[ODE-374] MMC is quite noisy when it loses the connection to ODE

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 1.3.5
• Component/s: Management Console
• Assignee: Tammo van Lessen
• Reporter: Tammo van Lessen
• Created: 18/Sep/08 08:23
• Updated: 13/Jan/11 16:04
• Resolved: 13/Jan/11 16:04

Description

Currently, MMC displays various dialogs (both, native and styled) when ODE has been shutdown. Thanks to a polling interval of 15 seconds, the dialog stack grows quickly.

I propose a more gentle behaviour:

• All exceptions should be swallowed and should change the internal state of the console to "disconnected".
• In the "disconnected" state, the polling interval is reduced to, say, 60 seconds.
• In the "disconnected" state, the MMC should hide those parts of the UI that may display outdated data and should instead display a notification that the connection could not be established and that the MMC is trying it again in X seconds. Similar to GMails jabber roaster.
• Once the connection is back, the state is set to "connected" and the polling interval is back to 15sec.

I hope that sounds reasonable, better ideas are more than welcome.