[FLUME-1377] ChannelProcessor clobbers exception with NPE if Channel.getTransaction() throws

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.2.0
• Fix Version/s: 1.3.0
• Release Note: Patch committed. Thanks Mike!
• Assignee: Mike Percy
• Reporter: Mike Percy
• Created: 18/Jul/12 07:33
• Updated: 18/Jul/12 08:27
• Resolved: 18/Jul/12 08:27

Description

If Channel.getTransaction() throws then that Throwable is masked by a NullPointerException in the catch block of ChannelProcessor.processEventBatch() ... so all we see is a NullPointerException when we should be seeing the actual source of the error.

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