[RIVER-136] HTTP, HTTPS providers should test connection liveness before using

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Open
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: jtsk_2.0
• Component/s: net_jini_jeri
• Bugtraq ID: 4868907
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Peter Jones
• Created: 27/Jul/07 20:43
• Updated: 27/Jul/07 20:43

Description

Bugtraq ID 4868907

The HTTP and HTTPS providers could go to greater lengths to test
connection liveness before selecting an idle connection. This would most
likely take the form of an extra "ping" message, which could be sent out
prior to calls over connections that have been idle for more than a
prescribed amount of time. Another possibility would be to issue a
read for no data with a short timeout to test if the inbound side of
the connection has been closed already.

This is being filed as a single RFE due to the likelihood that the code
implementing this change will be shared between the HTTP and HTTPS providers;
an additional RFE should be filed if separate changes are needed.