GF retries once (you can change the setting to retry more times), but
after all retries failed, the timer is expunged. What does JBoss do? Try
again or just wait until the next timeout?
-marina
On 8/6/13 7:25 AM, Oliver B. Fischer wrote:
> I tried the same code with JBoss. JBoss does not expunge the timer.
>
> Am 06.08.13 16:15, schrieb Oliver B. Fischer:
>> I think the problem is that runFullUpdate() calls another EJB which
>> throws an exception. GF wraps this exception in an
>> javax.ejb.EJBTransactionRolledbackException. Because of this exception
>> GF expunges the timer.
>>
>> I think this is against the EJB specification. The specification states
>> only in section "18.2.5.3 Timeout Callback Method Requirements":
>>
>> "Timeout callback methods must not throw application exceptions."
>>
>> In my personal opinion the timeout callback method must be independend
>> of exceptions thrown during the method call if no exception is thrown by
>> the method itself.
>>
>> How should I write a stable service if an exception somethere else
>> thrown and catched causes my timer to be expunged?
>>
>> Should I open an issue with an example for this problem?
>>
>>