[Springframework-rcp-dev] [Spring-JIRA] Created: (RCP-481) Exceptions disappear in ApplicationLauncher

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Exceptions disappear in ApplicationLauncher
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                 Key: RCP-481
                 URL: http://opensource.atlassian.com/projects/spring/brows=
e/RCP-481
             Project: Spring Framework Rich Client Project
          Issue Type: Improvement
          Components: Application Framework
    Affects Versions: 0.3.0
            Reporter: Theo G=C3=BClcher
            Priority: Trivial


http://forum.springframework.org/showthread.php?t=3D40931
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Hi,

I discovered some strange behavior at startup of my application. After the =
splash screen became visible it suddenly disappeared and I did not see any =
exception.

I discovered that the following piece of code was responsible for hiding an=
y exceptions:

Code:

    public ApplicationLauncher(String startupContextPath, String[] rootCont=
extConfigLocations) {
        .....
        .....
        try {
            setRootApplicationContext(loadRootApplicationContext(rootContex=
tConfigLocations, startupContext));
            launchMyRichClient();
        }
        finally {
            destroySplashScreen();
        }
    }

I think this code is very wrong, because any exceptions in the try block wo=
uld just be swallowed without showing an exception in your console or log f=
ile, so I added a catch block, like this:

Code:

    public ApplicationLauncher(String startupContextPath, String[] rootCont=
extConfigLocations) {
        .....
        .....
        try {
            setRootApplicationContext(loadRootApplicationContext(rootContex=
tConfigLocations, startupContext));
            launchMyRichClient();
        }
        catch (Exception e) {
            logger.error("Application launcher", e);
        }
        finally {
            destroySplashScreen();
        }
    }

After that I discovered I had some exceptions in my spring xml configuratio=
n.

Maybe a good idea if any of the contributors/submitters would change this i=
n SVN?

Thanks in advance,

Theo.

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