flowable/flowable-engine · error · FlowableException

Exception during execution of command

Error message

Exception during execution of command 

What it means

Logged/rethrown by CommandContextInterceptor.execute after command execution failed: a general error occurred while running the command inside the interceptor chain (cause is the original exception). Marks the failure point between context setup and teardown.

Solutions

1. Read the chained cause to identify the real failure
2. Re-run with debug logging on the command interceptor chain if the cause is unclear

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at modules/flowable-engine-common/src/main/java/org/flowable/common/engine/impl/interceptor/CommandContextInterceptor.java:151 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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Appendix: source

Thrown at modules/flowable-engine-common/src/main/java/org/flowable/common/engine/impl/interceptor/CommandContextInterceptor.java:151

                commandContext.popEngineCfgStack();
                Context.removeCommandContext();
            }
        }

        // Rethrow exception if needed
        if (contextReused && commandContext.getException() != null) {

            // If it's reused, we need to throw the exception again so it propagates upwards,
            // but the exception needs to be reset again or the parent call can incorrectly be marked
            // as having an exception (the nested call can be try-catched for example)
            Throwable exception = commandContext.getException();
            commandContext.resetException();

            // Wrapping it to avoid having 'throws throwable' in all method signatures
            if (exception instanceof FlowableException) {
                throw (FlowableException) exception;
            } else {
                throw new FlowableException("Exception during execution of command " + command, exception);
            }
        }

        return null;
    }
    
    public CommandContextFactory getCommandContextFactory() {
        return commandContextFactory;
    }

    public void setCommandContextFactory(CommandContextFactory commandContextFactory) {
        this.commandContextFactory = commandContextFactory;
    }
    
    public Map<String, AbstractEngineConfiguration> getEngineConfigurations() {
        return engineConfigurations;
    }

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