MDB Failure Handling

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EAP 6.4.10

Overview

This article addresses failure handling in an MDB context. It was written while experimenting with EAP 6.4 and a HornetQ-based messaging subsystem.

Failure Handling Specification

JSR 318 Enterprise JavaBeans Version 3.1 EJB Core Contract and Requirements, Section 5.4.18 "Dealing with Exceptions" mentions that MDBs should not throw RuntimeExceptions. If a RuntimeExceptions occurs, the container will transition the MDB in the "does not exist" state. The message will not be acknowledged, and if messages arrive to the destination, the container can delegate the message to another MDB instance.

WildFly/HornetQ Behavior on RuntimeException

Message Delivery Occurs in a Container-Managed Transactional Context

If the message

The current transaction is automatically rolled back. The MDB container's transactional interceptor catches the RuntimeException and rolls back the transaction, by invoking javax.transaction.Transaction.setRollbackOnly().

The MDB instance that triggered the failure is destroyed. The @PreDestroy callback, if exists, is invoked, and the instance is discarded from the pool. Upon re-delivery, if any, a new instance to handle the message will be created.

Message Delivery Occurs in a Non-Transactional Context

How to Indicate Failure in a Transactional Context

How to Indicate Failure in a Non-Transactional Context