I'm using MINA as a server to process client connections. However, my
application also needs to make a client connection to a server and
feed the retrieved data to a 3rd party library. The client connection
will be maintained 24 hours a day, so it is important that it can
reconnect automatically in case of network failure.
The 3rd party library requires an InputStream to process data. I
originally attempted to use the StreamIoHandler with a SocketConnector
but ran into problems and found archived messages recommending not to
use this handler.
Given that the 3rd party library requires an InputStream, is MINA the
appropriate choice? There is only one client connection, so non-
blocking vs blocking I/O really isn't an issue. Should I simply use a
socket? If not, what does MINA really offer me over a plain socket
connection in this case?
The only thing I can think of is exception handling event callbacks
which could assist with automatic reconnections. Of course, with the
socket I can just wrap my InputStream processing and catch all
IOExceptions - then attempt to reconnect after a short delay.
Any advice?
Thanks,
Jeremy Haile
