switchIfEmpty doesnt work as expected - java

I have two observable executions.
I want to execute the second only if first one is empty/null and when finish to execute the final code block.
However - the second observable always executed even if first observable is not empty.
handleLocation(msg).filter(result -> result != null).switchIfEmpty(addLocation(msg)).subscribe(
response -> {
handleResponse(routingContext, transactionId, msg, response);
});
private Observable<LocationDTO> handleLocation(JsonObject msg) {
Location locationDTO=new locationDTO();
...
return Observable.just(locationDTO);
}
as you see handleLocation will never return null/empty object.
why addLocation(msg) getting triggered?
addLocation signature:
private Observable<MyDTO> addLocation(JsonObject msg) {
return redisRepo.getLocationByIp(ip).switchIfEmpty(getLocationByHost(host);
}
private Observable<LocationDTO> getLocationByHost(Strin host) {
...
return Observable.just(new LocationDTO());
I managed to fix this by adding return Observable.fromCallable(() to addLocation. any idea why it resolved this way?

Using filter will emit all the values that pass the filter. If I understand right, you are looking for something like:
Observable.concat(cache, remote)
.first(new Func1<Result, Boolean>() {
#Override
public Boolean call(Result result) {
return result != null;
}
});
This will emit the first non-null "Result".

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Java Reactive program

My requirement is as follows.
Get ApptReq object which will have apptId. Get Appt object from DB and update Appt object with the data from ApptReq and update the table.
Mono<User> monoUser = retrieveUser();
public Mono<ServerResponse> updateAppt(ServerRequest request) {
return apptRepository.findById(request.bodyToMono(ApptReq.class).map(ApptReq::getApptId)).flatMap(appt -> {
return updateAppt(appt, request.bodyToMono(ApptReq.class)).flatMap(apptRepository::save).flatMap(
res -> ServerResponse.created(URI.create(String.format(APPT_URI_FORMAT, res.getApptId()))).build());
});
}
private Mono<Appt> updateAppt(Appt appt, Mono<ApptReq> apptReq) {
return apptReq.map(req -> {
appt.setNotes(req.getNotes());
return monoUser.map((usr) -> {
appt.setUpdatedBy(usr.getUserId());
return appt;
});
});
}
Here getting error in updateAppt method that
can not convert from Mono<Object> to Mono<Appt>.
Is there any better approach?
You've got it almost. I changed nothing in your updateAppt(ServerRequest request) method but made just a slight adjustment in your updateAppt(Appt appt, Mono<ApptReq> apptReq) method, as follows:
private Mono<Appt> updateAppt(Appt appt, Mono<ApptReq> apptReq) {
return apptReq.flatMap(req -> {
appt.setNotes(req.getNotes());
return retrieveUser().map((usr) -> {
appt.setUpdatedBy(usr.getUserId());
return appt;
});
});
}
Watch out for the apptReq.flatMap instead of your apptReq.map and everything works fine. Give it a try!
Reminder: Be careful with nested Monos in other Monos or more generally said nested Publishers.

Combine CompletionStage in play framework action in Java

I try to combine CompletionStages in play framework and then return a Result like ok(). This is my setup:
AccountDao which has two methods:
public CompletionStage<Account> getUserByEmail(String email) {
return supplyAsync(() -> ebeanServer.find(Account.class).setUseCache(true).where().eq(EMAIL, email).findOne(), executionContext).thenApply(account -> {
return account;
});
}
public CompletionStage<Void> updateAccount(Account account) throws OptimisticLockException{
return runAsync(() -> {
ebeanServer.update(account);
}, executionContext);
}
And then i have my controller with the action:
public CompletionStage<Result> editAccount() {
Map<String, String[]> form_values = request().body().asFormUrlEncoded();
return CompletableFuture.completedFuture(ok());
}
So now in the action i want first to execute getUserByEmail and then i want to set some values and Update this with updateAccount method. How can i combine this two stages without blocking play context? I tried different setups with thenCompose and combine but i dont get it ...
Here one of my tries:
public CompletionStage<Result> editAccount() {
Map<String, String[]> form_values = request().body().asFormUrlEncoded();
accountDao.getUserByEmail(session().get("accountEmail")).thenCompose(x -> accountDao.updateAccount(x).thenApplyAsync(account -> {
return ok("Going to save account edits");
}, httpExecutionContext.current()));
return CompletableFuture.completedFuture(ok("Fehler am Ende"));
}
The problem here is, that i cannot access the account (x) from before because i cannot set this as function ... like this:
public CompletionStage<Result> editAccount() {
Map<String, String[]> form_values = request().body().asFormUrlEncoded();
accountDao.getUserByEmail(session().get("accountEmail")).thenCompose(x -> {
//Update vars in x and then save to database
accountDao.updateAccount(x);
}.thenApplyAsync(account -> {
return ok("Going to save account edits");
}, httpExecutionContext.current()));
return CompletableFuture.completedFuture(ok("Fehler am Ende"));
}
Here i get the error: The target type of this expression must be a functional interface and plays says that i have to include the return statement at the end of the function!
I just dont get it ... Thanks for your help!
#Marimuthu Madasamy Thats no exactly what i want. In your awnser i would update the account twice. On etime in accountDao.updateAccount(account) and in accountDao.saveAccount(account); I want something like this:
return accountDao.getUserByEmail("mail").thenCompose(account -> {
account.setName("NewName");
accountDao.save(account);
} .thenApplyAsync(voidInput -> {
return ok("Account saved");
}, httpExecutionContext.current()));
In this case in only update the account once and only return the result on the httpExecutionContext
If I understand your question correctly, you want to access (to save?) account after updateAccount(account) method call.
Since updateAccount method returns CompletionStage<Void>, when you call thenApplyAsync on this stage, the input type would only be Void which is not Account. But with the following code, you would still have access to the account returned from getUserByEmail assuming updateAccount mutates the account by your text "update vars in x":
public CompletionStage<Result> editAccount() {
return accountDao
.getUserByEmail(email)
.thenCompose(account -> accountDao.updateAccount(account)
.thenApplyAsync(voidInput -> {
// here you still have access to the `account` from `getUserByEmail` method
accountDao.saveAccount(account);
return ok("Account saved");
}, httpExecutionContext.current());
}
Ok i found my own awnser here with the support of Marimuthu Madasamy! Thanks. I trie to explain it. First here is the code:
public CompletionStage<Result> editAccount() {
Map<String, String[]> form_values = request().body().asFormUrlEncoded();
return accountDao.getUserByEmail(session().get("accountEmail")).thenApply(account -> {
System.out.println("Async get Account / "+Thread.currentThread());
account.setCompany(form_values.get("company")[0]);
return accountDao.updateAccount(account);
}).thenApplyAsync(account -> {
System.out.println("Async resutl / "+Thread.currentThread());
return ok("Account saved normal");
}, httpExecutionContext.current()).exceptionally(e ->{
System.out.println("Async exception / "+Thread.currentThread());
System.out.println(e.getLocalizedMessage());
return ok(e.getLocalizedMessage());
});
}
Ok at first i execute accountDao.getUserByEmail() as you can see at top in my awnser this returns CompletionStage and is executed in my database execution context. At next with thenApply i get the result and i execute the next Async mehtod. I use thenApply instand of thenApplyAsync so the next call is also executed with the database execution context without setting it explicitly. After the accountDao.updateAccount() i execute the next stage on the httpExecutionContext to replay a result or to quit exceptionally! I really hope it is clear and helps some one!

RXJava stop current stream until other one finish

i'm having a problem with rx java.
I have a current stream that in some point gives to me an Either
That response has external resources, like image urls, and i want to send each url to an external class, download it asyncronously, and if all of them are ok, continue with that either received or if one of that resources fails while is being downloaded return an Either.error(MyError());
My problem is that as i'm creating a new observable inside the resources provider, it needs to be subscribed to start run, but i do not know how can i do.
This is my current code (not sure if compiles but you get the idea):
private Observable<Either<Error, Response>> prefetchResourcesOrError(final Either<Error, Response> errorOrResponse) {
if (errorOrResponse.isResponseWithImages()) {
ResponseImages responseImages = (ResponseImages) responseImages.getResponse();
return
Observable.fromIterable(responseImages.getResources()
.map(resourcesProvider::prefetch)
.onErrorReturn(throwable -> Observable.<Either<Error, Response>>just(Either.left(new MyError())))
.map(observable -> errorOrResponse);
} else {
return Observable.just(errorOrResponse);
}
}
//Resource prefetch method
Observable prefetch(Resource resource) {
return Observable.just(resource)
.flatMap((Function<Resource, ObservableSource<?>>) res1 ->
Observable.create((ObservableOnSubscribe<Void>) emitter ->
resourceLoader.prefetch(res1.getUrl(), new ImageLoaderListenerAdapter() {
#Override
public void onException(Exception e) {
emitter.onError(e);
}
#Override
public void onResourceReady() {
emitter.onNext(null);
}
})
)
);
}
}
//The main Stream
//MainObservable is an Either<Error, Response> errorOrResponse
return mainObservable.flatMap(this::prefetchResourcesOrError);

Avoiding copying state of a CompletableFuture

I am trying to return a CompletableFuture that will return a response from Amazon. My code first checks to see if a response is cached locally. If so, it returns the response, otherwise it calls Amazon. [Note: The real version will also cache the response received from Amazon, but I haven't included that as the code is already pretty complicated.]
Is there a way to change the implementation of my callAmazon method (or otherwise reorganize the code) so that I don't have to "manually" copy the response state from amazonApi to the finalResponse?
I don't want to return cacheCheck directly because I don't want the caller to be able to complete() it.
public CompletableFuture<Response> fetchProductList() {
CompletableFuture<Response> finalResponse = new CompletableFuture<>();
CompletableFuture<Response> cacheCheck = //...
// First, see if we have a cached copy
cacheCheck.whenComplete((response, throwable) -> {
if (throwable == null) {
// Cache hit. Return the cached response
finalResponse.complete(response);
} else {
// Cache miss. Call Amazon
callAmazon(finalResponse);
}
});
return finalResponse;
}
private void callAmazon(CompletableFuture<Response> finalResponse) {
CompletableFuture<Response> amazonApi = //...
amazonApi.whenComplete((response, throwable) -> {
// Copy the state to the `finalResponse`
if (throwable == null) {
finalResponse.complete(response);
} else {
finalResponse.completeExceptionally(throwable);
}
});
}
What makes your requirement so complex is the fact that cacheCheck can throw an exception.
What I would do in your case is to refactor the cache to deliver either null if the value was not found in the cache, or the actual Response, if the value was in the cache.
Furthermore, I would modify callAmazon to return directly the CompletableFuture:
private CompletableFuture<Response> callAmazon() {
CompletableFuture<Response> amazonApi = //...
return amazonApi;
}
This way you can use thenCompose:
final CompletableFuture<Response> cacheCheck = //...
final CompletableFuture<Response> amazonResponse = callAmazon();
final CompletableFuture<Response> finalResult =
cachedResponse.thenCompose(cacheResult -> {
return cacheResult == null ? amazonResponse : CompletableFuture.completedFuture(cacheResult);
});
If you really need to throw an exception from the cache, you can use exceptionally to convert the exception to a null value, and then use thenCompose to decide if you use the cache value, or call Amazon:
final CompletableFuture<Response> finalResult = cachedResponse.exceptionally(e -> {
return null;
}).thenCompose(cacheResult -> {
return cacheResult == null ? amazonResponse : CompletableFuture.completedFuture(cacheResult);
});

Java, what if I want to return different types from function?

public WHATTOWRITEHERE test()
{
try
{
transaction.begin();
code which may trigger exception
transaction.commit();
return true;
}
catch (javax.script.ScriptException ex)
{
transaction.rollback();
return ex.getMessage();
}
}
the code above intend to do something, if its OK then return true if not (error happened), this error message string should be returned. It do possible with Php but not with Java
EDIT: expection cant go outside, it has to be handled right here.
You can't return multiple types but you can redesign so you don't have to. Some possibilities:
Don't return an error message. Throw or rethrow an exception instead and let the caller handle it.
Create some class that can encapsulate a success and error state and all related info, return an instance of that.
I recommend option 1. You're already handling an exception, you can see its use for it error handling. No reason to stop it in its tracks there, handle any local cleanup then keep it going up to the caller.
Some hastily constructed examples now that I'm back at a keyboard, intended only to illustrate concepts, not to be exhaustive or necessarily used verbatim:
Cleanup then rethrow:
public boolean test () throws javax.script.ScriptException {
try {
transaction.begin();
...
transaction.commit();
return true;
} catch (javax.script.ScriptException ex) {
transaction.rollback();
throw ex;
}
}
Clean up then rethrow a different exception type if needed:
public boolean test () throws MyGreatException {
try {
transaction.begin();
...
transaction.commit();
return true;
} catch (javax.script.ScriptException ex) {
transaction.rollback();
throw new MyGreatException(ex);
}
}
Return an object that provides status information (this is just a quick example of the general idea):
public class TransactionResult {
private final boolean failed;
private final String reason;
/** Construct a result that represents a successful transaction. */
public TransactionResult () {
failed = false;
reason = null;
}
/** Construct a result that represents a failed transaction with a reason. */
public TransactionResult (String failedReason) {
failed = true;
reason = failedReason;
}
public boolean isFailed () {
return failed;
}
public String getReason () {
return reason;
}
}
And then:
public TransactionResult test () {
TransactionResult result;
try {
transaction.begin();
...
transaction.commit();
result = new TransactionResult();
} catch (javax.script.ScriptException ex) {
transaction.rollback();
result = new TransactionResult(ex.getMessage());
}
return result;
}
Etc.
Don't return anything. Just re-throw the original exception after you roll-back.
public void test()
{
try
{
transaction.begin();
code which may trigger exception
transaction.commit();
}
catch (javax.script.ScriptException ex)
{
transaction.rollback();
throw ex; // re-throw the original exception
}
}
If you insist, you can return Object. In that case, true will be autoboxed to Boolean.TRUE. It’s certainly not recommended, and it will give the caller some extra trouble figuring out whether the returned object is a String or a Boolean. To make matters worse, the caller has no guarantee that return types are limited to the mentioned two, but should also take into account that it could be yet another class.
Better options depend on the situation, so I probably cannot tell you what’s best. A couple of ideas spring to mind, but please don’t use uncritically: (1) Return String, and return null instead of true on success. (2) Design your own return class; for instance, it may hold both a boolean and a message string.
UGLY Workaround but if you really want to do this you can always define a Helper class which wraps status and Error Message, but I would prefer #JsonC's approach.
// Helper class
class Pair<First,Second>{
private First first;
private Second second;
Pair(First first,Second second){
this.first = first;
this.second = second;
}
public First getFirst(){ return this.first; }
public First getSecond(){ return this.second; }
}
// Function returning two types
public Pair<boolean,String> returnSomething(){
try {
return new Pair<boolean,String>(true,null);
}catch(Exception e){
return new Pair<boolean,String>(false,e.getMessage());
}
}
// Calling this method would look like this
Pair<String,boolean> result = returnSomething();
// Retrieve status
boolean status = result.getFirst();
// Retrieve error message (This is null if an exception was caught!)
String errorMessage = result.getSecond();
Exceptions can't go outside, it has to be handled here.
I must say this restriction can only make the interface more difficult to use. Assume you want to return something for the caller to check whether an exception happened in this method, while the caller can ignore the returned value no matter what. So I guess you want to give the caller some flexibility: that he/she doesn't need to bother with the final result if possible. But with the exception approach the caller can still do that, with empty (not recommended) catch clauses.
Exception is the best approach here. Unless "outside" is an environment where exceptions are not supported. Then you have no choice but to come up with something like Try in Scala.
In your case, exceptions should probably be used, not hidden. It's not a result but an error. Learn how to do exception handling in transactions!
Functional programming fanboys will advocate a Monad-like structure, as you can find in the Optional<T> API of Java 8.
I.e. you could return Optional<String> and leave it unset on success (if you do not have a return false and a return true).
For clarity it would be better to build something like this instead with custom classes:
interface Result {}
class BooleanResult implements Result {
boolean result;
public boolean getResult() { return result; }
}
class ErrorResult implements Result {
Exception cause;
public Exception getCause() { return cause; }
}
You could emulate Optional with null values (if you have only one boolean result). On success, return null. Non-null values indicate errors.
String perform() {
try{
...
return null; // No error
} except(Exception e) { // bad code style
return e.getMessage(); // Pray this is never null
}
}
String err = perform();
if (err != null) { throw up; }
Similar APIs are fairly common in old C libraries. Any return value except 0 is an error code. On success, the results are written to a pointer provided at the method call.
You could use Object.
public Object perform() {...}
Object o = perform();
if (o instanceof Boolean) { ...
This is 1980s programming style. This is what PHP does, so it actually is possible in Java! It's just bad because it is no lpnger type safe. This is the worst choice.
I suugest your try 1., 3., 2., 4., 5. in this preference. Or better, only consider the options 1 and 3 at all.
As for option 1. you really should learn how to use try-with-resources. Your transaction is a resource.
When done right, your code will look like this:
try(Transaction a = connection.newTransaction()) {
doSomethingThatMayFail(a);
a.commit();
} // No except here, let try handle this properly
Java will call a.close() even if an exception occurs. Then it will throw the exception upwards. Sour transaction class should have code like this to take care of the rollback:
public void close() {
if (!committed) rollback();
}
This is the most elegant and shortest and safe-to-use approach, as Java ensures close() is called. Throw the Exception, then properly handle it. The code snipped you showed above is an anti-pattern, and known to be very error prone.
If you are using Java 8 you could return an Optional<String>. Then if the code succeeds you return an empty Optional and if there is a failure you return an optional wrapping the failure message.

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