From 39b1845409d252e2a0ff2372cbe73c4fbec31e6f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch>
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:10:39 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] [e] (0) Make clear that EventSource objects don't reconnect
 on failure.

git-svn-id: http://svn.whatwg.org/webapps@2875 340c8d12-0b0e-0410-8428-c7bf67bfef74
---
 index  |  9 ++++++---
 source | 10 +++++++---
 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/index b/index
index fcc50a89437..dae7d4eaf03 100644
--- a/index
+++ b/index
@@ -45846,13 +45846,16 @@ interface <dfn id=eventsource>EventSource</dfn> {
   <code title=event-error><a href=#event-error>error</a></code> at the
   <code><a href=#eventsource>EventSource</a></code> object, and then <a href=#fetch>fetch</a> the
   event source resource again after a delay equal to the reconnection
-  time of the event source.</p>
+  time of the event source. <strong>Only if the user agent <a href=#reset-the-connection title="reset the connection">resets the connection</a> does the
+  connection get opened anew!</strong></p>
 
   <p>When a user agent is to <dfn id=fail-the-connection>fail the connection</dfn>, the user
   agent must set the <code title=dom-EventSource-readyState><a href=#dom-eventsource-readystate>readyState</a></code> attribute to
   <code title=dom-EventSource-CLOSED><a href=#dom-eventsource-closed>CLOSED</a></code> and <a href=#queue-a-task>queue a
-  task</a> to <a href=#fire-a-simple-event>fire a simple event</a> named <code title=event-error><a href=#event-error>error</a></code> at the
-  <code><a href=#eventsource>EventSource</a></code> object.</p>
+  task</a> to <a href=#fire-a-simple-event>fire a simple event</a> named <code title=event-error><a href=#event-error>error</a></code> at the <code><a href=#eventsource>EventSource</a></code>
+  object. <strong>Once the user agent has <a href=#fail-the-connection title="fail the
+  connection">failed the connection</a>, it does <em>not</em>
+  attempt to reconnect!</strong></p>
 
   <hr><p>The <a href=#task-source>task source</a> for any <a href=#concept-task title=concept-task>tasks</a> that are <a href=#queue-a-task title="queue a
   task">queued</a> by <code><a href=#eventsource>EventSource</a></code> objects is the
diff --git a/source b/source
index f6edaec5554..429009ba82d 100644
--- a/source
+++ b/source
@@ -52372,15 +52372,19 @@ interface <dfn>EventSource</dfn> {
   <code title="event-error">error</code> at the
   <code>EventSource</code> object, and then <span>fetch</span> the
   event source resource again after a delay equal to the reconnection
-  time of the event source.</p>
+  time of the event source. <strong>Only if the user agent <span
+  title="reset the connection">resets the connection</span> does the
+  connection get opened anew!</strong></p>
 
   <p>When a user agent is to <dfn>fail the connection</dfn>, the user
   agent must set the <code
   title="dom-EventSource-readyState">readyState</code> attribute to
   <code title="dom-EventSource-CLOSED">CLOSED</code> and <span>queue a
   task</span> to <span>fire a simple event</span> named <code
-  title="event-error">error</code> at the
-  <code>EventSource</code> object.</p>
+  title="event-error">error</code> at the <code>EventSource</code>
+  object. <strong>Once the user agent has <span title="fail the
+  connection">failed the connection</span>, it does <em>not</em>
+  attempt to reconnect!</strong></p>
 
   <hr>