[OAK-48] MicroKernel.getNodes() should return null for not existing nodes instead of throwing an exception

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 0.2.1
• Component/s: mk
• Assignee: Thomas Mueller
• Reporter: Michael Dürig
• Created: 05/Apr/12 11:02
• Updated: 04/May/12 09:33
• Resolved: 23/Apr/12 12:18

Description

As discussed on the list [1, 2] exceptions should only be used for exceptional cases. Requesting a not existing node through Microkernel.getNodes() should therefore rather return null instead of throwing an exception.

[1] http://markmail.org/thread/agibgcdjv756m53u
[2] http://markmail.org/message/gfbmogwr6mrhe2pm

Issue Links

• is part of: OAK-11 Document and tighten contract of Microkernel API