[PROTON-1511] BrokerAgent does not provide reconnect support

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Not A Problem
• Affects Version/s: proton-c-0.17.0
• Component/s: python-binding
• Assignee: Alan Conway
• Reporter: Brian Bouterse
• Created: 27/Jun/17 21:20
• Updated: 30/Jun/17 18:25
• Resolved: 30/Jun/17 18:25

Description

The BrokerAgent is provided by this diff: https://reviews.apache.org/r/52280/diff/3#0 Here is how to reproduce:

1. Instantiate a BrokerAgent connecting to a qpidd broker
2. Do something with the connected BrokerAgent object to show that it's working
3. kill qpidd with `pkill -9 -f qpidd`
4. start qpidd up again
5. Try to do step 2 again
6. Receive a traceback indicating the BrokerAgent is disconnected

My code handles reconnect support for the connection, but it's not prepared to also handle reconnect support for the BrokerAgent connection. I would like that connection to have a reconnect support option added so I can call it like:

BrokerAgent(**existing_options, reconnect=True)

Having reconnect default to True is also fine w/ me. I think users may still want the option to set it also.

Issue Links

• is cloned by: PROTON-1513 CLONE - BrokerAgent does not provide reconnect support
• is superceded by: QPID-7847 qmf.client.BrokerAgent does not provide reconnect support
• relates to: QPID-7847 qmf.client.BrokerAgent does not provide reconnect support