Datafeed has been while building context - Common causes and quick fixes

Datafeed has been while building context – How to solve this Elasticsearch error

Opster Team

Aug-23, Version: 7.15-7.15

Briefly, this error occurs when Elasticsearch encounters an issue while building the context for a datafeed. This could be due to a variety of reasons such as incorrect datafeed configurations, network issues, or insufficient resources. To resolve this, you can try the following: 1) Check and correct the datafeed configurations, 2) Ensure the network connectivity is stable, 3) Allocate more resources if the system is running out of memory or storage, 4) Restart the Elasticsearch service.

This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” [{}] Datafeed has been {} while building context ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: plugin.

Log Context

Log “[{}] Datafeed has been {} while building context” classname is DatafeedRunner.java.
We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :

        ActionListener datafeedContextListener = ActionListener.wrap(
            datafeedContext -> {
                if (task.getStoppedOrIsolatedBeforeRunning() == StoppedOrIsolatedBeforeRunning.NEITHER) {
                    datafeedJobBuilder.build(task; datafeedContext; datafeedJobHandler);
                } else {
                    logger.info("[{}] Datafeed has been {} while building context"; task.getDatafeedId();
                        task.getStoppedOrIsolatedBeforeRunning().toString().toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT));
                    finishHandler.accept(null);
                }
            };
            finishHandler