue
  { 
    public static void  main (String[]  args)
      { 
        try
          { //  Create admin connection factory
                AdminConnectionFactory  acf = new AdminConnectionFactory();
            
            //  Get JMX connector, supplying user name and password
                JMXConnector  jmxc = acf.createConnection("AliBaba", "sesame");

            //  Get MBean server connection
                MBeanServerConnection  mbsc = jmxc.getMBeanServerConnection();

            //  Create object name
                ObjectName  destConfigName
                    = MQObjectName.createDestinationConfig(DestinationType.QUEUE, "MyQueue");

            //  Get and print attribute value
                Integer  attrValue
                    = (Integer)mbsc.getAttribute(destConfigName,
                                                 DestinationAttributes.MAX_NUM_PRODUCERS);
                System.out.println( "Maximum number of producers: " + attrValue );

            //  Close JMX connector
                jmxc.close();
          }

        catch (Exception  e)
          { System.out.println( "Exception occurred: " + e.toString() );
            e.printStackTrace();
          }
      }
  }

There is also an MBeanServerConnection method named getAttributes, which accepts an MBean object name and an array of attribute name strings, and returns a result of class AttributeList. This is an array of Attribute objects, each of which provides methods (getName and getValue) for retrieving the name and value of one of the requested attributes. Example 2-5 shows a modified version of Example 2-4 that uses getAttributes to retrieve the values of a destination's MaxNumProducers and maxNumActiveConsumers attributes from its configuration MBean (see Destination Configuration).

Example 2-5 Getting Multiple Attribute Values

import javax.management.*;
import javax.management.remote.*;
import com.sun.messaging.AdminConnectionFactory;
import com.sun.messaging.jms.management.server.*;

public class  GetAttrValues
  { 
    public static void  main (String[]  args)
      { 
        try
          { //  Create admin connection factory
                AdminConnectionFactory  acf = new AdminConnectionFactory();

            //  Get JMX connector, supplying user name and password
                JMXConnector  jmxc = acf.createConnection("AliBaba", "sesame");

            //  Get MBean server connection
                MBeanServerConnection  mbsc = jmxc.getMBeanServerConnection();

            //  Create object name
                ObjectName  destConfigName
                    = MQObjectName.createDestinationConfig(DestinationType.QUEUE, "MyQueue");

            //  Create array of attribute names
                String  attrNames[] = 
                            { DestinationAttributes.MAX_NUM_PRODUCERS,
                              DestinationAttributes.MAX_NUM_ACTIVE_CONSUMERS
                            };

            //  Get attributes
                AttributeList  attrList = mbsc.getAttributes(destConfigName, attrNames);

            //  Extract and print attribute values
                
                Object  attrValue;
                
                attrValue = attrList.get(0).getValue();
                System.out.println( "Maximum number of producers: " + attrValue.toString() );
                
                attrValue = attrList.get(1).getValue();
                System.out.println( "Maximum number of active consumers: " + attrValue.toString() );

            //  Close JMX connector
                jmxc.close();
          }

        catch (Exception  e)
          { System.out.println( "Exception occurred: " + e.toString() );
            e.printStackTrace();
          }
      }
  }

To set the value of an attribute, use the MBeanServerConnection method setAttribute. This takes an MBean object name and an Attribute object specifying the name and value of the attribute to be set. Example 2-6 uses this method to set a destination's MaxNumProducers attribute to 25.

Example 2-6 Setting an Attribute Value

import javax.management.*;
import javax.management.remote.*;
import com.sun.messaging.AdminConnectionFactory;
import com.sun.messaging.jms.management.server.*;


public class  SetAttrValue
  { 
    public static void  main (String[]  args)
      { 
        try
          { //  Create admin connection factory
                AdminConnectionFactory  acf = new AdminConnectionFactory();
            
            //  Get JMX connector, supplying user name and password
                JMXConnector  jmxc = acf.createConnection("AliBaba", "sesame");

            //  Get MBean server connection
                MBeanServerConnection  mbsc = jmxc.getMBeanServerConnection();

            //  Create object name
                ObjectName  destConfigName
                    = MQObjectName.createDestinationConfig(DestinationType.QUEUE, "MyQueue");

            //  Create attribute object
                Attribute  attr = new Attribute(DestinationAttributes.MAX_NUM_PRODUCERS, 25);

            //  Set attribute value
                mbsc.setAttribute(destConfigName, attr);

            //  Close JMX connector
                jmxc.close();
          }

        catch (Exception  e)
          { System.out.println( "Exception occurred: " + e.toString() );
            e.printStackTrace();
          }
      }
  }

Just as for getting attribute values, there is an MBeanServerConnection method named setAttributes for setting the values of multiple attributes at once. You supply an MBean object name and an attribute list giving the names and values of the attributes to be set. Example 2-7 illustrates the use of this method to set a destination's MaxNumProducers and MaxNumActiveConsumers attributes to 25 and 50, respectively.

Example 2-7 Setting Multiple Attribute Values

import javax.management.*;
import javax.management.remote.*;
import com.sun.messaging.AdminConnectionFactory;
import com.sun.messaging.jms.management.server.*;


public class  SetAttrValues
  { 
    public static void  main (String[]  args)
      { 
        try
          { //  Create admin connection factory
                AdminConnectionFactory  acf = new AdminConnectionFactory();
            
            //  Get JMX connector, supplying user name and password
                JMXConnector  jmxc = acf.createConnection("AliBaba", "sesame");

            //  Get MBean server connection
                MBeanServerConnection  mbsc = jmxc.getMBeanServerConnection();

            //  Create object name
                ObjectName  destConfigName
                    = MQObjectName.createDestinationConfig(DestinationType.QUEUE, "MyQueue");

            //  Create and populate attribute list
                
                AttributeList  attrList = new AttributeList();
                Attribute      attr;
                
                attr = new Attribute(DestinationAttributes.MAX_NUM_PRODUCERS, 25);
                attrList.add(attr);
                
                attr = new Attribute(DestinationAttributes.MAX_NUM_ACTIVE_CONSUMERS, 50);
                attrList.add(attr);

            //  Set attribute values
                mbsc.setAttributes(destConfigName, attrList);

            //  Close JMX connector
                jmxc.close();
          }

        catch (Exception  e)
          { System.out.println( "Exception occurred: " + e.toString() );
            e.printStackTrace();
          }
      }
  }

Invoking MBean Operations

To invoke an MBean operation, use the MBeanServerConnection method invoke. The first two parameters to this method are an MBean object name and a string specifying the name of the operation to be invoked. (The two remaining parameters are used for supplying parameters to the invoked operation, and are discussed in the next example.) The method returns an object that is the operation's return value (if any). Example 2-8 shows the use of this method to pause the jms connection service by invoking the pause operation of its service configuration MBean (see Service Configuration).

Example 2-8 Invoking an Operation

import javax.management.*;
import javax.management.remote.*;
import com.sun.messaging.AdminConnectionFactory;
import com.sun.messaging.jms.management.server.*;


public class  InvokeOp
  { 
    public static void  main (String[]  args)
      { 
        try
          { //  Create admin connection factory
                AdminConnectionFactory  acf = new AdminConnectionFactory();
            
            //  Get JMX connector, supplying user name and password
                JMXConnector  jmxc = acf.createConnection("AliBaba", "sesame");

            //  Get MBean server connection
                MBeanServerConnection  mbsc = jmxc.getMBeanServerConnection();

            //  Create object name
                ObjectName  serviceConfigName = MQObjectName.createServiceConfig("jms");

            //  Invoke operation
                mbsc.invoke(serviceConfigName, ServiceOperations.PAUSE, null, null);

            //  Close JMX connector
                jmxc.close();
          }

        catch (Exception  e)
          { System.out.println( "Exception occurred: " + e.toString() );
            e.printStackTrace();
          }
      }
  }

When the operation being invoked requires parameters, you supply them in an array as the third parameter to the MBeanServerConnection.invoke method. The method's fourth parameter is a signature array giving the class or interface names of the invoked operation's parameters. Example 2-9 shows an illustration, invoking the destination manager configuration MBean's create operation to create a new queue destination named MyQueue with the same attributes that were set in Example 2-7. The create operation (see Destination Manager Configuration) takes three parameters: the type (QUEUE or TOPIC) and name of the new destination and an attribute list specifying any initial attribute values to be set. The example shows how to set up a parameter array (opParams) containing these values, along with a signature array (opSig) giving their classes, and pass them to the invoke method.

Example 2-9 Invoking an Operation with Parameters

import javax.management.*;
import javax.management.remote.*;
import com.sun.messaging.AdminConnectionFactory;
import com.sun.messaging.jms.management.server.*;


public class  InvokeOpWithParams
  { 
    public static void  main (String[]  args)
      { 
        try
          { //  Create admin connection factory
                AdminConnectionFactory  acf = new AdminConnectionFactory();
            
            //  Get JMX connector, supplying user name and password
                JMXConnector  jmxc = acf.createConnection("AliBaba", "sesame");

            //  Get MBean server connection
                MBeanServerConnection  mbsc = jmxc.getMBeanServerConnection();

            //  Create object name
                ObjectName  destMgrConfigName 
                    = new ObjectName(MQObjectName.DESTINATION_MANAGER_CONFIG_MBEAN_NAME);

            //  Create and populate attribute list
                
                AttributeList  attrList = new AttributeList();
                Attribute      attr;
                
                attr = new Attribute(DestinationAttributes.MAX_NUM_PRODUCERS, 25);
                attrList.add(attr);
                
                attr = new Attribute(DestinationAttributes.MAX_NUM_ACTIVE_CONSUMERS, 50);
                attrList.add(attr);

            //  Create operation's parameter and signature arrays
                
                Object  opParams[] = { DestinationType.QUEUE,
                                       "MyQueue",
                                       attrList
                                     };
                
                String  opSig[] = { String.class.getName(),
                                    String.class.getName(),
                                    attrList.getClass().getName()
                                  };

            //  Invoke operation
                mbsc.invoke(destMgrConfigName, DestinationOperations.CREATE, opParams, opSig);

            //  Close JMX connector
                jmxc.close();
          }

        catch (Exception  e)
          { System.out.println( "Exception occurred: " + e.toString() );
            e.printStackTrace();
          }
      }
  }

Example 2-10 shows a more elaborate example combining the use of MBean operations and attributes. The destination manager monitor MBean operation getDestinations (see Destination Manager Monitor) returns an array of object names of the destination monitor MBeans for all current destinations. The example then iterates through the array, printing the name, destination type (QUEUE or TOPIC), and current state (such as RUNNING or PAUSED) for each destination.

Example 2-10 Combining Operations and Attributes

import javax.management.*;
import javax.management.remote.*;
import com.sun.messaging.AdminConnectionFactory;
import com.sun.messaging.jms.management.server.*;


public class  OpsAndAttrs
  { 
    public static void  main (String[]  args)
      { 
        try
          { //  Create admin connection factory
                AdminConnectionFactory  acf = new AdminConnectionFactory();
            
            //  Get JMX connector, supplying user name and password
                JMXConnector  jmxc = acf.createConnection("AliBaba", "sesame");

            //  Get MBean server connection
                MBeanServerConnection  mbsc = jmxc.getMBeanServerConnection();

            //  Create object name for destination manager monitor MBean
                ObjectName  destMgrMonitorName
                    = new ObjectName(MQObjectName.DESTINATION_MANAGER_MONITOR_MBEAN_NAME);

            //  Get destination object names
                ObjectName  destNames[] = mbsc.invoke(destMgrMonitorName,
                                                      DestinationOperations.GET_DESTINATIONS,
                                                      null,
                                                      null);

            //  Step through array of object names, printing information for each destination
                
                System.out.println( "Listing destinations: " );
                
                ObjectName  eachDestName;
                Object      attrValue;
                
                for ( int i = 0; i < destNames.length; ++i )
                  { eachDestName = destNames[i];
                    
                    attrValue = mbsc.getAttribute(eachDestName, DestinationAttributes.NAME);
                    System.out.println( "\tName: " + attrValue );
                    
                    attrValue = mbsc.getAttribute(eachDestName, DestinationAttributes.TYPE);
                    System.out.println( "\tTypeYPE: " + attrValue );
                    
                    attrValue = mbsc.getAttribute(eachDestName, DestinationAttributes.STATE_LABEL);
                    System.out.println( "\tState: " + attrValue );
                    
                    System.out.println( "" );
                  }

            //  Close JMX connector
                jmxc.close();
          }

        catch (Exception  e)
          { System.out.println( "Exception occurred: " + e.toString() );
            e.printStackTrace();
          }
      }
  }

Some of the Message Queue MBeans' operations and attributes return a composite data object (implementing the JMX CompositeData interface). This type of object consists of a collection of data values accessed by means of associative lookup keys. The specific keys vary from one MBean to another, and are described in the relevant sections of Message Queue MBean Reference. Example 2-11 shows an illustration, invoking the consumer manager MBean's GetConsumerInfo operation (see Consumer Manager Monitor to obtain an array of composite data objects describing all current message consumers. It then steps through the array, using the lookup keys listed in Table 3-63 to retrieve and print the characteristics of each consumer.

Example 2-11 Using a Composite Data Object

import javax.management.*;
import javax.management.remote.*;
import com.sun.messaging.AdminConnectionFactory;
import com.sun.messaging.jms.management.server.*;


public class  CompData
  { 
    public static void  main (String[]  args)
      { 
        try
          { //  Create admin connection factory
                AdminConnectionFactory  acf = new AdminConnectionFactory();
            
            //  Get JMX connector, supplying user name and password
                JMXConnector  jmxc = acf.createConnection("AliBaba", "sesame");

            //  Get MBean server connection
                MBeanServerConnection  mbsc = jmxc.getMBeanServerConnection();

            //  Create object name
                ObjectName  consumerMgrMonitorName
                    = new ObjectName(MQObjectName.CONSUMER_MANAGER_MONITOR_MBEAN_NAME);

            //  Invoke operation
                Object  result
                    = mbsc.invoke(consumerMgrMonitorName,
                                  ConsumerOperations.GET_CONSUMER_INFO,
                                  null,
                                  null);

            //  Typecast result to an array of composite data objects
                CompositeData  cdArray[] = (CompositeData[])result;

            //  Step through array, printing information for each consumer
                
                if ( cdArray == null )
                  { System.out.println( "No message consumers found" );
                  }
                else
                  { for ( int  i = 0; i < cdArray.length; ++i )
                      { CompositeData  cd = cdArray[i];
                        
                        System.out.println( "Consumer ID: "
                                                 + cd.get(ConsumerInfo.CONSUMER_ID) );
                        System.out.println( "User: "
                                                 + cd.get(ConsumerInfo.USER) );
                        System.out.println( "Host: "
                                                 + cd.get(ConsumerInfo.HOST) );
                        System.out.println( "Connection service: "
                                                 + cd.get(ConsumerInfo.SERVICE_NAME) );
                        System.out.println( "Acknowledgment mode: "
                                                 + cd.get(ConsumerInfo.ACKNOWLEDGE_MODE_LABEL) );
                        System.out.println( "Destination name: "
                                                 + cd.get(ConsumerInfo.DESTINATION_NAME) );
                        System.out.println( "Destination type: "
                                                 + cd.get(ConsumerInfo.DESTINATION_TYPE) );
                      }
                  }
          }

        catch (Exception  e)
          { System.out.println( "Exception occurred: " + e.toString() );
            e.printStackTrace();
          }

        finally
          { if ( jmxc != null )
              { try
                  { jmxc.close();
                  }
                catch (IOException ioe)
                  { System.out.println( "I/O exception occurred: " + ioe.toString() );
                    ioe.printStackTrace();
                  }
              }
          }
      }
  }

Receiving MBean Notifications

To receive notifications from an MBean, you must register a notification listener with the MBean server. This is an object implementing the JMX interface NotificationListener, which consists of the single method handleNotification. In registering the listener with the MBean server (using the MBeanServerConnection method addNotificationListener), you supply the object name of the MBean from which you wish to receive notifications, along with a notification filter specifying which types of notification you wish to receive. (You can also provide an optional handback object to be passed to your listener whenever it is invoked, and which you can use for any purpose convenient to your application.) The MBean server will then call your listener's handleNotification method whenever the designated MBean broadcasts a notification satisfying the filter you specified.

The notification listener's handleNotification method receives two parameters: a notification object (belonging to the JMX class Notification) describing the notification being raised, along with the handback object, if any, that you supplied when you registered the listener. The notification object provides methods for retrieving various pieces of information about the notification, such as its type, the MBean raising it, its time stamp, and an MBean-dependent user data object and message string further describing the notification. The notifications raised by Message Queue MBeans belong to Message Queue-specific subclasses of Notification, such as BrokerNotification, ServiceNotification, and DestinationNotification, which add further information retrieval methods specific to each particular type of notification; see the relevant sections of Message Queue MBean Reference for details.

Example 2-12 shows a notification listener for responding to Message Queue service notifications, issued by a service manager monitor MBean. On receiving a notification belonging to the Message Queue class ServiceNotification, the listener simply prints an informational message containing the notification's type and the name of the connection service affected.

Example 2-12 Notification Listener

import javax.management.*;
import javax.management.remote.*;
import com.sun.messaging.jms.management.server.*;


public class  ServiceNotificationListener implements NotificationListener
  { 
    public void  handleNotification (Notification  notification,
                                     Object        handback)
      { 
        if ( notification instanceOf ServiceNotification )
          { ServiceNotification  n = (ServiceNotification)notification;
          }
        else
          { System.err.println( "Wrong type of notification for listener" );
            return;
          }

        System.out.println( "\nReceived service notification: " );
        System.out.println( "\tNotification type: " + n.getType() );
        System.out.println( "\tService name: " + n.getServiceName() );
        
        System.out.println( "" );
      }
  }

Example 2-13 shows how to register the notification listener from Example 2-12, using the MBeanServerConnection method addNotificationListener. The notification filter is an object of the standard JMX class NotificationFilterSupport; the calls to this object's enableType method specify that the listener should be invoked whenever a connection service is paused or resumed. The listener itself is an instance of class ServiceNotificationListener, as defined in Example 2-12.

Example 2-13 Registering a Notification Listener

import javax.management.*;
import javax.management.remote.*;
import com.sun.messaging.AdminConnectionFactory;
import com.sun.messaging.jms.management.server.*;
import java.io.IOException


public class  NotificationService
  { 
    public static void  main (String[]  args)
      { 
        try
          { //  Create admin connection factory
                AdminConnectionFactory  acf = new AdminConnectionFactory();
            
            //  Get JMX connector, supplying user name and password
                JMXConnector  jmxc = acf.createConnection("AliBaba", "sesame");

            //  Get MBean server connection
                MBeanServerConnection  mbsc = jmxc.getMBeanServerConnection();

            //  Create object name for service manager monitor MBean
                ObjectName  svcMgrMonitorName
                    = new ObjectName( MQObjectName.SERVICE_MANAGER_MONITOR_MBEAN_NAME );

            //  Create notification filter
                NotificationFilterSupport  myFilter = new NotificationFilterSupport();
                myFilter.enableType(ServiceNotification.SERVICE_PAUSE);
                myFilter.enableType(ServiceNotification.SERVICE_RESUME);

            //  Create notification listener
                ServiceNotificationListener  myListener = new ServiceNotificationListener();
                mbsc.addNotificationListener(svcMgrMonitorName, myListener, myFilter, null);
                
                ...
          }

        catch (Exception  e)
          { System.out.println( "Exception occurred: " + e.toString() );
            e.printStackTrace();
          }

        finally
          { if ( jmxc != null )
              { try
                  { jmxc.close();
                  }
                catch (IOException ioe)
                  { System.out.println( "I/O exception occurred: " + ioe.toString() );
                    ioe.printStackTrace();
                  }
              }
          }
      }
  }