Broken behaviour for BasicDataSource.setMaxActive(0)/setMaxIde(0)

• Key: DBCP-113
• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Resolution: Fixed
• Priority: Minor
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Rohan Lenard
• Affects Version/s: 1.2

Environment

Operating System: other
Platform: Other

Description

I wanted to make a datasource that fails on each attempt (for testing purposes).

The way the pools are configured appears to be wrong because if I do this -

final BasicDataSource ds = new BasicDataSource();
ds.setDriverClassName(driverName);
ds.setUrl(url);
ds.setUsername(userName);
ds.setPassword(passwd);
ds.setMaxActive(0);
ds.setMaxIdle(0);

final Connection conn = ds.getConnection();

I expect to get an SQL Exception about exhausted pool. Instead it just gives
me a connection !!.

There is a workaround - use a null driver name - but that is silly - it should
be doing the right thing with the pool