Create a browse only queue in Redhat MRG/Apache QPID

Question

How can I enforce a queue to be browse only in Red Hat MRG/Apache QPID so that clients can only browse the queue. Even if some client tries to consume message off queue, he should not be able to do it.

Answer 1

I don't think there is such an option to configure the broker, but your clients can connect to the queue in browse-only mode.

direct://amq.direct//myqueue?browse=true

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--EDIT--

Another way to make clients use browse_only queues.

package foo.bar;

import java.util.Hashtable;
import java.util.Map;

import org.apache.qpid.client.AMQDestination;
import org.apache.qpid.jndi.PropertiesFileInitialContextFactory;
import org.apache.qpid.jndi.ReadOnlyContext;

public class CustomPropertiesFileInitialContextFactory extends PropertiesFileInitialContextFactory {

    @SuppressWarnings({ "rawtypes", "unchecked" })
    @Override
    protected ReadOnlyContext createContext(Map data, Hashtable environment) {
        makeDestinationsReadOnly(data);
        return super.createContext(data, environment);
    }
    protected void makeDestinationsReadOnly(Map<String, AMQDestination> dests) {
        for(AMQDestination dest : dests.values()) {
            dest.setBrowseOnly(true);
        }
    }
}