JVM - topic.publish()

Publish an event (push based message) to a topic.

import io.nitric.Nitric;
import io.nitric.api.events.v0.NitricEvent;
import io.nitric.resources.TopicPermission;

public class Application {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    var topic = Nitric.INSTANCE.topic("new-user").with(TopicPermission.Publishing);

    topic.publish(new NitricEvent(Map.of("message", "new user created"), "1234", "none"));

    Nitric.INSTANCE.run();
  }
}

Parameters

Name
event
Required
Required
Type
Event or Map<String, Any>
Description
The event to publish to the topic.
Name
payload
Required
Required
Type
Map<String, Any>
Description
Payload to send with the event.
Name
id
Optional
Optional
Type
String
Description
The unique ID to apply to the event. If an ID is not supplied a UUIDv4 is generated.
Name
payloadType
Optional
Optional
Type
String
Description
A hint to the type of payload supplied.

Examples

Publish a topic

import io.nitric.Nitric;
import io.nitric.api.events.v0.NitricEvent;
import io.nitric.resources.TopicPermission;

public class Application {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    var topic = Nitric.INSTANCE.topic("topic").with(TopicPermission.Publishing);

    topic.publish(new NitricEvent(Map.of("message", "New user created"), "1234", "none"));

    Nitric.INSTANCE.run();
  }
}

Send a message with a delay

import io.nitric.Nitric;
import io.nitric.api.events.v0.NitricEvent;
import io.nitric.api.events.v0.PublishOptions;
import io.nitric.resources.TopicPermission;

public class Application {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    var topic = Nitric.INSTANCE.topic("topic").with(TopicPermission.Publishing);

    topic.publish(
      new NitricEvent(Map.of("message", "New user created"), "1234", "none"),
      PublishOptions.WithDelay(600) // Send with a delay of 600 seconds (10 minutes)
    );

    Nitric.INSTANCE.run();
  }
}

Notes

If an id is not supplied with an event a UUID(v4) will be generated for you.
A function may subscribe to OR publish to a topic but not both.