Major Releases

This roadmap covers the following Java components:

• Qpid Broker for Java
• Legacy 0-8..0-10 Java Client

It does not cover the newer Qpid JMS client.

It lists major features only.

Release v7.0

(Scheduled for release Q2 2017)

1. Model change to remove the requirement for multi-parents (QPID-6028)
2. Mature the existing AMQP 1.0 layer (QPID-7531)
3. JMS v2.0 support
   1. Shared Subscriptions QPID-7540
   2. Consumer Priority
   3. Arrival Time Filtering (QPID-7568)
   4. Maximum Delivery Count/Dead-lettering
   5. Producer Flow Control
   6. Client ID validation
   7. System test suite refactored to operate against both Qpid JMS Client and Legacy Client.
4. Mature the message conversation layer between protocols 
   1. Fidelity with application headers (need rules around handling of long names, names containing illegal characters or values outside the domain permitted)
   2. Fidelity application payloads including structured payloads (lists/maps etc)
   3. Reply-to conversion supporting request/response across protocol 
5. VH-centric REST API and web management console
6. Queue runner removal
7. Simple REST API compatibility layer

Release v7.1

(Scheduled for release Q3/4 2017)

Qpid Broker for Java

• Replacement for the BDB JE based store with a store offering similar performance characteristics.
• ACL provider replacement
  
  

Minor Releases

Release v6.0.7

Not yet planned

Release v6.1.2

Not yet planned.