@Override public void prepare(@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes") Map stormConf, TopologyContext context) { this.thisTaskId = context.getThisTaskId(); this.recorder = Recorder.getInstance(stormConf); this.recordMessages = true; // // only record messages that are not from a "source" component // this.recordMessages = !context.getThisComponentId().toLowerCase().contains("source"); }