Channel Lifecycle
Understand the complete lifecycle of channels in QPub.
Overview
Channels in QPub go through several stages from creation to deletion, each with specific behaviors and capabilities.
Channel States
1. Created
- Channel is created but not yet active
- No subscribers or messages
- Configuration can be modified
2. Active
- Channel is ready for publishing and subscribing
- Accepting new subscribers
- Processing messages
3. Paused
- Channel is temporarily disabled
- Existing subscribers remain connected
- No new messages are processed
4. Archived
- Channel is read-only
- Historical messages remain accessible
- No new publishing or subscribing allowed
5. Deleted
- Channel is permanently removed
- All data is purged
- Cannot be recovered
Lifecycle Operations
Creating Channels
// Create a new channel
const channel = await client.createChannel({
name: 'my-channel',
type: 'public',
description: 'My custom channel'
});Updating Channels
// Update channel configuration
await client.updateChannel('my-channel', {
description: 'Updated description',
settings: { maxSubscribers: 1000 }
});Pausing Channels
// Pause channel activity
await client.pauseChannel('my-channel');Deleting Channels
// Delete channel permanently
await client.deleteChannel('my-channel');Automatic Lifecycle Management
QPub automatically manages channel lifecycle based on:
- Usage patterns
- Subscription activity
- Resource consumption
- Configuration policies
This page is under construction. Channel lifecycle documentation will be expanded soon.