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EVNT11 — event channel buffer should generate exception when buffer beg. to overflow

  • Key: EVNT11-1
  • Legacy Issue Number: 4338
  • Status: open  
  • Source: ANSYS, Inc. ( William Visnich)
  • Summary:

    The Event Service spec should be revised to include a mandatory throwing of
    an exception if an Event Channel buffer begins to overflow. This exception
    should be able to be caught by both the server and client applications. The
    reason is that without an exception, the Event Service is making a implicit
    comment on the value of an individual message. Although the Event Service
    paradigm is publish/subscribe, there may be uses within that context when
    the dropping of a single message is critical. Without implementing
    traditional message tracking solutions such as the sequencing messages,
    there is currently no way of knowing if a message has been dropped. The
    throwing of an exception that can be caught, or not caught, seems to be a
    reasonable solution. It would also increase the value of the services
    currently provided by the Event Service.

  • Reported: EVNT 1.1 — Tue, 5 Jun 2001 04:00 GMT
  • Updated: Fri, 6 Mar 2015 20:58 GMT