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Status Future consideration
Workspace App Connect
Created by Guest
Created on Jan 23, 2015

Consistency of HTTP Listeners - and managing timeouts

There are two approaches for the deployment of HTTP(S) listeners in IIB: Integration Node level or Integration Server level.

When an Integration Server listener is used, HTTP Timeouts can be caught by the HTTP Timeout terminal of the HTTP Input and SOAP Input nodes.

When an Integration Node listener is used, HTTP Timeouts CANNOT be caught by the HTTP Timeout terminal of the HTTP Input and SOAP Input nodes.... processing within a Message Flow (Web Service) continues beyond the timeout occurring and this can lead to secondary errors occurring (you can only respond to a Web Service consumer once, and this opportunity was expired by the HTTP Listener process).

Idea priority Urgent
RFE ID 64827
RFE URL
RFE Product IBM App Connect Enterprise (formerly IBM Integration Bus)
  • Guest
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    Mar 11, 2021

    RFE Review. As part of our standard process for reviewing RFEs we have recently discussed this RFE and wish to note that it remains of long term interest to us. It is regrettable that we have not yet managed to prioritize this requirement for immediate action, but we will continue to monitor for popularity and keep it in mind for future plans. Status is maintained as Uncommitted Candidate.

  • Guest
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    Oct 7, 2015

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - WebSphere
    Product family - Integration
    Product - IBM Integration Bus (WebSphere Message Broker) - IIB

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - WebSphere
    Product family - Connectivity and Integration
    Product - IBM Integration Bus (WebSphere Message Broker) - IIB

  • Guest
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    Feb 6, 2015

    Thank you for raising this requirement. We recognise that this new behaviour would improve the options a developer has when using the product. Although the Broker-wide and EG-wide listener solutions involve different sets of IIB processes, there is no reason why the same behaviour which has been provided on timeout with the EG-wide listener could not also be applied to the case of the Broker-wide listener. As things currently stand, the flow processing which occurs on the thread which propagates down the Out terminal of the HTTPInput node, is distinct from the thread which fires the Timeout terminal of the HTTPInput node (in cases where the Listener invokes timeout processing in the flow). A similar design-approach could be taken with the Broker-wide listener. In both cases this means that there is a potential (yet very small) timing window in which the HTTPReply node could be invoked by the first flow thread before the second thread from the Timeout terminal invokes the HTTPReply. In this situation designed behaviour is for the first thread to receive an exception (listener is already in state of timeout, and developer has clearly indicated they want to influence the timeout message so any other action would clearly be incorrect). We would apply the same designed behaviour to the flow at such time when this enhancement for Broker-wide listener is brought to the product. Status of this RFE is updated to Uncommitted candidate.