XMPP server dying kills xmpp-ftw

[lloydwatkin]

Fix this, and ensure user is given a sensible error message.

[lloydwatkin]

Auto-reconnect?

[lloydwatkin]

Am currently catching unhahndled exceptions in https://github.com/lloydwatkin/xmpp-ftw-demo which prevents the system coming down for everyone but this isn't an ideal mechanism. Ideally detect + reconnect as mentioned above?

[shobhitsinghal624]

Facing something similar. Any suggestions on how to handle xmpp server dying. Is there any way to check connection?
Also, thinking on the lines of auto-reconnect, what is the best place to handle it - the xmpp-ftw library or client side?

[lloydwatkin]

@shobhitsinghal624 this should be handled now, please let me know if not?

Auto-reconnect I'd suggest listening for disconnect event (or similar) on whatever websocket library you are using and reconnect if you see it.

In one app we do a ping (http://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0199.html) where we really want to ensure the connection is there.