Custom Exception Handler

[jtucker]

I'm trying to implement a custom exception handler based on exceptions.xml. The aim is to have the handler email the details any exceptions which occur - basically an email version of the seam debug page.

The exceptions framework doesn't seem to support plugging in custom handlers. So at the moment I am working around it by copying the built-in Exceptions component class, adding the new handler in initialize() and overriding the default component with @Install(precedence). Unfortunately the Exceptions class isn't really designed for extension - hence the need to copy it.

Can anyone suggest a better solution?

[gavin.king]

Add a feature request for custom exception handlers to JIRA. I always intended to add this feature eventually. Just did not get around to it yet.

[jtucker]

http://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/JBSEAM-571

Did you have any thoughts on how to implement it? I'll submit a patch.

It would be fairly trivial to add a new element in exceptions.xml or would you prefer an annotation-based approach?