Refactor Timer.getException() to return an Exception ---------------------------------------------------- Key: JBPM-453 URL: http://jira.jboss.com/jira/browse/JBPM-453 Project: JBoss jBPM Issue Type: Feature Request Components: Core Engine Affects Versions: jBPM 3.0.1 Reporter: Rainer Alfoeldi Assigned To: Tom Baeyens If an Exception occurs during the execution of a Timer the first 4000 characters of the DelegationException.printStackTrace() output is saved and the Exception itself is disgarded. Is it possible to extend Timer to return the caught Exception? The getException() will probably have to stay unchanged, but a new method would be very welcome. The background for this request is if error handling is done outside of the Timer / jBPM Workflow execution there is no way of securely finding out what really caused the problem. The root cause MIGHT be mentioned in the first 4000 characters but that is not sure. And even if it is mentioned you would have to start parsing the returned String. StackTraces differ from JVM to JVM etc. etc. Not a fun thing to do.