Petals-BC-Quartz 1.5.2+

This version must be installed on Petals ESB 5.0.2+

Scheduling service invocations (Consumes mode)

Usage

Since this component only supports consuming configurations, no WSDL is required.
However, the messages sent by this component must respect the WSDL of the invoked service.
One way to ensure that is to generate the message's XML skeleton from the WSDL of the target service.
A tool like SoapUI works well for this kind of task.

The messages sent by this component are sent with the InOnly pattern.
It is not possible to add file attachments in the sent messages. These messages only have an XML payload.
This message is sent every time the time expression is reached.

Time expressions are CRON expressions. The syntax is explained on the website of the Quartz project. This Petals component is based on Quarts version 2.2.2.
Below are given some sample CRON expressions and their meaning.

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CRON expression Meaning
0 0 12 * * ? Fire at 12pm (noon) every day.
0 15 10 ? * * Fire at 10:15am every day.
0 15 10 * * ? 2005 Fire at 10:15am every day during the year 2005.
0 * 14 * * ? Fire every minute starting at 2pm and ending at 2:59pm, every day.
0 0/5 14 * * ? Fire every 5 minutes starting at 2pm and ending at 2:55pm, every day.
0 0/5 14,18 * * ? Fire every 5 minutes starting at 2pm and ending at 2:55pm, AND fire every 5 minutes starting at 6pm and ending at 6:55pm, every day.
0 0-5 14 * * ? Fire every minute starting at 2pm and ending at 2:05pm, every day.
0 10,44 14 ? 3 WED Fire at 2:10pm and at 2:44pm every Wednesday in the month of March.
0 15 10 ? * MON-FRI Fire at 10:15am every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
0 15 10 15 * ? Fire at 10:15am on the 15th day of every month.
0 15 10 L * ? Fire at 10:15am on the last day of every month.
0 15 10 ? * 6L Fire at 10:15am on the last Friday of every month.
0 15 10 ? * 6L Fire at 10:15am on the last Friday of every month.
0 15 10 ? * 6L 2002-2005 Fire at 10:15am on every last friday of every month during the years 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005.
0 15 10 ? * 6#3 Fire at 10:15am on the third Friday of every month.
0 0 12 1/5 * ? Fire at 12pm (noon) every 5 days every month, starting on the first day of the month.

JBI Descriptor

The Quartz component is configured with a CRON expression, the identifiers of a service to call and an XML message request to send to the service.
You have to deploy a service-unit with a JBI descriptor containing a consumes section with the right parameters.


Here is a sample of a SU JBI descriptor to call a Hello service with <text>hello</text> message, at 10:15am every day during the year 2005.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<jbi:jbi version="1.0"
    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
    xmlns:jbi="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/jbi"
    xmlns:quartz="http://petals.ow2.org/components/quartz/version-1"
    xmlns:petalsCDK="http://petals.ow2.org/components/extensions/version-5"
    xmlns:generatedNs="http://petals.ow2.org/components/hello/version-3.0">

  <jbi:services binding-component="true">
    <jbi:consumes
        interface-name="generatedNs:Hello"
        service-name="generatedNs:HelloSrv"
        endpoint-name="HelloSrvEndpoint">

      <!-- CDK specific elements -->
      <petalsCDK:operation>sayHelloOperation</petalsCDK:operation>
      <petalsCDK:mep>InOnly</petalsCDK:mep>

      <!-- Component specific elements -->
      <quartz:cron-expression>0 15 10 * * ? 2005</quartz:cron-expression>
      <quartz:content><![CDATA[
                           <text>hello</text>
                      ]]></quartz:content>
    </jbi:consumes>
  </jbi:services>
</jbi:jbi>

A JBI descriptor for a Quartz service-unit can only define one consumes block.

Configuration of a Service Unit to consume a service (JBI)

Parameter Description Default Required
consumes Refer JBI service to invoke into the JBI bus.
You can define an explicit endpoint: interface (QName) / Service (QName) / Endpoint (String) attributes.
Or define implicit endpoint, to let the container routing according to QOS configurations (HA...):
-by Interface attribute (QName)
-by Service attribute (QName)
- Yes


Configuration of a Service Unit to consume a service (CDK)

Parameter Description Default Required
mep Message exchange pattern abbreviation. This parameter can be used in conjunction with the method of the CDK Listeners: createMessageExchange(Extensions extensions).
This method returns a CDK Exchange corresponding to the type of the specified pattern.
- Yes
operation Operation to call on a service. This parameter can be used in conjunction with the sending methods of the Listeners. If no operation is specified in the Message Exchange to send, this parameter will be used. - No
timeout Timeout in milliseconds of a synchronous send. This parameter can be used in conjunction with the sendSync(Exchange exchange) method of the Listeners. Set 0 for an infinite timeout. 30000 No

Configuration of a Service Unit to consume a service (Quartz)

Parameter Description Default Required
cron-expression A CRON expression, for example 0 30 10-13 ? * WED,FRI: trigger that fires at 10:30, 11:30, 12:30, and 13:30, on every Wednesday and Friday.
-
Yes
content The XML message to send to the scheduled service. Must be included in a CDATA section, as shown in the sample jbi.xml above.
-
Yes

Interceptor

Example of an interceptor configuration:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!--...-->
<petalsCDK:su-interceptors>
  <petalsCDK:send>
    <petalsCDK:interceptor name="myInterceptorName">
      <petalsCDK:param name="myParamName">myParamValue</petalsCDK:param>
      <petalsCDK:param name="myParamName2">myParamValue2</petalsCDK:param>
    </petalsCDK:interceptor>
  </petalsCDK:send>
  <petalsCDK:accept>
    <petalsCDK:interceptor name="myInterceptorName">
      <petalsCDK:param name="myParamName">myParamValue</petalsCDK:param>
    </petalsCDK:interceptor>
  </petalsCDK:accept>
  <petalsCDK:send-response>
    <petalsCDK:Interceptor name="myInterceptorName">
      <petalsCDK:param name="myParamName">myParamValue</petalsCDK:param>
    </petalsCDK:Interceptor>
  </petalsCDK:send-response>
  <petalsCDK:accept-response>
    <petalsCDK:Interceptor name="myInterceptorName">
      <petalsCDK:param name="myParamName">myParamValue</petalsCDK:param>
    </petalsCDK:Interceptor>
  </petalsCDK:accept-response>
</petalsCDK:su-interceptors>
<!--...-->

Interceptors configuration for SU (CDK)

Parameter Description Default Required
send Interceptor dedicated to send phase, for an exchange sent by a consumer - No
accept Interceptor dedicated to receive phase, for an exchange received by a provider - No
send-response Interceptor dedicated to send phase, for an exchange (a response) received by a consumer - No
accept-response Interceptor dedicated to receive phase, for an exchange sent (a response) by a provider - No
interceptor - name Logical name of the interceptor instance. It can be referenced to add extended parameters by a SU Interceptor configuration. - Yes
param[] - name The name of the parameter to use for the interceptor for this SU - No
param[] The value of the parameter to use for the interceptor for this SU - No

Service-Unit content

The service-unit must only contain the JBI descriptor.

The directory structure of a SU for the Quartz component looks like this:

su-quartz-SchedulerName-consume.zip
   + META-INF
     - jbi.xml

Configuring the component

This component has no specific parameter in its configuration.
It only has the inherited ones from the CDK.

Configuration of the component, CDK part

Parameter Description Default Scope
acceptor-pool-size The size of the thread pool used to accept Message Exchanges from the NMR. Once a message is accepted, its processing is delegated to the processor pool thread. 1
Runtime
acceptor-retry-number Number of tries to submit a message exchange to a processor for processing before to declare that it cannot be processed. 40
Installation
acceptor-retry-wait Base duration, in milliseconds, to wait between two processing submission tries. At each try, the new duration is the previous one plus this base duration. 250
Installation
acceptor-stop-max-wait The max duration (in milliseconds) before, on component stop, each acceptor is stopped by force. 500
Runtime
processor-pool-size The size of the thread pool used to process Message Exchanges. Once a message is accepted, its processing is delegated to one of the thread of this pool. 10 Runtime
processor-max-pool-size The maximum size of the thread pool used to process Message Exchanges. The difference between this size and the processor-pool-size represents the dynamic threads that can be created and destroyed during overhead processing time.
50
Runtime
processor-keep-alive-time When the number of processors is greater than the core, this is the maximum time that excess idle processors will wait for new tasks before terminating, in seconds.
300
Runtime
processor-stop-max-wait The max duration (in milliseconds) of message exchange processing on stop phase (for all processors).
15000
Runtime
time-beetween-async-cleaner-runs The time (in milliseconds) between two runs of the asynchronous message exchange cleaner.
2000
Installation
properties-file Name of the file containing properties used as reference by other parameters. Parameters reference the property name using a placeholder in the following pattern ${myPropertyName}. At runtime, the expression is replaced by the value of the property.

The properties file can be reloaded using the JMX API of the component. The runtime configuration MBean provides an operation to reload these place holders. Check the service unit parameters that support this reloading.

The value of this parameter is :
  • an URL
  • a file relative to the PEtALS installation path
  • an absolute file path
  • an empty value to stipulate a non-using file.
- Installation
monitoring-sampling-period Period, in seconds, of a sample used by response time probes of the monitoring feature.
300
Installation

Definition of CDK parameter scope :

  • Installation: The parameter can be set during the installation of the component, by using the installation MBean (see JBI specifications for details about the installation sequence). If the parameter is optional and has not been defined during the development of the component, it is not available at installation time.
  • Runtime: The paramater can be set during the installation of the component and during runtime. The runtime configuration can be changed using the CDK custom MBean named RuntimeConfiguration. If the parameter is optional and has not been defined during the development of the component, it is not available at installation and runtime times.

Interceptor

Interceptors can be defined to inject some post or pre processing in the component during service processing.

Using interceptor is very sensitive and must be manipulate only by power users. An non properly coded interceptor engaged in a component can lead to uncontrolled behaviors, out of the standard process.

Example of an interceptor configuration:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!--...-->
<petalsCDK:component-interceptors>
  <petalsCDK:interceptor active="true" class="org.ow2.petals.myInterceptor" name="myInterceptorName">
    <petalsCDK:param name="myParamName">myParamValue</petalsCDK:param>
    <petalsCDK:param name="myParamName2">myParamValue2</petalsCDK:param>
  </petalsCDK:interceptor>
</petalsCDK:component-interceptors>
<!--...-->

Interceptors configuration for Component (CDK)

Parameter Description Default Required
interceptor - class Name of the interceptor class to implement. This class must extend the abstract class org.ow2.petals.component.common.interceptor.Interceptor. This class must be loadable from the component classloader, or in a dependent Shared Library classloader. - Yes
interceptor - name Logical name of the interceptor instance. It can be referenced to add extended parameters by a SU Interceptor configuration. - Yes
interceptor - active If true, the Interceptor instance is activated for every SU deployed on the component.
If false, the Interceptor can be activated:
-by the InterceptorManager Mbean at runtime, to activate the interceptor for every deployed SU.
-by a SU configuration
- Yes
param[] - name The name of the parameter to use for the interceptor. - No
param[] The value of the parameter to use for the interceptor. - No

Monitoring the component

Using metrics

Several probes providing metrics are included in the component, and are available through the JMX MBean 'org.ow2.petals:type=custom,name=monitoring_<component-id>', where <component-id> is the unique JBI identifier of the component.

Common metrics

The following metrics are provided through the Petals CDK, and are common to all components:

Metrics, as MBean attribute Description Detail of the value Configurable
MessageExchangeAcceptorThreadPoolMaxSize The maximum number of threads of the message exchange acceptor thread pool integer value, since the last startup of the component yes, through acceptor-pool-size
MessageExchangeAcceptorThreadPoolCurrentSize The current number of threads of the message exchange acceptor thread pool. Should be always equals to MessageExchangeAcceptorThreadPoolMaxSize. instant integer value no
MessageExchangeAcceptorCurrentWorking The current number of working message exchange acceptors. instant long value no
MessageExchangeAcceptorMaxWorking The max number of working message exchange acceptors. long value, since the last startup of the component no
MessageExchangeAcceptorAbsoluteDurations The aggregated durations of the working message exchange acceptors since the last startup of the component. n-tuple value containing, in nanosecond:
  • the maximum duration,
  • the average duration,
  • the minimum duration.
no
MessageExchangeAcceptorRelativeDurations The aggregated durations of the working message exchange acceptors on the last sample. n-tuple value containing, in nanosecond:
  • the maximum duration,
  • the average duration,
  • the minimum duration,
  • the 10-percentile duration (10% of the durations are lesser than this value),
  • the 50-percentile duration (50% of the durations are lesser than this value),
  • the 90-percentile duration (90% of the durations are upper than this value).
no
MessageExchangeProcessorAbsoluteDurations The aggregated durations of the working message exchange processor since the last startup of the component. n-tuple value containing, in milliseconds:
  • the maximum duration,
  • the average duration,
  • the minimum duration.
no
MessageExchangeProcessorRelativeDurations The aggregated durations of the working message exchange processor on the last sample. n-tuple value containing, in milliseconds:
  • the maximum duration,
  • the average duration,
  • the minimum duration,
  • the 10-percentile duration (10% of the durations are lesser than this value),
  • the 50-percentile duration (50% of the durations are lesser than this value),
  • the 90-percentile duration (90% of the durations are upper than this value).
no
MessageExchangeProcessorThreadPoolActiveThreadsCurrent The current number of active threads of the message exchange processor thread pool instant integer value no
MessageExchangeProcessorThreadPoolActiveThreadsMax The maximum number of threads of the message exchange processor thread pool that was active integer value, since the last startup of the component no
MessageExchangeProcessorThreadPoolIdleThreadsCurrent The current number of idle threads of the message exchange processor thread pool instant integer value no
MessageExchangeProcessorThreadPoolIdleThreadsMax The maximum number of threads of the message exchange processor thread pool that was idle integer value, since the last startup of the component no
MessageExchangeProcessorThreadPoolMaxSize The maximum size, in threads, of the message exchange processor thread pool instant integer value yes, through http-thread-pool-size-max
MessageExchangeProcessorThreadPoolMinSize The minimum size, in threads, of the message exchange processor thread pool instant integer value yes, through http-thread-pool-size-min
MessageExchangeProcessorThreadPoolQueuedRequestsCurrent The current number of enqueued requests waiting to be processed by the message exchange processor thread pool instant integer value no
MessageExchangeProcessorThreadPoolQueuedRequestsMax The maximum number of enqueued requests waiting to be processed by the message exchange processor thread pool since the last startup of the component instant integer value no
ServiceProviderInvocations The number of service provider invocations grouped by:
  • interface name, as QName, the invoked service provider,
  • service name, as QName, the invoked service provider,
  • invoked operation, as QName,
  • message exchange pattern,
  • and execution status (PENDING, ERROR, FAULT, SUCCEEDED).
integer counter value since the last startup of the component no
ServiceProviderInvocationsResponseTimeAbs The aggregated response times of the service provider invocations since the last startup of the component grouped by:
  • interface name, as QName, the invoked service provider,
  • service name, as QName, the invoked service provider,
  • invoked operation, as QName,
  • message exchange pattern,
  • and execution status (PENDING, ERROR, FAULT, SUCCEEDED).
n-tuple value containing, in millisecond:
  • the maximum response time,
  • the average response time,
  • the minimum response time.
no
ServiceProviderInvocationsResponseTimeRel The aggregated response times of the service provider invocations on the last sample, grouped by:
  • interface name, as QName, the invoked service provider,
  • service name, as QName, the invoked service provider,
  • invoked operation, as QName,
  • message exchange pattern,
  • and execution status (PENDING, ERROR, FAULT, SUCCEEDED).
n-tuple value containing, in millisecond:
  • the maximum response time,
  • the average response time,
  • the minimum response time,
  • the 10-percentile response time (10% of the response times are lesser than this value),
  • the 50-percentile response time (50% of the response times are lesser than this value),
  • the 90-percentile response time (90% of the response times are lesser than this value).
no

Dedicated metrics

No dedicated metric is available.

Receiving alerts

Several alerts are notified by the component through notification of the JMX MBean 'org.ow2.petals:type=custom,name=monitoring_<component-id>', where <component-id> is the unique JBI identifier of the component.

To integrate these alerts with Nagios, see Receiving Petals ESB defects in Nagios.

Common alerts

Defect JMX Notification
A message exchange acceptor thread is dead
  • type: org.ow2.petals.component.framework.process.message.acceptor.pool.thread.dead
  • no user data
No more thread is available in the message exchange acceptor thread pool
  • type: org.ow2.petals.component.framework.process.message.acceptor.pool.exhausted
  • no user data
No more thread is available to run a message exchange processor
  • type: org.ow2.petals.component.framework.process.message.processor.thread.pool.exhausted
  • no user data

Dedicated alerts

No dedicated alert is available.

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