[FLUME-113] TailDirSource causes master to fail if directory doesn't exist

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Critical
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.9.0
• Fix Version/s: 0.9.1
• Component/s: Master, Sinks+Sources
• Assignee: Jonathan Hsieh
• Reporter: Patrick D. Hunt
• Created: 04/Aug/10 04:55
• Updated: 13/Dec/10 14:37
• Resolved: 08/Aug/10 08:40

Description

TailDirSource creates a DirWatcher in the constructor. If the directory doesn't exist on this master an exception will be thrown on the master - rather than what was really intended - that the check be done on the destination node.

jon says:

> The right thing to do is either move the precondition from the constructor to the
> start method, or move the instantiation of the DirWatcher to the open call.