[FLINK-4566] ProducerFailedException does not properly preserve Exception causes

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.1.2
• Fix Version/s: 1.1.3, 1.2.0
• Component/s: Runtime / Network
• Assignee: Stephan Ewen
• Reporter: Stephan Ewen
• Created: 02/Sep/16 09:48
• Updated: 02/Sep/16 15:42
• Resolved: 02/Sep/16 15:42

Description

To avoid class loading issues with user-scope exceptions, the ProducerFailedException does not properly store its cause, but only a stringified variant of it.

We should use the SerializedThrowable instead of manual cause stringification.

Issue Links

• is blocked by: FLINK-4567 Enhance SerializedThrowable to properly preserver cause chains