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ASF GitHub Bot commented on STORM-1051: --------------------------------------- Github user erikdw commented on a diff in the pull request: https://github.com/apache/storm/pull/745#discussion_r39913836 --- Diff: storm-core/src/jvm/backtype/storm/messaging/netty/Client.java --- @@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ private int iteratorSize(Iterator<TaskMessage> msgs) { * If the write operation fails, then we will close the channel and trigger a reconnect. */ private void flushMessages(Channel channel, final MessageBatch batch) { - if(batch.isEmpty()){ + if(null == batch || batch.isEmpty()){ --- End diff -- style nits: * `if(` -> `if (` * `){` -> `) {` Those are more consistent with the rest of this file. > Netty Client.java's flushMessages produces a NullPointerException > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: STORM-1051 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/STORM-1051 > Project: Apache Storm > Issue Type: Bug > Affects Versions: 0.10.0, 0.9.6 > Reporter: Michael Schonfeld > Assignee: Michael Schonfeld > Priority: Critical > > STORM-763 replaced `return batch != null && !batch.isEmpty();` with > `if(batch.isEmpty())`... which means that if batch == null, a > NullPointerException is thrown. Problem is, batch is often null, which means > that 763 made Storm unusable... -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.3.4#6332)