[zeromq-dev] planning ahead for message durability

[Chuck Remes]

On Nov 14, 2011, at 8:24 AM, Sagi Mann wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I read the planning page, explaining that if I use a deprecated feature, I should contact this list, so here I am :^)
> 
> I am looking for a way to reduce the chance of message loss in case I need to shutdown a client here and there. Currently, I use durable subs. If in future versions I should not be using durable subs, then what is the long term solution?

You should take a look at the 'titanic pattern' in the 0mq guide [1]. It is probably your best bet for reliably queueing data across your system, handling crashes, restarts, etc. Improvements to the pattern are welcome.

cr

[1]  http://zguide.zeromq.org/page:all#Disconnected-Reliability-Titanic-Pattern