ch.systemsx.cisd.common.exceptions

Class HighLevelException

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Throwable

java.lang.Exception

java.lang.RuntimeException

ch.systemsx.cisd.common.exceptions.HighLevelException

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

ConfigurationFailureException, EnvironmentFailureException, InvalidAuthenticationException, InvalidExternalDataException, UserFailureException

public abstract class HighLevelException
extends java.lang.RuntimeException

An exception that is "high-level" in the sense that we have a pretty good understanding what the failure means in the context where the exception has been thrown.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	isRetriable() Returns the assessment of the subsystem throwing the exception whether the failure could be temporarily and thus retrying the operation (on a higher level) could possibly help to cure the problem.
static boolean	isRetriable(java.lang.Throwable th) Returns the assessment of the subsystem throwing the exception whether the failure could be temporarily and thus retrying the operation (on a higher level) could possibly help to cure the problem.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable

addSuppressed, fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, getStackTrace, getSuppressed, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

isRetriable

public boolean isRetriable()

Returns the assessment of the subsystem throwing the exception whether the failure could be temporarily and thus retrying the operation (on a higher level) could possibly help to cure the problem.

This class will always return false, but sub classes can override the method.

Returns:

Whether retrying the operation can possibly rectify the situation or not.

isRetriable

public static boolean isRetriable(java.lang.Throwable th)

Returns the assessment of the subsystem throwing the exception whether the failure could be temporarily and thus retrying the operation (on a higher level) could possibly help to cure the problem.

This class will always return false, but sub classes can override the method.

Returns:

Whether retrying the operation can possibly rectify the situation or not.