[rabbitmq-discuss] Why do we need rabbitmq-web-stomp and why not rabitmq-web-amqp (over websockets)?

[Paddy Carman]

Hi Francesco,
    Thanks.
    Why is it a bad idea to expose AMQP to web clients? I see at least one
company betting on it:  http://kaazing.com/products/amqp-edition
-PC

On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 4:03 AM, Francesco Mazzoli
<francesco at rabbitmq.com>wrote:

> At Thu, 26 Jul 2012 10:03:28 -0700,
> Paddy Carman wrote:
> > Hi -
> >     I'm reading about the rabbitmq-web-stomp plugin. It seem very cool -
> STOMP
> > over Websockets connecting to AMQP backend. My questions:
> > * can we do AMQP over websockets directly and
> > * If so, why do we need STOMP?
> > * Is there any particular advantage of using STOMP?
>
> Stomp is a tremendously more simple protocol than AMQP, which is why it is
> easy
> to have a STOMP-over-SockJS.  Moreover, exposing AMQP to the internet is
> not a
> good idea.
>
> > * Are there performance implications in the STOM<>AMQP translation?
>
> Not really.  The STOMP plugin uses the direct exchange, and converting
> between
> message formats is straightforward.
>
> --
> Francesco * Often in error, never in doubt
>
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