On Nov 24, 2007 9:04 AM, Robert Burrell Donkin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Nov 21, 2007 4:30 PM, Robert Burrell Donkin > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > i've committed the change from arrays to iterators. the next step is > > to switch torque to load the heavy data (body and headers) upon > > iteration. > > > > loading the heavy data may fail and this failure will occur not during > > the initial fetch but upon iteration. so, a strategy is needed to > > handle exceptions when this happens. > > > > a few options i can see immediately: > > > > 1. silently ignore and return null (doesn't sound like a good idea to me) > > 2. throw a RuntimeException (this will need to be documented and > > caught to avoid closing the client connection - so not one of my > > preferred option) > > 3. alter MessageResult (1) so that getters throw MessagingException. > > when an exception occurs upon iteration, wrap and throw when the data > > is requested. this will result in a much less elegant API and make > > MessageResult less useful. > > 4. add an exception getter to MessageResult (seems inelegant) > > > > opinions? > > > > anyone think of anything better? > > unless anyone jumps in with a better idea than or objections to 3, > i'll implement
+1, that also my preferred solution. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
