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Retain Order in DelayHandler [INT-3643]
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Description
Gary Russell opened INT-3643 and commented
Each delayed message is scheduled separately. Order can be lost.
It would be useful if messages arriving on the same thread could retain the same order (run on the same release thread) as arrival.
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Research direction
The issue names DelayHandler but no file or test. Start by locating that component and tracing how delayed messages are scheduled and released. Clarify the ordering semantics with maintainers, then add coverage showing that messages arriving on the same thread retain arrival order.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java, spring
- Domain
- backend, distributed-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100