[QPID-6215] Error message describing problem with value descriptor for filter is cryptic

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 0.30
• Component/s: C++ Broker

Environment

http://amqpnetlite.codeplex.com/ self tests targeting Qpidd broker on Fedora 19 x64.

• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Charles E. Rolke
• Created: 05/Nov/14 22:44
• Updated: 05/Nov/14 22:44

Description

Qpidd rejects a filter created with

filters.Add(new Symbol("f1"), new DescribedValue("apache.org:selector-filter:string", "sn = 100"));

with error message

2014-11-03 10:27:54 [Broker] notice Ignoring descriptor of type 20
2014-11-03 10:27:54 [Broker] notice Skipping unrecognised string filter with key f1 and descriptor 0x0

Changing the source code to

filters.Add(new Symbol("f1"), new DescribedValue(new Symbol("apache.org:selector-filter:string"), "sn = 100"));

Fixes the issue. But the error message could be a little more clear about what is wrong with the received filter.