Hi, bdegeratu,
1. Yes, if/else is by design not used for looping, the while is a suitable construct in this case, until perhaps an extension to allow for such 'goTo' usage.
2. Yes, in Sierra release, we will provide management API and a lightweight command line tool to monitor instances, activities, variables, it is going to be in the open-esb installer in the next 2 weeks.
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