[UIMA-1800] UIMA AS should block msg submitter thread if a thread pool is empty

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.3AS
• Fix Version/s: 2.3.1AS
• Component/s: Async Scaleout
• Assignee: Jaroslaw Cwiklik
• Reporter: Jaroslaw Cwiklik
• Created: 04/Jun/10 14:34
• Updated: 15/Sep/10 18:50
• Resolved: 08/Jun/10 18:05

Description

If a queue scaleout factor > 1, the UIMA AS creates a thread pool and a managing Executor object. The threads in a pool are used to process incoming messages. A submitter thread receives a jms message via a callback from Spring and delivers it to the Executor for processing in one of the threads from the pool. If a thread pool is empty, the Executor policy is to use the submitter thread to process the message. Since there is a single submitter thread (per queue) this policy slows down the submitter thread and prevents it from delivering messages for processing by other threads.

Change the code to prevent the submitter thread from doing processing. Instead, block the submitter thread if the thread pool becomes empty. As soon as a thread becomes available, the submitter thread should deliver a message and wait for a callback from Spring.