microsoft / microsoft/durabletask-java
Wrap gRPC StatusRuntimeException across all client and worker gRPC calls
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Since Apr 7, 2026.
- #278 by @copilot-swe-agent — closed without merging
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Description
Summary
Most gRPC calls in the Java SDK let raw io.grpc.StatusRuntimeException escape to callers. The .NET SDK wraps RpcException (at minimum StatusCode.Cancelled → OperationCanceledException) for all entity client methods. The Java SDK should provide consistent domain-level exception wrapping so callers don't need to depend on gRPC types and so we can have .NET feature parity.
Current Behavior
The majority of gRPC methods across DurableTaskGrpcClient, GrpcDurableEntityClient, and DurableTaskGrpcWorker let StatusRuntimeException propagate unwrapped:
DurableTaskGrpcClient — no wrapping:
suspendInstance()resumeInstance()terminate()raiseEvent()createInstanceWithRaise()getInstanceMetadata()
DurableTaskGrpcClient — wraps specific codes only:
waitForInstanceStart()—DEADLINE_EXCEEDED→TimeoutExceptionwaitForInstanceCompletion()—DEADLINE_EXCEEDED→TimeoutExceptionpurgeInstances()—DEADLINE_EXCEEDED→TimeoutExceptionrewindInstance()—NOT_FOUND→IllegalArgumentException,FAILED_PRECONDITION→IllegalStateException
GrpcDurableEntityClient — no wrapping:
signalEntity()getEntityMetadata()queryEntities()cleanEntityStorage()
DurableTaskGrpcWorker — no wrapping:
completeActivityTask()completeOrchestratorTask()completeEntityTask()
Expected Behavior
gRPC transport exceptions should be translated into SDK-level exceptions. At minimum:
CANCELLED→CancellationException(closest Java equivalent to .NET'sOperationCanceledException)NOT_FOUND→IllegalArgumentExceptionor a dedicated not-found exceptionDEADLINE_EXCEEDED→TimeoutException(already done for some methods)
.NET SDK Reference
The .NET GrpcDurableEntityClient wraps RpcException for every entity method:
catch (RpcException e) when (e.StatusCode == StatusCode.Cancelled)
{
throw new OperationCanceledException(
$"The {nameof(this.SignalEntityAsync)} operation was canceled.", e, cancellation);
}
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