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[jsr339-experts] Re: [jax-rs-spec users] response filtering and exceptions

From: Bill Burke <bburke_at_redhat.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2012 08:06:26 -0400

Alternatively you could not invoke any ContainerResponseFilter
exceptions because we have ExceptionMapper, but WriterInterceptor
probably still needs to know if an exception was thrown.

On 7/23/12 1:39 PM, Bill Burke wrote:
> java.net/jira/browse/JAX_RS_SPEC-230
>
> On 7/23/12 12:11 PM, Marek Potociar wrote:
>> Hi Bill,
>> Let me have a look. Have you file a Jira issue yet? :) If yes, what's
>> the number?
>>
>> Marek
>>
>> On Jul 11, 2012, at 4:28 PM, Bill Burke wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I think we need something in ContainerResponseFilter to distinguish
>>> that an exception was thrown from application code (and maybe
>>> internally as well). Came across a user case recently that wanted to
>>> know that a failure occured and what exact exception.
>>>
>>> I suggest at minimum, 2 methods on ContainerResponseContext (better
>>> names maybe?). Probably similar methods on WriterInterceptor.
>>>
>>>
>>> boolean wasFailure();
>>> Throwable getFailure();
>>>
>>> Don't know, but maybe also a new method on ContainerResponseFilter
>>>
>>> void failure(ContainerRequestContext requestContext,
>>> ContainerResponseContext responseContext)
>>> throws IOException;
>>>
>>>
>>> failure should be called after any ExceptionMapper, but before
>>> anything else.
>>>
>>> The main reason for this is name-bound filters and interceptors might
>>> want to make a different decision based on a user failure.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Bill Burke
>>> JBoss, a division of Red Hat
>>> http://bill.burkecentral.com
>>>
>>
>

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