[QPID-6475] 08..09 Send connection.close before closing socket

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: qpid-python-1.35.0
• Component/s: Python Client
• Assignee: Alex Rudyy
• Reporter: Keith Wall
• Created: 03/Apr/15 16:56
• Updated: 02/Oct/19 19:20
• Resolved: 06/Apr/15 11:12

Description

Currently on the 08..09 path, closing the Client object merely closes the socket. It would be an improvement if the client endeavours to send the connection.close frame, if the connection is still present.

This avoids the peer reporting the unexpected loss of the connection.