14.2. JBoss Remoting Configuration

There are two kinds of XML files that can be used to create and configure a Remoting Connector. A file with a name of the form *-service.xml can be used to define a Connector as an MBean, and a file of the form *-jboss-beans.xml can be used to define a Connector as a POJO.

14.2.1. MBeans

In the JBoss Messaging JMS subsystem, a Remoting server is configured in the file remoting-bisocket-service.xml, which, in abbreviated form, looks like 
    <mbean code="org.jboss.remoting.transport.Connector"
            name="jboss.messaging:service=Connector,transport=bisocket"
            display-name="Bisocket Transport Connector">
      <attribute name="Configuration">
        <config>
          <invoker transport="bisocket">         
            <attribute name="marshaller" isParam="true">org.jboss.jms.wireformat.JMSWireFormat</attribute>
            <attribute name="unmarshaller" isParam="true">org.jboss.jms.wireformat.JMSWireFormat</attribute>            
            <attribute name="serverBindAddress">${jboss.bind.address}</attribute>
            <attribute name="serverBindPort">4457</attribute>
            <attribute name="callbackTimeout">10000</attribute>
                 ...     
          </invoker>
              ...
        </config>
      </attribute>
    </mbean>
This configuration file tells us several facts, including
  • This server uses the bisocket transport;
  • it runs on port 4457 of host ${jboss.bind.address}; and
  • JBoss Messaging uses its own marshaling algorithm.
The InvokerLocator is derived from this file. The important fact to note is that the attribute "isParam" determines if a parameter is to be included in the InvokerLocator. If "isParam" is omitted or set to false, the parameter will apply only to the server. In this case, the parameter will not be transmitted to the client. The InvokerLocator for a Remoting server with a ${jboss.bind.address} of bluemonkeydiamond.com would be: 
      bisocket://bluemonkeydiamond.com:4457/?marshaller=
      org.jboss.jms.wireformat.JMSWireFormat&
      unmarshaller=org.jboss.jms.wireformat.JMSWireFormat
Note that the parameter "callbackTimeout" is not included in the InvokerLocator.