RE: [wsbpel] Issue - 121 - <finally> construct

["Eckenfels. Bernd" <B.Eckenfels@seeburger.de>]

Hello Edwin,

you can simulate the finally semantics with a scope inside the scope. You might need to add a rethrowing catch-all fault handler. Effectively you then have two places where you have to clean up, but most likely those differ anyway.

<sequence>
  <invoke name="reserve-ressource">

  <scope name="do something with multiple exits" />

  <invoke name="free-ressource">
</sequence>

Personally I agree, that a finally is nicer. 

However: I am not sure if reserving external ressources is a use case we should optimize for, since this will get the customer into troubles sooner or later anyway. Dont ha your busienss transaction support in your engine, and can use that much more robust for reserving ressources and establishing and tearing down sessions with them? This would be best solved with business transactions, anyway.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Bernd Eckenfels
Chief Architect
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-----Original Message-----
From: Edwin Khodabakchian [mailto:edwink@collaxa.com]
Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 8:17 PM
To: 'Dieter Koenig1'
Cc: wsbpel@lists.oasis-open.org
Subject: RE: [wsbpel] Issue - 121 - <finally> construct


Dieter,

Here are the 2 use cases that we have seen that are driving this request for
enhancement.

Use case 1: releasing resources.

Scope
	Invoke to establish for secured session (token)
      other interactions based on the session
      
      catch (1...N)
      	error management
            rethrow

	finally
         Invoke to close secured session

Use case 2: shared space

Scope
	Invoke to create shared space
      Other activities

	catch(1...N)
		error management
		rethrow

	finally
	   Invoke to release resources associated with shared space

The problem is that without a finally construct, the logic embedded in the
finally needs to be replicated in every catch and at the end of the scope.

We are happy to try to put you in contact with the specific customers who
submitted those enhancements if you have additional questions or require
additional details.

Best,

Edwin