Apache Camel: Throw Exception from Sub-Route to Previous Route

By default, each Apache Camel route has its own error handler, meaning each independently catches and handles Exceptions thrown within it.  But, what if a “parent route” needs to catch and handle Exceptions thrown by a sub-route?  Here’s one approach:

<route id="fooA">
    <from .../>
    <onException>
        ...
    </onException>
    ...
    <to uri="direct:fooB"/>
</route>
<route id="fooB">
    <from uri="direct:fooB"/>
    CODE THROWS AN EXCEPTION
    <to .../>
</route>

As is, the above code will result in the DefaultErrorHandler handling the Exception, but within fooB! Since fooB simply consumes a direct: endpoint, this only results in a stacktrace in the console.

Instead, the following utilizes Camel’s NoErrorHandler on fooB, effectively allowing the Exception to propagate up to fooA’s onException.

<errorHandler id="noErrorHandler" type="NoErrorHandler" />
<route id="fooA">
    <from .../>
    <onException>
        ...
    </onException>
    ...
    <to uri="direct:fooB"/>
</route>
<route id="fooB" errorHandlerRef="noErrorHandler">
    <from uri="direct:fooB"/>
    CODE THROWS AN EXCEPTION
    <to .../>
</route>