Simple Message Queue (formerly MNS):Overview

Background information

SMQ provides the queue-based messaging model and the topic-based messaging model.

• Queue-based messaging model: SMQ queues are used to send messages from a producer to a consumer.

  • Queue-based messaging model

  • Queue-based message flow

  • Features of the queue-based messaging model

  • Queue-related terms

• Topic-based messaging model: SMQ topics are used to send messages from a publisher to multiple subscribers.

  • Topic-based messaging model

  • Topic-based message flow

  • Features of the topic-based messaging model

  • Topic-related terms

Get started with the queue-based messaging model

In this example, messages are sent or received in the SMQ console, as shown in the Use the queue-based messaging model to send or receive messages figure.

To use the queue-based messaging model to send or receive messages in the SMQ console, perform the following steps:

1. Create a queue.

2. Send messages

3. Receive messages

4. Delete a queue

Get started with the topic-based messaging model

The topic-based messaging model allows you to send messages to a queue, as shown in the Use the topic-based messaging model to send or receive messages figure.

To use the topic-based messaging model to send or receive messages in the SMQ console, perform the following steps:

1. Create a queue

2. Create a topic

3. Create a subscription

4. Publish messages

5. Receive messages

6. Delete a queue

7. Delete a topic

References

For information about how to use SDKs for different programming languages to send and receive messages, see SDK reference.