Error Handling

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@startuml
!include https://raw.githubusercontent.com/plantuml-stdlib/EIP-PlantUML/main/dist/EIP-PlantUML.puml

title Error Handling with Dead Letter Channel

MsgChannel(input, "Incoming Messages")
MessageRouter(router, "Message Router")

MsgChannel(valid, "Valid Messages")
InvalidMsgChannel(invalid, "Invalid Messages")
DeadLetterChannel(dlq, "Dead Letter Queue")

ServiceActivator(processor, "Message Processor")
ServiceActivator(errorHandler, "Error Handler")
MessageStore(store, "Message Store")

Send(input, router)
router --> valid : valid
router --> invalid : invalid format
Send(valid, processor)
processor --> dlq : processing error
Send(invalid, dlq)
Send(dlq, errorHandler)
Send(errorHandler, store)

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