What Is a Routing Key

The routing key is a message attribute added to the message header by the producer. Think of the routing key as an “address” that the exchange is using to decide how to route the message. A message goes to the queue(s) with the binding key that exactly matches the routing key of the message.

What is a topic exchange?

Topic Exchange :- A topic exchange is an exchange which route messages to queues based on the wildcard match between routing key and routing pattern specified during the binding of the queue. … After receiving a message, exchange try to match the routing key with the binding routing pattern of all the queues bound to it.

What is an AMQP exchange?

What are AMQP exchanges? An exchange accepts messages from a producer application and routes them to message queues. They can be thought of as the “mailboxes” of the AMQP world. Unlike some other messaging middleware products and protocols, in AMQP, messages are not published directly to queues.

James H. Sterling

James H. Sterling

Environmental Science & Climate Journalist

James Sterling reports on renewable energy developments, climate policy, ecological conservation, and green tech innovations around the globe.

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