46471 - Webclient's native exception throwing mechanism half baked.

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Core Graveyard :: Java APIs to WebShell, defect, P3)

Description

[edburns]

In some cases the native implementation
of some method can throw Exception over JNI. And this exception 
isn't described in documentation and method isn't declared throwable.
For example when we try to invoke History.getURLForIndex(i)
within i in out of current History bounds then
native implementation of getURLForIndex throw: <<
java.lang.Exception: raptorWebShellGetURL Exception: getURL() returned
nsnull >> due to internal error(internal method return nsnull). 

Of course, exception is the good way to report to the end-api-user
about internal troubles, but these exceptions should be described
in documentation. Now we are assume that in such logical cases(e.g illegal
parameters) tests must pass, if webclient isn't crash. And all
exceptions are just catched and ignored. But for clear
testing documentation is preferred.


Thank in advance,
Alexei.

Comment 1

[edburns]

I accept.

Comment 2

[Alexei V. Mokeev]

Changing QA contact

Comment 3

[Vladimir Strigun]

I reproduce this bug on NT & Linux SMP with nightly MOzilla & Webclient.

Comment 4

[Sylvestre Ledru [:Sylvestre]]

Java APIs to WebShell isn't a thing anymore. Closing.