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RejectedExecutionException and exit

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Description

want: **staticFiles** + **ResponseBodyReadyForSend** to display 404 page

Http:
```
staticFiles("/", File(someDir))
```
ApplicationMonitoringPlugin:
```
on(ResponseBodyReadyForSend) { call, content ->
val status = content.status ?: call.response.status()
if (status == HttpStatusCode.NotFound) {
call.respondText("some Html",ContentType.Text.Html, HttpStatusCode.OK);
return@on
}
}
```
The function has been realized and the page is displaying normally. Constantly refreshing the 404 page, and then suddenly reporting an error and crashing:

```
2025-07-20 23:33:16.704 24657-24758 AbstractEventExecutor com.example.projectname W A task raised an exception. Task: io.netty.channel.AbstractChannel$AbstractUnsafe$8@518481b
java.util.concurrent.RejectedExecutionException: event executor terminated
at io.netty.util.concurrent.SingleThreadEventExecutor.reject(SingleThreadEventExecutor.java:1005)
at io.netty.util.concurrent.SingleThreadEventExecutor.offerTask(SingleThreadEventExecutor.java:388)
at io.netty.util.concurrent.SingleThreadEventExecutor.addTask(SingleThreadEventExecutor.java:381)
at io.netty.util.concurrent.SingleThreadEventExecutor.execute(SingleThreadEventExecutor.java:907)
at io.netty.util.concurrent.SingleThreadEventExecutor.execute0(SingleThreadEventExecutor.java:873)
at io.netty.util.concurrent.SingleThreadEventExecutor.execute(SingleThreadEventExecutor.java:863)
at io.netty.channel.DefaultChannelPipeline.destroyUp(DefaultChannelPipeline.java:816)
at io.netty.channel.DefaultChannelPipeline.destroy(DefaultChannelPipeline.java:801)
at io.netty.channel.DefaultChannelPipeline.access$700(DefaultChannelPipeline.java:45)
at io.netty.channel.DefaultChannelPipeline$HeadContext.channelUnregistered(DefaultChannelPipeline.java:1411)
at io.netty.channel.DefaultChannelPipeline.fireChannelUnregistered(DefaultChannelPipeline.java:780)
at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannel$AbstractUnsafe$8.run(AbstractChannel.java:692)
at io.netty.util.concurrent.AbstractEventExecutor.runTask(AbstractEventExecutor.java:148)
at io.netty.util.concurrent.AbstractEventExecutor.safeExecute(AbstractEventExecutor.java:141)
at io.netty.util.concurrent.SingleThreadEventExecutor.runAllTasks(SingleThreadEventExecutor.java:507)
at io.netty.channel.SingleThreadIoEventLoop.run(SingleThreadIoEventLoop.java:182)
at io.netty.util.concurrent.SingleThreadEventExecutor$5.run(SingleThreadEventExecutor.java:1073)
at io.netty.util.internal.ThreadExecutorMap$2.run(ThreadExecutorMap.java:74)
at io.netty.util.concurrent.FastThreadLocalRunnable.run(FastThreadLocalRunnable.java:30)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:1012)
```

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the crash with staticFiles and the ApplicationMonitoringPlugin handler for ResponseBodyReadyForSend while repeatedly requesting a missing file. Trace the 404 response and subsequent channel shutdown around these entry points and the reported RejectedExecutionException. Done means the custom 404 page continues to work without the event executor rejection or application crash.

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Assessment

Tech stack
kotlin
Domain
api, backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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