ZMCat

A simple command line tool to test ZMQ push/pull/pub/sub sockets. Based on https://github.com/lucasdicioccio/zmcat

Installation

pip install zmcat

Usage

zmcat <socket_type> <uri> [--bind] [--key]

socket_type

The type of ZMQ socket you require (pub, sub, push, pull).

uri

The URI to bind/connect to. For example, tcp://127.0.0.1:5555 or ipc:///tmp/mysocket

--bind

Bind to an interface instead of connecting to an existing socket. Relevant only for socket_type push and pull.

--key

The key to use for a pub/sub socket.

Examples

zmcat pub tcp://*:5555
zmcat sub tcp://localhost:5555

zmcat pub tcp://*:5555 --key=mykey
zmcat sub tcp://localhost:5555 --key=mykey

zmcat push tcp://localhost:5555
zmcat pull tcp://*:5555 --bind

zmcat push tcp://*:5555 --bind
zmcat pull tcp://localhost:5555