Chapter 3. ESB Exception Handling

Being prepared for situations when something goes wrong is always a key concept for the design and implementation of any IT solution. Depending on the scenario, we will need to decide whether to implement proactive or reactive error handling and how to handle system exceptions in opposition to a functional exception scenario.

Note

It's always advisable to re-use existing and proven frameworks or components instead of reinventing the wheel.

In this chapter, we will explore the benefits provided by the ESB Exception Handling framework:

• The artifacts and patterns for exception handling included in the ESB Toolkit

• How to capture and publish exceptions

• How to monitor exceptions in the ESB Management Portal

• How to repair and resubmit messages into the ESB