[esb-issues] [JBoss JIRA] Created: (JBESB-1444) jBPM CommandService is bottleneck of jBPM process processing

[Jiri Pechanec (JIRA)]

jBPM CommandService is bottleneck of jBPM process processing
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                 Key: JBESB-1444
                 URL: http://jira.jboss.com/jira/browse/JBESB-1444
             Project: JBoss ESB
          Issue Type: Bug
      Security Level: Public (Everyone can see)
          Components: Process flow
    Affects Versions: 4.2.1 CP1
            Reporter: Jiri Pechanec
         Assigned To: Kurt Stam
            Priority: Critical
             Fix For: 4.2.1 CP1


The problem is that the process is executed in context of the thread of the service. It means that if there are more services that invokes jBPM process than all copntiunations are executed in the context of this single thread. This in turn can lead into large amount of started processes in blocked state waiting for a signal form Callback service.

This behaviour should be at least documented with the hint that amount of threads of CallbackService should be increased and where.

As a mid/long term solution I would prefer something that resembles following architecture
1) Let's suppose that JBoss Messaging supports message priorities and takes them into consideration when reading messages from the queue
2) Let's suppose we can set message priority when we are invoking service
3) Define a service called jBPM executor which have configured amount of thread
4) When the jBPM process is invoked then the result of invocation is message passed to jBPM executor with low-priority
5) When the jBPM process is to be called back then the message is passed to jBPM executor with high-priority

Such solution will prefer completion of started jBPM processes before starting the new ones and will allow manage the resources assgined to jBPM execution at the same place.

We can say that this soultion is equivalent to pool of executor threads which prioritizes signal commands to start process commands.



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