Why ESPHTTPServer.begin is blocking till wifi connected?

[leleb]

Do we really need blocking begin function? I would like my system work even if no wifi available.

[species5618]

good question, and one i will look into ,

[species5618]

I have had some issues with connections reliability on esp01 unless the WiFi.waitForConnectResult is used

Let me do some tests before I merge your request

[species5618]

i have had a chance to test, initial connection works well, but reconnect was problematic,
to have a reliable, non blocking solution, it should try and reconnect on a regular basis, to cope with Wi-Fi missing when device is booted,

the wifi stack does have a WiFi.setAutoReconnect(true) option, which i will try later

[species5618]

having done some testing , WiFi.setAutoReconnect(true) does not seem to need to be explicitly set. but i think it is worth while .

i have also found http://www.esp8266.com/viewtopic.php?p=73157 there are some other issues relating to reconnects

If you can comment out the original code (rather than delete) with a note
about comments out for issue 48, include a link to " http://www.esp8266.com/viewtopic.php?p=73157 " for reference in those comment
add a auto re connect , just in case, 'WiFi.setAutoReconnect(true);

i will merge , thanks

[BauerPh]

solved...