[esb-issues] [JBoss JIRA] Work started: (JBESB-695) ESBActionHandler needs to refactored to allow for async calls

ESBActionHandler needs to refactored to allow for async calls ------------------------------------------------------------- Key: JBESB-695 URL: http://jira.jboss.com/jira/browse/JBESB-695 Project: JBoss ESB Issue Type: Task Security Level: Public(Everyone can see) Components: BPM Affects Versions: 4.2 Milestone Release 2 Reporter: Burr Sutter Assigned To: Kurt Stam Fix For: 4.2 From Jeff Delong, this feedback is based on the quickstarts as well as a flaw in the ESBActionHandler If the ActionHandler does the work of the node (i.e., it invokes the service that does the work of the node), then it should be configured on an action of that node, not on an event. Events are for performing actions that are ancillary to the node, not it's main purpose. Now this raises and issue with the current design of the ESBActionHander. If the service at the node executes asynchronously, then the ESBActionHandler should not signal; instead the service should signal back through the ESB SignalAction. However, if the service should execute synchronously, then the ESBAcionHandler should propogate the token (i.e., do token.signal()). I.e., modify the following code in ESBActionHandler if (null==millisToWaitForResponse || millisToWaitForResponse < 1) { // ASYNC Invoker.invoke(request,esbCategoryName, esbServiceName); return; } Message response = null; if ("MOCK_CATEGORY".equals(esbCategoryName) && "MOCK_SERVICE".equals(esbServiceName)) response = request; else Invoker.invokeAndAwaitResponse (request,esbCategoryName, esbServiceName, millisToWaitForResponse); if (null!=response) varsFromResponse(response); token.signal(); // this is required since the response is sync } Putting the ESBActionHandler on the node-enter, the token will always go on to the next node; since there is no action configured on the node, it moves on by default. Thus the current code will work for sync when configured on a node-enter event, but not work for async on a node-enter event. The current code will NOT work for sync when moved to a node action, but will work for async. In order to make both async and sync work, but the ESBActionHandler on a node action, and add token.signal() to the synch logic.