Client doesn't alert the user when Freedomotic is off

[amenak77]

If the client(s) is(are) running, and Freedomotic is somehow down, it doesn't notify it to the user and goes on without a server. The user couldn't be aware of this fact.

[ubaldop]

@amenak77 what's the proposed behavior here? Is there any probe available to check if freedomotic server is up and running? If so, we could check it periodically.

[amenak77]

@p3trur0 the behavior could be the connection status. If connection is lost, there could be a try to automatically reconnect x times. Then we could presume that Freedomotic is off. A green/red light on GUI client could be the visual element tha signal connection status with RESTapi plugin and therefore with the framework. What do you think about? Suggestions?

[ubaldop]

What do you think to set up a websocket communicating with freedomotic server then?

[amenak77]

It would be a great solution; your mind is much less convoluted then mine :)

[amenak77]

Nevertheless it could be useful to have either server status or connection status monitoring two events: server on/off and connection to server on/off and so two gui client elements