Inputs for message start event

[mghildiy]

I want to define a process with a message start event, as I want to start process instance with some input variables. In modeler I expect to be able to enable Inputs for my message event. But I see only Outputs, and few other properties.

Is my understanding of message start event wrong here?

[i.m.superman]

Hi @mghildiy
The following code and link may help you

client.newPublishMessageCommand()
      .messageName("testMessage")
      .correlationKey("")
      .variable("testVariable", "testValue")
      .send()
      .join();

(Message events | Camunda 8 Docs)

[mghildiy]

Thanks @i.m.superman. It worked well for me.
I have a question here. What I have been doing so far is to launch c8run, deploy and run bpmn file using desktop modeler, and then monitor it at /operate page exposed by execution of c8run.
When we deploy and run it programmatically as in code above, how do we expose /operate etc?

PS: OK, I think we set it in application.yaml like this:

camunda:
  client:
    mode: self-managed
    zeebe:
      enabled: true
      grpc-address: http://localhost:26500
      rest-address: http://localhost:8082

So this would make /operate available on localhost:8082.

[i.m.superman]

I have not used rest endpoint of zeebe.
I assume you want to monitor the progress of the process. The Operate of Camunda is the best choice in my opinion.