NATS

NATS is an open-source messaging system designed for high-performance, lightweight, and reliable communication between distributed applications. It supports pub-sub (publish-subscribe), request-reply, and message queue patterns, allowing for flexible communication between microservices, IoT devices, and cloud-native systems.

Key Features

• Simple: Text-based protocol with straightforward publish-subscribe semantics
• Fast: Written in Go, capable of millions of messages per second
• Lightweight: Small footprint, minimal dependencies
• Cloud Native: Built for modern distributed systems

Core Concepts

• Publishers: Send messages to subjects
• Subscribers: Receive messages from subjects
• Subjects: Named channels for message routing
• Queue Groups: Load balance messages across subscribers

Message Patterns

• Publish/Subscribe: One-to-many message distribution
• Request/Reply: Synchronous communication
• Queue Groups: Load balanced message processing
• Stream Processing: Persistent message streams (via NATS Streaming/JetStream)

Consuming our NATS

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