Reconnection of Client when server reboots in WebSocket

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I am using web socket using PHP5 and the Chrome browser as client. I have taken the code from the site http://code.google.com/p/phpwebsocket/.

I run the server, and the client is also connected. I can chat as well. Now when I restart the server (by killing it and starting it again), the client gets the disconnected information, but automatically doesn't reconnect with server when I send the message.

How to achieve this? Like when I get the dis-connected information, should I check it and send it to JavaScript to refresh the page or reconnect?

phpwebsocket websocket php
9 Answers

function wsConnection(url){
    var ws = new WebSocket(url);
    var s = (l)=>console.log(l);
 ws.onopen = m=>s(" CONNECTED")
    ws.onmessage = m=>s(" RECEIVED: "+JSON.parse(m.data))
    ws.onerror = e=>s(" ERROR")
    ws.onclose = e=>{
        s(" CONNECTION CLOSED");
        setTimeout((function() {
            var ws2 = new WebSocket(ws.url);
   ws2.onopen=ws.onopen;
            ws2.onmessage = ws.onmessage;
            ws2.onclose = ws.onclose;
            ws2.onerror = ws.onerror;
            ws = ws2
        }
        ).bind(this), 5000)
    }
    var f = m=>ws.send(JSON.stringify(m)) || "Sent: "+m;
    f.ping = ()=>ws.send(JSON.stringify("ping"));
    f.close = ()=>ws.close();
    return f
}

c=new wsConnection('wss://echo.websocket.org');
setTimeout(()=>c("Hello world...orld...orld..orld...d"),5000);
setTimeout(()=>c.close(),10000);
setTimeout(()=>c("I am still alive!"),20000);
<pre>
This code will create a websocket which will 
reconnect automatically after 5 seconds from disconnection.

An automatic disconnection is simulated after 10 seconds.

user_2360620

The client side close event for WebSocket has a wasClean property, which was useful to me. Seems like it is set to true in cases where the client computer goes into sleep mode etc. or when the server is unexpectedly stopped etc. It is set to false if you manually close the socket, in which case you don't want to open the socket automatically again. Below code from an Angular 7 project. I have this code in a service, so it is usable from any component.

    notifySocketClose(event) { 

        if (!event.wasClean) { 
            setTimeout(() => {
                this.setupSocket()
            }, 1000);       
        }
    }

    setupSocket() { // my function to handle opening of socket, event binding etc.
    .....
    .....

            this.websocketConnection = this.websocketConnection ? this.websocketConnection : new WebSocket(socketUrl);
            this.websocketConnection.onclose = this.notifySocketClose.bind(this);   
        } 
    }
    .....
    .....
user_49338280

Finally, I make ws auto reconnect in vue+ts, similar as following:

private async mounted() {
    // Connect to WebSocket
    const sn = "sb1234567890";
    const host =
        window.location.protocol == "https:"
            ? "wss://www.xxx.net"
            : process.env.DEV_TYPE === "fullstack"
            ? "ws://10.0.0.14:8528"
            : "ws://www.xxx.net:8528";
    const wsUri = host + "/feed-home/" + sn;
    await this.startWs(wsUri, sn);
    // !!!Deprecated: failed to reconnect
    // let ws = new WebSocket();
    // console.log(ws);
    // ws.onopen = async function(event) {
    //     console.log(event, "openEvent");
    //     clearInterval(that.timer);
    // };
    // ws.onclose = async function(event) {
    //     console.log(event, "close");
    //     that.timer = setInterval(() => {
    //         console.log("Heart Beat");
    //         ws.send("HeartBeat");
    //         // ws = new WebSocket("ws://10.0.0.14:8528/feed-home/" + sn);
    //         console.log(ws);
    //     }, 60000);
    // };
    // ws.onmessage = async function(event) {
    //     console.log(event, "ws");
    //     alert("get it!");
    //     await alert("please update!");
    //     await that.getHome(sn);
    // };
}
private wsReconnected: boolean = false; // check whether WebSocket is reconnected
private async startWs(uri: string, sn: string) {
    let that = this;
    let ws = new WebSocket(uri);
    ws.onopen = async () => {
        if (that.wsReconnected) {
            await that.getHome(sn); // Refresh api data after reconnected
        }
        ws.send("Current client version: " + window.version);
    };
    ws.onmessage = async evt => {
        await that.getHome(sn);
        that.$message({
            type: "success",
            message: evt.data,
            showClose: true,
            center: true,
            duration: 20 * 1000
        });
    };
    ws.onclose = async () => {
        that.wsReconnected = true;
        await that.startWs(uri, sn);
        const sleep = (seconds: number) => {
            return new Promise(resolve =>
                setTimeout(resolve, seconds * 1000)
            );
        };
        await sleep(10); // Try to reconnect in 10 seconds
        // !!!Deprecated: Use timer will cause multiply ws connections
        // if (!that.wsTimer) {
        //     // Try to reconnect in 10 seconds
        //     that.wsTimer = setInterval(async () => {
        //         console.log("reconnecting websocket...");
        //         await that.startWs(uri, sn);
        //     }, 10 * 1000);
        // }
    };
}
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