[erlang-questions] Fail politely, fail noisily
Thomas Elsgaard
thomas.elsgaard@REDACTED
Wed Aug 29 09:47:01 CEST 2012
Hi Joe
There is also PHK's concept of "guru meditation" in the varnish http
accelerator..
http://www.version2.dk/blog/guru-meditation-9738
Basically the idea is: the user cannot do anything about the error, so let
it fail, but provide the transaction Id (xid) so the admin can can
troubleshoot...
Thomas
onsdag den 29. august 2012 skrev Joe Armstrong :
> As I was revising my Erlang book I came up with a new slogan (like the
> old "let it crash") ... I like slogans they are
> easy to remember - here's a new one.
>
> Fail politely, fail noisily means the user should get a polite error
> message
> and the programmer should get an informative error message when an
> application crashes.
>
> There should be TWO error messages not one.
>
> I want to collect examples of polite and noisy error messages for a
> future lecture.
>
> Today I got this error message - which I consider not just noisy but
> bordering upon downright rude - all
> I did was click on a button - I didn't want to unleash the wrath of
> the java monster - I was required to tell the system
> how many hours I had worked but the java monster spake thus, and there
> was fear and trembling in the land
> and all that read what was writ were sore afraid:
>
> ---
>
> com.sap.mw.jco.JCO$Exception: (103) RFC_ERROR_LOGON_FAILURE: System
> received an expired SSO ticket
> at
> com.sap.mw.jco.MiddlewareJRfc.generateJCoException(MiddlewareJRfc.java:555)
> at
> com.sap.mw.jco.MiddlewareJRfc$Client.connect(MiddlewareJRfc.java:1099)
> at com.sap.mw.jco.JCO$Client.connect(JCO.java:3644)
> at com.sap.mw.jco.JCO$Pool.getClient(JCO.java:5904)
> at com.sap.mw.jco.JCO$PoolManager.getClient(JCO.java:7081)
> at com.sap.mw.jco.JCO$PoolManager.getClient(JCO.java:7030)
> at
> com.sap.tc.webdynpro.serverimpl.core.sl.AbstractJCOClientConnection.getClient(AbstractJCOClientConnection.java:444)
> at
> com.sap.pcuigp.xssfpm.wd.BackendConnections.connectModelInternal(BackendConnections.java:326)
> at
> com.sap.pcuigp.xssfpm.wd.BackendConnections.initBackend(BackendConnections.java:266)
> at
> com.sap.pcuigp.xssfpm.wd.BackendConnections.connectModel(BackendConnections.java:167)
> at
> com.sap.pcuigp.xssfpm.wd.wdp.InternalBackendConnections.connectModel(InternalBackendConnections.java:229)
> at
> com.sap.pcuigp.xssfpm.wd.FPMComponent$FPM.connectModel(FPMComponent.java:864)
> at
> com.sap.pcuigp.xssfpm.wd.FPMComponent$FPMProxy.connectModel(FPMComponent.java:1094)
> at
> com.sap.pcuigp.xssfpm.wd.BackendConnections.init(BackendConnections.java:155)
> at
> com.sap.pcuigp.xssfpm.wd.wdp.InternalBackendConnections.init(InternalBackendConnections.java:225)
> at
> com.sap.pcuigp.xssfpm.wd.FPMComponent.wdDoInit(FPMComponent.java:204)
> at
> com.sap.pcuigp.xssfpm.wd.wdp.InternalFPMComponent.wdDoInit(InternalFPMComponent.java:105)
> at
> com.sap.tc.webdynpro.progmodel.generation.DelegatingComponent.doInit(DelegatingComponent.java:161)
> at
> com.sap.tc.webdynpro.progmodel.controller.Controller.initController(Controller.java:227)
> at
> com.sap.tc.webdynpro.progmodel.components.Component.initController(Component.java:258)
> at
> com.sap.tc.webdynpro.progmodel.controller.Controller.init(Controller.java:206)
> at
> com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.cal.ClientApplication.init(ClientApplication.java:590)
> at
> com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.cal.ClientApplication.doPreprocessing(ClientApplication.java:1457)
> at
> com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.session.ApplicationSession.doPreprocessing(ApplicationSession.java:660)
> at
> com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.session.ApplicationSession.doProcessing(ApplicationSession.java:349)
> at
> com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.session.RequestManager.doProcessing(RequestManager.java:326)
> at
> com.sap.tc.webdynpro.serverimpl.core.sessionctx.AbstractExecutionContextDispatcher.delegateToRequestManager(AbstractExecutionContextDispatcher.java:62)
> at
> com.sap.tc.webdynpro.serverimpl.wdc.sessionctx.DispatchHandlerForRequestManager.service(DispatchHandlerForRequestManager.java:39)
> at
> com.sap.tc.webdynpro.serverimpl.wdc.sessionctx.DispatchHandlerForRequestManager.service(DispatchHandlerForRequestManager.java:46)
> at
> com.sap.engine.services.servlets_jsp.server.deploy.impl.module.IRequestDispatcherImpl.dispatch(IRequestDispatcherImpl.java:270)
> at
> com.sap.tc.webdynpro.serverimpl.wdc.sessionctx.ExecutionContextDispatcher.dispatchToAppContext(ExecutionContextDispatcher.java:68)
> at
> com.sap.tc.webdynpro.serverimpl.core.sessionctx.AbstractExecutionContextDispatcher.dispatch(AbstractExecutionContextDispatcher.java:53)
> at
> com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.session.RequestManager.doProcessing(RequestManager.java:245)
> at
> com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.embedding.JavaApplicationProxy$Runner.callRequestManager(JavaApplicationProxy.java:1244)
> at
> com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.embedding.JavaApplicationProxy$Runner.callEmbeddedApplication(JavaApplicationProxy.java:1122)
> at
> com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.embedding.JavaApplicationProxy$StartCommand.doExecute(JavaApplicationProxy.java:1575)
> at
> com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.embedding.JavaApplicationProxy$AbstractCommand.execute(JavaApplicationProxy.java:1488)
> at
> com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.embedding.JavaApplicationProxy$Runner.execute(JavaApplicationProxy.java:1028)
> at
> com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.embedding.JavaApplicationProxy.execute(JavaApplicationProxy.java:859)
> at
> com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.embedding.JavaApplicationProxy.start1(JavaApplicationProxy.java:637)
> at
> com.sap.tc.webdynpro.portal.pb.impl.JavaApplicationProxyAdapter.create(JavaApplicationProxyAdapter.java:166)
> at
> com.sap.portal.pb.PageBuilder.updateApplications(PageBuilder.java:1691)
> at com.sap.portal.pb.PageBuilder.createPage(PageBuilder.java:411)
> at com.sap.portal.pb.PageBuilder.init(PageBuilder.java:655)
> at com.sap.portal.pb.PageBuilder.wdDoInit(PageBuilder.java:227)
> at
> com.sap.portal.pb.wdp.InternalPageBuilder.wdDoInit(InternalPageBuilder.java:137)
> at
> com.sap.tc.webdynpro.progmodel.generation.DelegatingComponent.doInit(DelegatingComponent.java:161)
> at
> com.sap.tc.webdynpro.progmodel.controller.Controller.initController(Controller.java:227)
> at
> com.sap.tc.webdynpro.progmodel.components.Component.initController(Component.java:258)
> at
> com.sap.tc.webdynpro.progmodel.controller.Controller.init(Controller.java:206)
> at
> com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.cal.ClientApplication.init(ClientApplication.java:590)
> at
> com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.cal.ClientApplication.doPreprocessing(ClientApplication.java:1457)
> at
> com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.session.ApplicationSession.doPreprocessing(ApplicationSession.java:660)
> at
> com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.session.ApplicationSession.doProcessing(ApplicationSession.java:349)
> at
> com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.session.RequestManager.doProcessing(RequestManager.java:326)
> at
> com.sap.tc.webdynpro.serverimpl.core.AbstractDispatcherServlet.doContent(AbstractDispatcherServlet.java:87)
> at
> com.sap.tc.webdynpro.serverimpl.wdc.DispatcherServlet.doContent(DispatcherServlet.java:89)
> at
> com.sap.tc.webdynpro.serverimpl.core.AbstractDispatcherServlet.doPost(AbstractDispatcherServlet.java:62)
> at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:754)
> at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:847)
> at
> com.sap.engine.services.servlets_jsp.server.Invokable.invoke(Invokable.java:152)
> at
> com.sap.engine.services.servlets_jsp.server.Invokable.invoke(Invokable.java:38)
> at
> com.sap.engine.services.servlets_jsp.server.HttpHandlerImpl.runServlet(HttpHandlerImpl.java:457)
> at
> com.sap.engine.services.servlets_jsp.server.HttpHandlerImpl.handleRequest(HttpHandlerImpl.java:210)
> at
> com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.server.RequestAnalizer.startServlet(RequestAnalizer.java:441)
> at
> com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.server.RequestAnalizer.startServlet(RequestAnalizer.java:430)
> at
> com.sap.engine.services.servlets_jsp.filters.DSRWebContainerFilter.process(DSRWebContainerFilter.java:38)
> at
> com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.chain.AbstractChain.process(AbstractChain.java:78)
> at
> com.sap.engine.services.servlets_jsp.filters.ServletSelector.process(ServletSelector.java:81)
> at
> com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.chain.AbstractChain.process(AbstractChain.java:78)
> at
> com.sap.engine.services.servlets_jsp.filters.ApplicationSelector.process(ApplicationSelector.java:276)
> at
> com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.chain.AbstractChain.process(AbstractChain.java:78)
> at
> com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.filters.WebContainerInvoker.process(WebContainerInvoker.java:81)
> at
> com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.chain.HostFilter.process(HostFilter.java:9)
> at
> com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.chain.AbstractChain.process(AbstractChain.java:78)
> at
> com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.filters.ResponseLogWriter.process(ResponseLogWriter.java:60)
> at
> com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.chain.HostFilter.process(HostFilter.java:9)
> at
> com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.chain.AbstractChain.process(AbstractChain.java:78)
> at
> com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.filters.DefineHostFilter.process(DefineHostFilter.java:27)
> at
> com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.chain.ServerFilter.process(ServerFilter.java:12)
> at
> com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.chain.AbstractChain.process(AbstractChain.java:78)
> at
> com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.filters.MonitoringFilter.process(MonitoringFilter.java:29)
> at
> com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.chain.ServerFilter.process(ServerFilter.java:12)
> at
> com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.chain.AbstractChain.process(AbstractChain.java:78)
> at
> com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.filters.SessionSizeFilter.process(SessionSizeFilter.java:26)
> at
> com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.chain.ServerFilter.process(ServerFilter.java:12)
> at
> com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.chain.AbstractChain.process(AbstractChain.java:78)
> at
> com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.filters.MemoryStatisticFilter.process(MemoryStatisticFilter.java:57)
> at
> com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.chain.ServerFilter.process(ServerFilter.java:12)
> at
> com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.chain.AbstractChain.process(AbstractChain.java:78)
> at
> com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.filters.DSRHttpFilter.process(DSRHttpFilter.java:43)
> at
> com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.chain.ServerFilter.process(ServerFilter.java:12)
> at
> com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.chain.AbstractChain.process(AbstractChain.java:78)
> at
> com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.server.Processor.chainedRequest(Processor.java:475)
> at
> com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.server.Processor$FCAProcessorThread.process(Processor.java:269)
> at
> com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.server.rcm.RequestProcessorThread.run(RequestProcessorThread.java:56)
> at
> com.sap.engine.core.thread.execution.Executable.run(Executable.java:122)
> at
> com.sap.engine.core.thread.execution.Executable.run(Executable.java:101)
> at
> com.sap.engine.core.thread.execution.CentralExecutor$SingleThread.run(CentralExecutor.java:328)
> Caused by:
> RfcException:
> message: System received an expired SSO ticket
> Return code: RFC_SYS_EXCEPTION(3)
> error group: 103
> key: RFC_ERROR_LOGON_FAILURE
> at com.sap.mw.rfc.api.RfcApi.RfcOpen(RfcApi.java:831)
> at
> com.sap.mw.jco.MiddlewareJRfc$Client.connect(MiddlewareJRfc.java:1092)
> ... 97 more
>
> -- there was also a one liner
>
> System received an Expired SSO ticket
>
> (I guess this is the meaning of the longer message)
>
> -
>
> (I think the old BSD crashed with the epic words "pointers bungled,
> sorry" and then just immediately halted - but that was from
> memory - can anybody remember this)
>
>
> /Joe
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