[rules-users] NPE in Drools JPA Persistence with rules that use Flow

Mauricio Salatino salaboy at gmail.com
Thu May 26 11:40:11 EDT 2011


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2011/5/26 Shannon Hastings <shannon.hastings at inventrio.com>

> It is actually null.  I dont pass any config in when constructing the
> session.
>
>
> On May 26, 2011, at 11:13 AM, Mauricio Salatino wrote:
>
> Can you share the ksession configuration?
>
>
> 2011/5/26 Shannon Hastings <shannon.hastings at inventrio.com>
>
>> My session is persistent, i can query the sessioninfo in the DB and see
>> the data.  My beans are searializable and I can see that the fact has been
>> deserialized.
>>
>>
>> On May 26, 2011, at 11:05 AM, Mauricio Salatino wrote:
>>
>> Ok, assuming that your session is persistent, are your POJOs
>> serializables?
>> Cheers
>>
>> 2011/5/26 Shannon Hastings <shannon.hastings at inventrio.com>
>>
>>> Nope, no change, i am pulling the same drl from guvnor every time.  It
>>> only has three rules as show below in the thread. I can restore the session
>>> without error so long as the session does not have any facts in it.  Once I
>>> drop a fact in and store, then i cannot restore.
>>>
>>>
>>> On May 26, 2011, at 10:55 AM, Mauricio Salatino wrote:
>>>
>>> Ok, so did you check that you didn't change anything from the moment you
>>> store the ksession and the moment when you restore it?
>>> I usually find this problem when you change a rule and try to restore the
>>> session using the new version of the rule or when you change a business
>>> process definition or the session state from different threads. Can you
>>> check that please?
>>> You will find this unmarshalling problems and it will be very difficult
>>> to debug at that level, when the problem is being caused by some
>>> modification on your code. Greetings
>>>
>>> 2011/5/26 Shannon Hastings <shannon.hastings at inventrio.com>
>>>
>>>> I have debugged into this and found this issue.  The NPE comes when the
>>>> session unmarsheller runs into a node that does not have a sink or the sink
>>>> is null. In the debugger i can see the fact and the fact looks right, has
>>>> all the data from the pojo i sent in. However, it does not have a sink, but
>>>> it does have a node id.  This looks like a bug that was reportedly fixed
>>>> before in 5.1.  I dont know enough about the storing of the facts in the
>>>> working memory or the model that is being used under the hood, however, all
>>>> i have to do to create the problem is create a session, send an object to
>>>> it, and then try to restore it.  And the objects i am sending to it are
>>>> simple pojo's and in the debugger I can see that it was able to read them
>>>> back out just fine.  Below is an exerpt from the "InputMarshaller" class.
>>>>  In the debugger The readlefttuples operation shows the nodeId = 12 and the
>>>> sink  = null and the facthandleId = 1.  he it calls readLeftTuple() and the
>>>> obvious NPE will be thrown because the ParentLeftTuple has a null sink and
>>>> when you call "sink.getType()" you get the NPE.  Is this a known bug.
>>>>
>>>>   public static void readLeftTuples(MarshallerReaderContext context)
>>>> throws IOException,
>>>>
>>>> ClassNotFoundException {
>>>>         ObjectInputStream stream = context.stream;
>>>>
>>>>         while ( stream.readShort() == PersisterEnums.LEFT_TUPLE ) {
>>>>             int nodeId = stream.readInt();
>>>>             LeftTupleSink sink = (LeftTupleSink) context.sinks.get(
>>>> nodeId );
>>>>             int factHandleId = stream.readInt();
>>>>             LeftTuple leftTuple = new LeftTuple( context.handles.get(
>>>> factHandleId ),
>>>>                                                  sink,
>>>>                                                  true );
>>>>             readLeftTuple( leftTuple,
>>>>                            context );
>>>>         }
>>>>     }
>>>>
>>>>     public static void readLeftTuple(LeftTuple parentLeftTuple,
>>>>                                      MarshallerReaderContext context)
>>>> throws IOException,
>>>>
>>>> ClassNotFoundException {
>>>>         ObjectInputStream stream = context.stream;
>>>>         Map<Integer, BaseNode> sinks = context.sinks;
>>>>
>>>>         LeftTupleSink sink = parentLeftTuple.getLeftTupleSink();
>>>>
>>>>         switch ( sink.getType() ) {
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On May 24, 2011, at 9:06 AM, Edson Tirelli wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>     Shannon,
>>>>
>>>>     What is the following method doing?
>>>>
>>>> engine.process(reading);
>>>>
>>>>     Can you please open a JIRA and attach your test case or point me to
>>>> the jira reporting this problem if it exists already?
>>>>
>>>>     Thanks,
>>>>         Edson
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 2011/5/23 Shannon Hastings <shannon.hastings at inventrio.com>
>>>>
>>>>> I am using drools 5.2.0.M2 and I still get this error:
>>>>>
>>>>> Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
>>>>> at
>>>>> org.drools.marshalling.impl.InputMarshaller.readLeftTuple(InputMarshaller.java:469)
>>>>>
>>>>> Which was reported on drools 5.1.0 JIRA and claimed to be fixed.  I see
>>>>> the error when trying to load a session that was persisted that had objects
>>>>> inserted that  are time depended and cause rules to fire that use terms from
>>>>> flow such as "after".  I only see this error if create a new session, submit
>>>>> some facts to it, close it, and then try to reload.  If i do not submit any
>>>>> facts to it I do not get the error.  I.E.  If all i do is create the KB with
>>>>> my rules I can reload a session from the DB no problem, but if i submit some
>>>>> facts and persist the session, then i cannot reload it.  This seems to be an
>>>>> issue with the JPA loading of the session that has facts in it that use Flow
>>>>> (JBPM).  Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Below are my simple rules
>>>>> followed by the test code used to submit the facts:
>>>>>
>>>>> package com.inventrio.rules.readings
>>>>>
>>>>> import com.inventrio.healthmonitoring.model.*;
>>>>>
>>>>> declare Reading
>>>>>     @role(event)
>>>>>     @timestamp(readingTime)
>>>>> end
>>>>>
>>>>> rule "High Blood Pressure"
>>>>>  when
>>>>>  $eventA :  Reading(readingType.name == "BPMETER")
>>>>>  $systolic : Value( this.valueType.name == "SYSTOLIC"  ) from$eventA.values
>>>>>  $diastolic : Value( this.valueType.name == "DIASTOLIC"  ) from$eventA.values
>>>>>  eval( $systolic.getLongValue() > 180 && $diastolic.getLongValue() >
>>>>> 120 )
>>>>>  then
>>>>>  System.out.println("HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE" );
>>>>> end
>>>>>
>>>>> rule "Weight Trending Up"
>>>>>  when
>>>>>  $eventC :  Reading(readingType.name == "WEIGHT" )
>>>>>  $eventB  : Reading( readingType.name == "WEIGHT" , this after[5s, 1m]
>>>>> $eventC )
>>>>>  $eventA  : Reading( readingType.name == "WEIGHT" , this after[5s, 1m]
>>>>> $eventB )
>>>>>  $weight3 : Value( this.valueType.name == "WEIGHT"  ) from$eventC.values
>>>>>  $weight2 : Value( this.valueType.name == "WEIGHT"  ) from$eventB.values
>>>>>  $weight1 : Value( this.valueType.name == "WEIGHT"  ) from$eventA.values
>>>>>  eval(  $weight3.getDoubleValue().doubleValue() <
>>>>> $weight2.getDoubleValue().doubleValue() + 1.0  &&
>>>>> $weight2.getDoubleValue().doubleValue() <
>>>>> $weight1.getDoubleValue().doubleValue() + 1.0 )
>>>>>  then
>>>>>  System.out.println("WEIGHT IS GOING UP" );
>>>>> end
>>>>>
>>>>> rule "Weight Trending Down"
>>>>>  when
>>>>>  $eventC :  Reading(readingType.name == "WEIGHT" )
>>>>>  $eventB  : Reading( readingType.name == "WEIGHT" , this after[5s, 1m]
>>>>> $eventC )
>>>>>  $eventA  : Reading( readingType.name == "WEIGHT" , this after[5s, 1m]
>>>>> $eventB )
>>>>>  $weight3 : Value( this.valueType.name == "WEIGHT"  ) from$eventC.values
>>>>>  $weight2 : Value( this.valueType.name == "WEIGHT"  ) from$eventB.values
>>>>>  $weight1 : Value( this.valueType.name == "WEIGHT"  ) from$eventA.values
>>>>>  eval(  $weight3.getDoubleValue().doubleValue() >
>>>>> $weight2.getDoubleValue().doubleValue() + 1.0  &&
>>>>> $weight2.getDoubleValue().doubleValue() >
>>>>> $weight1.getDoubleValue().doubleValue() + 1.0 )
>>>>>  then
>>>>>  System.out.println("WEIGHT IS GOING DOWN" );
>>>>> end
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> And next is my object i insert before closeing and then trying to
>>>>> reload the session.
>>>>>
>>>>>  public void testWeightRules() {
>>>>>  try {
>>>>>
>>>>>  Reading reading = new Reading();
>>>>> reading.setReadingTime(new Date(System.currentTimeMillis()));
>>>>>  ReadingType type = new ReadingType();
>>>>>  type.setName("WEIGHT");
>>>>> type.setDescription("");
>>>>>  reading.setReadingType(type);
>>>>>  Value value = new Value();
>>>>> value.setDoubleValue(140.0);
>>>>>  ValueType valueType = new ValueType();
>>>>>  valueType.setName("WEIGHT");
>>>>> valueType.setDataType(ValueDataType.DOUBLE);
>>>>>  value.setValueType(valueType);
>>>>>  reading.getValues().add(value);
>>>>> reading.setReadingType(type);
>>>>>  engine.process(reading);
>>>>>
>>>>> Thread.sleep(7000);
>>>>>
>>>>> reading = new Reading();
>>>>>  reading.setReadingTime(new Date(System.currentTimeMillis()));
>>>>>  type = new ReadingType();
>>>>> type.setName("WEIGHT");
>>>>>  type.setDescription("");
>>>>>  reading.setReadingType(type);
>>>>> value = new Value();
>>>>>  value.setDoubleValue(142.0);
>>>>>  valueType = new ValueType();
>>>>> valueType.setName("WEIGHT");
>>>>>  valueType.setDataType(ValueDataType.DOUBLE);
>>>>>  value.setValueType(valueType);
>>>>> reading.getValues().add(value);
>>>>>  reading.setReadingType(type);
>>>>>  engine.process(reading);
>>>>>
>>>>>  Thread.sleep(7000);
>>>>>
>>>>>  reading = new Reading();
>>>>> reading.setReadingTime(new Date(System.currentTimeMillis()));
>>>>>  type = new ReadingType();
>>>>>  type.setName("WEIGHT");
>>>>> type.setDescription("");
>>>>>  reading.setReadingType(type);
>>>>>  value = new Value();
>>>>> value.setDoubleValue(144.0);
>>>>>  valueType = new ValueType();
>>>>>  valueType.setName("WEIGHT");
>>>>> valueType.setDataType(ValueDataType.DOUBLE);
>>>>>  value.setValueType(valueType);
>>>>>  reading.getValues().add(value);
>>>>> reading.setReadingType(type);
>>>>>  engine.process(reading);
>>>>>
>>>>> } catch (Throwable t) {
>>>>>  t.printStackTrace();
>>>>> }
>>>>>  }
>>>>>
>>>>> Shannon Hastings
>>>>>
>>>>> Inventrio
>>>>> 545 Metro Place South, Suite 475
>>>>> Dublin, OH 43017
>>>>> *Phone*: (614) 389-2795 x101
>>>>> *Fax:* (614) 522-6249
>>>>> *Email:* shannon.hastings at inventrio.com
>>>>> http://www.inventrio.com
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>  Shannon Hastings
>>
>> Inventrio
>> 545 Metro Place South, Suite 475
>> Dublin, OH 43017
>> *Phone*: (614) 389-2795 x101
>> *Fax:* (614) 522-6249
>> *Email:* shannon.hastings at inventrio.com
>> http://www.inventrio.com
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> Shannon Hastings
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> 545 Metro Place South, Suite 475
> Dublin, OH 43017
> *Phone*: (614) 389-2795 x101
> *Fax:* (614) 522-6249
> *Email:* shannon.hastings at inventrio.com
> http://www.inventrio.com
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