J2EE.6.8 Java Message Service (JMS) 1.0 Requirements

The Java Message Service API definitions must be included in a J2EE product, but the platform is not required to include an implementation of the JMS ConnectionFactory and Destination objects. These are the objects used by an application to access a JMS service provider. A future version of this specification will require that the J2EE platform provide support for both JMS point-to-point and publish/subscribe messaging, and thus must make those facilities available using the ConnectionFactory and Destination APIs.

If an application component's deployment descriptor includes a resource reference to a JMS ConnectionFactory or Destination object, and the product into which the application component is being deployed does not provide a JMS service provider, the deployment tool must warn the deployer that the application component's request cannot be satisfied. The deployer may choose not to deploy the component, or may choose to continue the deployment if it is known that the component can function correctly without the JMS resource being available.

The latest JMS 1.0 specification is version 1.0.2 and is available at http://java.sun.com/products/jms.