Starlight for JMS FAQs

Answers to the (arguably) most common Starlight for JMS questions.

What is the pricing for Starlight for JMS?

Starlight for JMS is free open-source software. Enterprise support is available through Luna Streaming, the DataStax commercial support offering for Apache Pulsar™.

How is Starlight for JMS licensed?

Starlight for JMS is licensed under Apache version 2.0.

How can I use Starlight for JMS in a JakartaEE® or JavaEE® application?

You can use the resourceAdapter here.

How can I run the Test Compatibility Kit (TCK)

You can download the TCK here. The repository contains a copy of the TCK that automates the execution of the tests.

In the tck-executor module you’ll find:

The Java Code needed to initialize the TCK, JNDIInitialContextFactory.java.
The configuration file for the TCK runner, ts.jte.
A file that contains the excluded tests that cannot pass with this client, ts.jtx
Scripts to run Apache Pulsar 2.7.1, configure the Transaction Coordinator, and prepare for the execution of the TCK.

To build the package, run unit tests, and run the TCK:

mvn clean install -Prun-tck

To run only the TCK:

mvn clean install -Prun-tck -am -DskipTests -pl tck-executor

Globally unique subscription names are not supported so the corresponding tests are skipped.

Where can I find additional integration examples?

We’ve provided the following integration examples:

How can I build Starlight for JMS from source?

If you’d like to fork or contribute to Starlight for JMS:

Clone the git repo:

git clone git@github.com:datastax/pulsar-jms.git

Build using Maven:
```
mvn clean install
```

Where can I find additional information on JMS?

Refer to the official JMS documentation in order to learn about JMS. This website is useful as well as it contains the former JMS 2.0 specifications before the Jakarta transition.

What’s next?

Starlight for JMS standalone quickstart: Create a simple command line Java JMS client that connects to a local Pulsar installation.
Getting started with Starlight for JMS: Create a simple command line Java JMS client that connects to an Astra Streaming instance.
Installing Starlight for JMS: Install Starlight for JMS in your own JMS project.
Mapping Pulsar concepts to JMS specifications: Understand Pulsar concepts in the context of JMS.
Starlight for JMS implementation details: Understand key implementation details for Starlight for JMS.
Starlight for JMS configuration reference: Starlight for JMS configuration reference.
Starlight for JMS Github repo