AWS SWF - IllegalStateException: No context found. (method called outside the workflow definition)

Question

I am writing an AWS SWF application using the flow framework. Getting an IllegalStateException: No context Found. It means that the method is called outside of the workflow definition code. while calling the following code:

private DecisionContextProvider contextProvider
     = new DecisionContextProviderImpl();

private WorkflowClock clock
     = contextProvider.getDecisionContext().getWorkflowClock();

Why am I getting this error and how to get rid of it?

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 14 '14 at 23:11

This exception is thrown by getDecisionContext() when you call it outside of a workflow (it should only be called somewhere in the call hierarchy of your workflow implementation - ie, your WorkflowImpl ).

To avoid getting that error, you should only call getDecisionContext() while inside of a workflow or its constructor. The object only gets set in those circumstances (by the simple workflow framework), and doesn't exist outside of workflow execution, hence the IllegalStateException.

was this the right answer @Jatin? I am running this method inside the workflow class and still getting the exception :( — Santiago Ferrer Deheza, Aug 10 '17 at 10:50

AWS SWF - IllegalStateException: No context found. (method called outside the workflow definition)

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