Spark Messaging

Spark Messaging is a message notification system that allows for loosely coupled, asynchronous, near real-time integration between Vaults or external applications. Spark messages are lightweight, signed messages designed to quickly send small amounts of data. If you need more information in your request, it’s expected you will use HTTP Callout to request additional information.

Messages are processed by a queuing system to provide reliable delivery. Outbound messages are placed in an outbound queue, and delivered messages enter an inbound queue. Once delivered, the inbound messages received from another Vault are processed by a Spark message processor.

For example, you may need to replicate digital assets from a PromoMats Vault to a publishing website. With Spark messaging, you can notify the publishing website when digital asset documents are approved. This in turn allows the publishing website to call Vault to retrieve details of the digital asset and format it for publishing. Without Spark Messaging capability, it would be necessary for the publishing website to periodically check for any newly created digital assets.

See our sample code for more examples of Spark Messaging.

Before you can send Spark messages, you must set up your Vault.