RE: [sca-j] Java Callback Simplification Proposal

[Mike Edwards <mike_edwards@uk.ibm.com>]

Jim,

OK, I thought I had been clear, but
obviously not.

Let's lay out what I think of as a classic
Callback scenario:

ClientA  uses an anychronous callback
provided by   ServiceB

the forward service interface has operations
  S1, S2, S3
the callback interface has operations
CB1, CB2, CB3
the interfaces are non conversational

and the following applies (stated as
non-code metadata):

invoking S1 causes CB1 and CB2 to be
returned (in that sequence) over some long period
invoking S2 causes CB2 and CB3 to be
returned (in that sequence) over some long period
invoking S3 causes CB3 to be returned
at some later point


So, I want to write ClientA to do the
following:

1. invoke S1
2. when CB1 is returned from S1, invoke
S2
3. when CB2 is returned from S1, note
the result
4. when CB2 is returned from S2, if
the result tallies with CB2 from S1, invoke S3
5. when CB3 is returned from S2, record
it against S2
6. when CB3 is returned from S3, record
it against S3

The essence of this requiement is that
it is possible to get a callback message
whose original cause is not unique,
but where the client needs to correlate the
callback message with the invocation
it made.  

With a callback ID, I think the client
can set the callback ID appropriately and
do the correlation.  Without a
callbackID, how can I do it?


Yours,  Mike.

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"Jim Marino" <jmarino@bea.com> wrote
on 13/02/2008 11:46:23:

> 
> Hi Mike,
> 
> Before I respond in detail to your comments, could you please 
> enumerate the use cases you believe this proposal would inhibit, 
> particularly from the perspective of having SCA infrastructure 
> manage those interactions? Otherwise, I may not directly address 
> your concerns.
> 
> Thanks,
> Jim

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