[rabbitmq-discuss] Java Client: Establishing Connections is unterruptible

Wed Dec 4 14:18:49 GMT 2013

In the Java Client it uses BlockingCell#uninterruptibleGet to perform
connection.  That method catches and buries InterruptedException as
shown at (BlockingCell:91):
https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-java-client/blob/d9b22339ea9b3e0cd28a2dcf790b3162748828b4/src/com/rabbitmq/utility/BlockingCell.java#L91

This prevents normal interruption from functioning. It essentially
blocks normal kill signals or in-process interrupts. This prevented
Verafin from interrupting a Thread that was in the middle of opening a
Connection to RabbitMQ and forced Verafin to come up with an ugly
workaround.

Why is the InterruptedException caught and buried?

Thanks,
Alain