IMQMode enum

Operating mode of a queue instance, selecting which halves of the queue are active. Passed as the third constructor argument and defaults to IMQMode.BOTH.

All modes still open a writer connection and take part in watcher election; the mode only controls whether a reader is created and whether sending is allowed.

Signature:

export declare enum IMQMode

Enumeration Members

Member	Value	Description
BOTH	`0`	Consume and produce. This is the default.
PUBLISHER	`2`	Produce only. No reader connection is opened, so the queue never emits `message` events and never releases delayed messages.
WORKER	`1`	Consume only. No messages can be sent — `send()` throws a `TypeError`.

Remarks

The members carry implicit numeric values and BOTH is 0, so a falsy check such as mode || IMQMode.WORKER silently resolves to WORKER. Do not persist these values either — they shift if the members are reordered.

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