# Nats

Kubemq Nats target connector allows services using kubemq server to access Nats messaging services.

## Prerequisites

The following are required to run the Nats target connector:

* kubemq cluster
* Nats server
* kubemq-targets deployment

## Configuration

Nats target connector configuration properties:

| Properties Key | Required | Description                           | Example          |
| -------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------- | ---------------- |
| url            | yes      | nats connection host                  | "localhost:1883" |
| subject        | yes      | set subject name                      | any string       |
| username       | no       | set nats username                     | "username"       |
| password       | no       | set nats password                     | "password"       |
| token          | no       | set nats token                        | "my\_token"      |
| tls            | no       | set if tls is needed                  | "false","true"   |
| cert\_file     | no       | tls certificate file in string format | "my\_file"       |
| cert\_key      | no       | tls certificate key in string format  | "my\_key"        |
| timeout        | no       | connection timeout in seconds         | "130"            |

Example:

```yaml
bindings:
  - name: nats
    source:
      kind: kubemq.events
      properties:
        address: localhost:50000
        channel: event.messaging.nats
    target:
      kind: messaging.nats
      properties:
        cert_file: |-
          -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
          -----END CERTIFICATE-----
        cert_key: |-
          -----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----
          -----END PRIVATE KEY-----
        dynamic_mapping: "false"
        url: nats://localhost:4222
    properties: {}
```

## Usage

### Request

Query request data setting:

| Data Key | Required | Description     | Possible values    |
| -------- | -------- | --------------- | ------------------ |
| data     | yes      | data to publish | base64 bytes array |

Example:

```javascript
{
  "data": "U0VMRUNUIGlkLHRpdGxlLGNvbnRlbnQgRlJPTSBwb3N0Ow=="
}
```


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