paul-rogers commented on issue #1455: DRILL-6724: Convert IndexOutOfBounds 
exception to UserException with …
URL: https://github.com/apache/drill/pull/1455#issuecomment-418200233
 
 
   I have a basic question on this one. Is an Index Out Of Bounds Exception 
(IOBE) an expected behavior for this context? Or, does it indicate a bug in the 
code? Normally, code is expected to know the array size, and index only within 
that size, meaning that an IOBE is a program error.
   
   By presenting the error to the user in the nicely-formatted way introduced 
in this code, we seem to be implying that this is something the user needs to 
worry about. Yet, if this is a program error, we should say that this is a 
System Error and they need to contact Support for resolution.
   
   Note also that for unexpected program errors, there is a well-defined 
generic way we catch exceptions in the Fragment Executor. The Fragment Executor 
is the handler of last resort, will report an error, and will shut down the 
fragment.
   
   So, basic question: what is the source of the IOBE? If the IOBE is a program 
error, do we need the fancy handling if the Fragment Executor handles such 
errors? And, if the IOBE indicates a problem the user can resolve, should the 
error messages indicate a possible resolution? What might that problem be? 
Corrupted database? Incorrect SQL? Update done concurrently with a query? 
Something else?

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