By Pranay Jha
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vRealie Automation 7 extensibility though vRealize Orchestrator using Event Broker Service (EBS)
Blocking vs. Non-Blocking Subscriptions:
Subscriptions can monitor or control the underlying workflow:
- Nonblocking subscriptions allow the workflow to complete without interruption.
- Blocking subscriptions pause workflows to wait for sbscriber input.
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Blocking
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Non-Blocking
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Workflow fails
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Request fails
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Request succeeds
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Workflow return values
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Returns are processed
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Returns are discarded
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Parallelism
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Workflows run in sequence per request
Workflows run in parallel for multiple requests
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Workflows run in parallel
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Use
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To manipulate and edit stuff during events
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To fire and forget tasks
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The default subscription is nonblocking. Events are delivered asynchronously to subscribers and have no derect impact to the workflow. When a workflow posts an event that triggers the subscription, the workflow continues to run and doesn't monitor whether the event was picked up.
A blocking subscription is different in that it pauses the workflow until the events that trigger a subscription are processed by the subscriber. The subscriber can send feedback to the workflow by changing variables or issuing exceptions.
It is important to know that when you are creating a new subscription, always start with a blocking subscription and limit the events that subscription triggers on to a single blueprint. This practice makes troubleshooting the subscription much easier and prevents the subscription from interfering with normal operatations.
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