STOMP

Text-based messaging protocol for brokers, used as a lightweight gateway into an EDI hub.

Definition

STOMP defines a frame-based text protocol (CONNECT, SEND, SUBSCRIBE, ACK, MESSAGE…) over TCP or WebSocket. It lets a client in any language publish to or consume from broker destinations (ActiveMQ, RabbitMQ via plugin) with no vendor library — handy for attaching lightweight producers to an EDI hub.

Origin

Specified by the open STOMP project (stomp.github.io), current version STOMP 1.2; implemented natively by Apache ActiveMQ and via the RabbitMQ STOMP plugin.

Example in context

SEND
destination:/queue/edi.inbound
content-type:application/edifact

UNB+UNOA:1+SENDER+RECEIVER...
^@

Related terms

• AMQP 1.0 — richer binary broker protocol.
• MQTT broker — lightweight pub/sub alternative.