stomp - Does Spring @SubscribeMapping really subscribe the client to some topic? -
    i using spring websocket stomp, simple message broker. in @controller  use method-level @subscribemapping , should subscribe client topic client receive messages of topic afterwards. let say, client subscribes topic "chat" :   stompclient.subscribe('/app/chat', ...);   as client subscribed "/app/chat ", instead of "/topic/chat" , subscription go method mapped using @subscribemapping :   @subscribemapping("/chat") public list getchatinit() {     return chat.getusers(); }   here spring ref. says:      by default return value @subscribemapping method sent   message directly connected client , not pass   through broker. useful implementing request-reply   message interactions; example, fetch application data when   application ui being initialized.    okay, want, partially !! sending init-data after subscribing, well. subscribing ? seems me thing happened here request-reply , service. subscription consumed. please clarify me if case.    d...