add a fallback reconnection if no keepalives are recieved within ~24 hours

HubConnection.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package libnmdc
 
 import (
 	"crypto/tls"
+	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -24,10 +25,11 @@ type HubConnection struct {
 	OnEvent      chan HubEvent
 
 	// Private state
-	conn          net.Conn // this is an interface
-	connValid     bool
-	sentOurHello  bool
-	autoReconnect bool
+	conn             net.Conn // this is an interface
+	connValid        bool
+	sentOurHello     bool
+	autoReconnect    bool
+	lastDataRecieved time.Time
 
 	supports map[string]struct{}
 }
@@ -398,6 +400,7 @@ func (this *HubConnection) worker() {
 			}
 
 			if nbytes > 0 {
+				this.lastDataRecieved = time.Now()
 				fullBuffer += string(readBuff[0:nbytes])
 			}
 		}
@@ -416,6 +419,10 @@ func (this *HubConnection) worker() {
 			}
 		}
 
+		if err == nil && time.Now().Sub(this.lastDataRecieved) > RECONNECT_IF_NO_DATA_RECIEVED_IN {
+			err = fmt.Errorf("No packets recieved since %s, connection presumed lost", this.lastDataRecieved.Format(time.RFC3339))
+		}
+
 		// Maybe we disconnected
 		// Perform this check *last*, to ensure we've had a final shot at
 		//  clearing out any queued messages

libnmdc.go

@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	DEFAULT_CLIENT_TAG     string        = "libnmdc.go"
-	DEFAULT_CLIENT_VERSION string        = "0.11"
-	DEFAULT_HUB_NAME       string        = "(unknown)"
-	SEND_KEEPALIVE_EVERY   time.Duration = 29 * time.Second
-	AUTO_RECONNECT_AFTER   time.Duration = 30 * time.Second
+	DEFAULT_CLIENT_TAG               string        = "libnmdc.go"
+	DEFAULT_CLIENT_VERSION           string        = "0.11"
+	DEFAULT_HUB_NAME                 string        = "(unknown)"
+	SEND_KEEPALIVE_EVERY             time.Duration = 29 * time.Second
+	AUTO_RECONNECT_AFTER             time.Duration = 30 * time.Second
+	RECONNECT_IF_NO_DATA_RECIEVED_IN time.Duration = 24 * time.Hour // we expect keepalives wayyyy more frequently than this
 )
 
 var rx_protocolMessage *regexp.Regexp