Clojurians Log v2

@lfn3: Isn't this issue application specific, and not something mount could/should support? I read your issue, and I think you give the answer of how to solve it yourself :simple_smile:

(defstate database
  :start (try
           (db/connect ...)
           (catch DbFailException e
             (disable-some-routes-here) ; <--- this is application specific
             :failed)))

Sure. But the routes are in a defstate or at least the server is, so then the server needs to be restarted, maybe? I’m perfectly happy with the answer being ‘more documentation’, btw.

@arnout: also wrapping every single defstate in a try catch doesn’t seem hugely satisfactory to me.

@lfn3: True, I would only wrap those that have some special fail logic. I think the server does not need any restarting if you make the routing a little more dynamic (e.g. point to the var of the handler)?

Even more, maybe the server state can depend on the routing state? That way, the server is started after the routes have been determined?

@arnout: Ok, so I put the handlers in a defstate, but then how do I write the (disable-some-routes-here) function? Afaik you can’t supply args to a defstate when doing mount/start. So the handlers get pulled out into like an atom or something? Bear in mind it’s not just disable-some-routes, it’s also disable-some-buttons and turn-off-this-go-loop or whatever.

It’d be easier if the handlers defstate could be notified or aware of the faliure of the db defstate, and make decisions appropriately.