[STORM-3717] Fail function won’t be called if msgId was not entered in emmit

Hey, 

When I tried to use your technology, I tried to implement fail method on Spout (implementing BaseRichBolt), on the spout I emitted without msgId and the fail function was not even called even though I implemented it.

I was stuck on this for around 7 hours trying to figure why my code doesn’t reach fail.

I think the current flow is not intuitive, I think default msgId (-1 or something) for msg without msgId or even a warning or exception is better than the current flow.

I would like to hear your opinion about that if you still support this flow about why 

you prefer to implement like that.

thank you!

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Originally reported by nadi488, imported from: Fail function won’t be called if msgId was not entered in emmit

• status: Open
  
• priority: Major
  
• resolution: Unresolved
  
• imported: 2025-01-24
  

Start by reproducing the reported Spout behavior: emit without a msgId, then observe whether the fail method is reached. Review the surrounding Storm callback flow and determine whether the intended fix is a default msgId, a warning or exception, or documented existing behavior; done requires an agreed behavior and a regression test.

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