Company
Date Published
Author
Don Pinto, Principal Product Manager, Couchbase
Word count
531
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

The blog article focuses on the exceptions encountered when using the Java client library for Couchbase, contrasting them with errors observed in other libCouchbase clients like Ruby, Python, C, and C++. In Java, exceptions arise depending on the return type and application state, and are often noted through @throws annotations or indicated by IDEs. Asynchronous operations return futures and do not raise exceptions until the result is blocked, while synchronous APIs wrap around asynchronous methods and often throw exceptions like TimeoutException, CancellationException, and InterruptedException. When using views, InvalidViewException may occur due to an invalid view name or an undeployed view, while persistence verification can lead to exceptions like ObservedException, ObservedTimeoutException, and ObservedModifiedException, reflecting issues like timeouts or race conditions. During application bootstrapping, ConfigParsingException and network-related exceptions might also be encountered. The article concludes by encouraging developers to seek help in forums if needed.