Set a limit on JDBC query time in JBoss EAP

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Environment

  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP)
    • 4
    • 5
    • 6
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Issue

  • How can a limit on JDBC query time be set in JBoss EAP?
  • Can JBoss detect and cancel deadlocking operations in the database?
  • Query time out is not enforced

Resolution

  • JBoss cannot detect a deadlock within the database but can request that the JDBC driver enforce query timeout.
  • Set the default query timeout for Statements using <query-timeout> (seconds)
    • EAP 7/6 query timeout is configured in the timeout configuration for an XA or non-XA datasource
      • <JBOSS_HOME>/docs/schema/jboss-as-datasources_1_*.xsd
      • <JBOSS_HOME>/docs/schema/wildfly-datasources_*.xsd
    • EAP 5/4 query timeout is configured in <JBOSS_HOME>/server/$PROFILE/deploy/*-ds.xml
  • It is also possible to set the query timeout based on the remaining time before transaction timeout.
  • Set query timeout explicitly, per query using Statement.setQueryTimeout(int) programmatically in your application.

External Dependencies/Limitations

  • Query timeout enforcement is dependent upon the underlying JDBC driver implementation and the implementation of the database server.
  • Depending on driver implementation, enforcement of query timeout may also be subject to network interruptions.
  • Query timeout is unsupported in certain older PostgreSQL drivers.

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