reta commented on code in PR #954: URL: https://github.com/apache/cxf/pull/954#discussion_r892918144
########## rt/features/clustering/src/main/java/org/apache/cxf/clustering/RetryStrategy.java: ########## @@ -42,7 +42,11 @@ public List<Endpoint> getAlternateEndpoints(Exchange exchange) { } protected <T> T getNextAlternate(List<T> alternates) { - return stillTheSameAddress() ? alternates.get(0) : alternates.remove(0); + // is the amount of retries for the first alternate already exceeded? + if (!stillTheSameAddress()) { + alternates.remove(0); + } + return alternates.isEmpty() ? null : alternates.get(0); Review Comment: This is dangerous one, `getNextAlternate()` is not supposed to return `null` and is calling for trouble [1], we should accommodate that. [1] https://github.com/apache/cxf/blob/master/rt/features/clustering/src/main/java/org/apache/cxf/clustering/AbstractStaticFailoverStrategy.java#L113 -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@cxf.apache.org For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: us...@infra.apache.org