ibm-mq-quickstart

Quick setup for IBM MQ Series Server and an Efficient MQ Tester

Pre-requisites:

Install Docker (Tested on MacOSX and Linux variants)
Install Java JRE (The client tool will prompt you)

Install Server

cd mqserver
docker build -t my-ibmmq .
docker images (should show sucessfully built image with repository name my-ibmmq)
docker run -it -p 1414:1414 -p 9443:9443 my-ibmmq
docker container ls -a (should show STATUS and PORTS)
(optional) docker inspect <CONTAINER ID> (show external IP address - sometimes useful if localhost acts weird)
https://localhost:9443 will get you to the admin console: username: admin; password: password1

Install Client

client executibles are located in mq-test-james folder
./run.sh -- help to ensure client is working
vim test1.properties file - you shouldn't have to change anything for a locally running queue. Otherwise, change HOST_NAME as necessary.

Single Message Test

./put.sh test1.properties data.txt -- this will put the data on HOST_QUEUE=DEV.QUEUE.1.

./get.sh test1.properties -- this will remove the data on HOST_QUEUE=DEV.QUEUE.1.

Multiple Message Test

./put.sh test1.properties 20 data.txt -- this will put the 20 messages on HOST_QUEUE=DEV.QUEUE.1.

./get.sh test1.properties -- this will remove the 1 message from HOST_QUEUE=DEV.QUEUE.1. You should have 19 messages left.
./clear.sh test1.properties -- this will remove remaining from HOST_QUEUE=DEV.QUEUE.1. You should have no messages left.

Multi Queue Test

./run.sh PROCESS test1.properties -- this will wait for a message on HOST_QUEUE=DEV.QUEUE.1.
./put.sh test1.properties data.txt -- this will put the data on HOST_QUEUE=DEV.QUEUE.1. The previous command will get the message from HOST_QUEUE=DEV.QUEUE.1 and put it on HOST_QUEUE=DEV.QUEUE.2
./get.sh dev.queue.2.properties -- this will remove the 1 message from HOST_QUEUE=DEV.QUEUE.2.