Point-to-Point Model
In this lesson, we will learn about the point-to-point messaging model.
We'll cover the following
What is a point-to-point model?#
In a point-to-point model, a message from the producer is consumed by only one consumer.
It’s like a one-to-one relationship, while a publish-subscribe model is a one-to-many relationship.
Though based on the business requirements, we can set up multiple combinations in this messaging model, including adding multiple producers and consumers to a queue. However, only one consumer will consume a message sent by the producer. This is why this model is called a point-to-point queuing model. It’s not a broadcast of messages rather an entity to entity communication.
Messaging protocols#
There are two popular protocols when working with message queues: AMQP Advanced Message Queue Protocol and STOMP Simple or Streaming Text Oriented Message Protocol.
Since they are protocols, I won’t be delving into them further. Every messaging technology, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, Apache Kafka, will have its own implementations of these protocols.
Well, this is pretty much it on the queuing models. In the lesson up next, we will get an insight into how notification systems work with message queues.
