Helpful Q&A

What are message brokers used for? A message broker is software that enables applications, systems, and services to communicate with each other and exchange information. The message broker does this by translating messages between formal messaging protocols

what is STOMP? STOMP is the Simple (or Streaming) Text Oriented Messaging Protocol. It uses a set of commands like CONNECT, SEND, or SUBSCRIBE to manage the conversation. STOMP clients, written in any language, can talk with any message broker supporting the protocol

what is SockJS? SockJS is a WebSocket client that tries to use native WebSockets and provides intelligent fallback options for older browsers that don’t support WebSocket. Javascript API that gives cross-domain communication channel between the browser and the web server.