On Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 8:25 AM HADI Ali <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hello Alan,
>
> Do you have any updates concerning the proposition to update the reconnect
> options in Proton-C?
> Is it planned and if yes do you have an idea when?
>

The changes I describe below were released version 0.26, and are available
in the current release 0.27. You should be able to take advantage of them
now.


> Regards,
> Ali
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alan Conway <[email protected]>
> Sent: jeudi 24 janvier 2019 23:24
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Proton-C] Discovery
>
> On Thu, Jan 24, 2019 at 8:28 AM Rabih M <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > Knowing that the on_transport_error will be called only when the
> > max_reconnect is reached, the user will have to manage one reattempt
> > at a time. It will become too flexible,  the user will have to write
> > his own reconnect strategy with out reusing what was done already the
> > embedded reconnect code.
> >
>
> That used to be the case, but now on_transport_error() is now supposed to
> be called every time there is a transport error, exactly to support this
> kind of use case. I can't remember if that change made it into 0.26 or if
> it's just on master now.
>
> We would like to reuse the native reconnect way that is implemented in
> > proton and be flexible in the URLs like Qpid JMS and Qpid Python.
> >
>
> If on_transport_error() is called ever disconnect, then I think my
> proposal gives you that. There are syntactic differences - the callback is
> on_transport_error(), and instead of returning URLs you update the
> reconnect options - but the functionality is the same. Does that sound
> right?
>
>
> > Best regards,
> > Rabih
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Jan 18, 2019 at 4:58 PM Alan Conway <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > On Fri, Jan 18, 2019 at 10:35 AM Alan Conway <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, Jan 17, 2019 at 6:56 AM Rabih M <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Hello,
> > > >>
> > > >> What Olivier was proposing is more at the level of the C++ proton
> > > binding.
> > > >> What we would like to do is:
> > > >> Instead of taking a vector of fixed fail-over urls in the
> > > >> reconnect_options, we would like the reconnect_options to take an
> > > >> std::function that returns a URL. This function will be called by
> > proton
> > > >> to
> > > >> get the next URL when there is failure. This will allow the
> > > >> clients to write there own logic to fetch the new URLs
> dynamically...
> > > >> On the qpid-jms side we have already this possibility.
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > > That sounds reasonable but I'd suggest an alternative that is a
> > > > bit
> > more
> > > > flexible, add this to proton::connection:
> > > >
> > > > // Over-ride connection options to be used the next time the
> > > > connection re-connects.
> > > > // Takes effect only if/when the connection does re-connect.
> > > > // Typically called in on_transport_error() to influence automatic
> > > > re-connect.
> > > > connection::reconnect_options(connection::options& overrides)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > BROKEN sorry - that would *replace* all your connection options, not
> > > override the ones you want which is not what I meant.
> > > This is better:
> > >
> > > // Allow updates to the connection_options used by this connection.
> > > // These updates only take effect if/when the connection is
> re-connected.
> > > // Typically used in on_transport_error() to change the options used
> > > for automatic re-connect.
> > > connection_options& connection::options();
> > >
> > > So now your case becomes:
> > >
> > > myhandler {
> > >     connection_options::reconnect_opts_; // Save initial reconnect
> > > opts
> > >
> > >     void on_transport_error(transport& t) {
> > >       reconnect_opts_.failover_urls(pick_my_urls()); // Update the URLs
> > >       t .connection().options().reconnect(reconnect_opts_)); //
> > > Update
> > the
> > > connection's options
> > >     }
> > > }
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >> We would like to know if it sounds reasonable to you before
> > > >> proposing
> > a
> > > >> patch. WDYT?
> > > >>
> > > >> Best regards,
> > > >> Rabih
> > > >>
> > > >> On Thu, Jan 3, 2019 at 9:15 PM Alan Conway <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> > On Thu, Jan 3, 2019 at 7:12 AM Gordon Sim <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > > >> >
> > > >> > > Are you talking specifically about something at the c level
> > > >> > > rather
> > > >> than
> > > >> > > e.g. c++?
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > As far as I recall, the c layer has no built in support for
> > > >> > > reconnection, that is added by the c++ (or other) wrappers.
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > In the c++ api, perhaps the reconnect options in use could be
> > > exposed
> > > >> > > (such that they can then be altered), or else there could be
> > > >> > > a way
> > > to
> > > >> > > provide a function that returns the next url to use rather
> > > >> > > than a
> > > >> static
> > > >> > > list (this is sort of what the python wrapper allows). That
> > > >> > > may be
> > > >> what
> > > >> > > you mean by the onReconnect callback? If so, it sounds
> > > >> > > reasonable
> > to
> > > >> me,
> > > >> > > though it would be better to get the thoughts of those more
> > involved
> > > >> > > with that component. (Alan, Cliff, Andrew?)
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > Just to add some detail to what Gordon said - in C there is no
> > > reconnect
> > > >> > support out-of-the-box  but you have the tools to implement any
> > > strategy
> > > >> > you like. Use the PN_TRANSPORT_CLOSED event (with
> > pn_transport_error()
> > > >> set)
> > > >> > to react to an unexpected disconnect. You can modify the
> > > >> > parameters
> > > used
> > > >> > for re-connect any way you like. If you re-use the existing
> > > >> pn_connection_t
> > > >> > your sessions and links will be automatically re-opened. If you
> > don't
> > > >> want
> > > >> > that, you can  throw away the old pn_connection_t and
> > > >> > re-connect
> > with
> > > a
> > > >> new
> > > >> > one.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > The C++ binding provides automatic reconnect with some built-in
> > > options,
> > > >> > including a list of URLs. You can be notified of a disconnect
> > > >> > by on_transport_error(), but I don't think the current API
> > > >> > allows you
> > to
> > > >> > change the reconnect URL list at that point. If the built-in
> > > >> > options don't do what you need,  you can turn off the built-in
> > > >> > automatic
> > > >> reconnect
> > > >> > and implement your own custom reconnect strategy in
> > > >> on_transport_error(),
> > > >> > similar to what I described for C above.
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >> > > On 03/01/19 10:30, VERMEULEN Olivier wrote:
> > > >> > > > Hello,
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > > Any feedback on the below proposition?
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > > Thanks,
> > > >> > > > Olivier
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > > From: VERMEULEN Olivier
> > > >> > > > Sent: mardi 18 décembre 2018 15:01
> > > >> > > > To: '[email protected]' <[email protected]>
> > > >> > > > Subject: RE: [Proton-C] Discovery
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > > Hello,
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > > We looked into the proton-c implementation and didn't find
> > > anything
> > > >> > that
> > > >> > > would allow us to implement a qpid-jms like discovery.
> > > >> > > > So I was wondering if we could add, directly in proton-c,
> > > >> > > > an
> > > >> > onReconnect
> > > >> > > callback (or something similar) that would allow us to modify
> > > >> > > the
> > > >> list of
> > > >> > > URLs the client tries to connect to.
> > > >> > > > We need this to answer the following use case:
> > > >> > > > the dispatch-router (host1:1234) on which the client was
> > connected
> > > >> goes
> > > >> > > down
> > > >> > > > the client enters the reconnect loop (on host1:1234) we
> > > >> > > > restart the dispatch-router but on another machine
> > (host2:5678)
> > > >> > > > the client reconnects -> this is currently not happening
> > > >> > > > Note that we can do the pull-request but I wanted to run
> > > >> > > > the
> > > >> > proposition
> > > >> > > by you first.
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > > Thanks,
> > > >> > > > Olivier
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > > From: VERMEULEN Olivier
> > > >> > > > Sent: mardi 11 décembre 2018 12:34
> > > >> > > > To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
> > > >> > > > Subject: [Proton-C] Discovery
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > > Hello,
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > > I was looking into the qpid-jms-discovery project which
> > > >> > > > seems
> > very
> > > >> nice
> > > >> > > for what I'm trying to do: update the list of
> > > >> > > dispatch-routers the
> > > >> client
> > > >> > > can connect to during failover (with a custom discovery logic).
> > > >> > > > I wanted to know if there is something similar with
> > > >> > > > proton-c or
> > at
> > > >> > least
> > > >> > > a way for me to implement it?
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > > Thanks,
> > > >> > > > Olivier
> > > >> > > >
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