feat(core): Attempt to improve the ReconnectionPolicy

packages/moxxmpp/lib/src/connection.dart

@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ class XmppConnection {
     // Allow the reconnection policy to perform reconnections by itself
     _reconnectionPolicy.register(
       _attemptReconnection,
-      _onNetworkConnectionLost,
     );
 
     _socketStream = _socket.getDataStream();
@@ -398,7 +397,7 @@ class XmppConnection {
     // The error is recoverable
     await _setConnectionState(XmppConnectionState.notConnected);
 
-    if (await _reconnectionPolicy.getShouldReconnect()) {
+    if (await _reconnectionPolicy.canTriggerFailure()) {
       await _reconnectionPolicy.onFailure();
     } else {
       _log.info(
@@ -1009,12 +1008,6 @@ class XmppConnection {
     );
   }
 
-  /// To be called when we lost the network connection.
-  Future<void> _onNetworkConnectionLost() async {
-    _socket.close();
-    await _setConnectionState(XmppConnectionState.notConnected);
-  }
-
   /// Attempt to gracefully close the session
   Future<void> disconnect() async {
     await _disconnect(state: XmppConnectionState.notConnected);
@@ -1069,6 +1062,15 @@ class XmppConnection {
     // Kill a possibly existing connection
     _socket.close();
 
+    await _reconnectionPolicy.reset();
+    _enableReconnectOnSuccess = enableReconnectOnSuccess;
+    if (shouldReconnect) {
+      await _reconnectionPolicy.setShouldReconnect(true);
+    } else {
+      await _reconnectionPolicy.setShouldReconnect(false);
+    }
+    await _sendEvent(ConnectingEvent());
+
     if (waitUntilLogin) {
       _log.finest('Setting up completer for awaiting completed login');
       _connectionCompleter = Completer();
@@ -1080,16 +1082,6 @@ class XmppConnection {
       setResource('', triggerEvent: false);
     }
 
-    _enableReconnectOnSuccess = enableReconnectOnSuccess;
-    if (shouldReconnect) {
-      await _reconnectionPolicy.setShouldReconnect(true);
-    } else {
-      await _reconnectionPolicy.setShouldReconnect(false);
-    }
-
-    await _reconnectionPolicy.reset();
-    await _sendEvent(ConnectingEvent());
-
     // If requested, wait until we have a network connection
     if (waitForConnection) {
       _log.info('Waiting for okay from connectivityManager');

packages/moxxmpp/lib/src/reconnect.dart

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import 'dart:async';
 import 'dart:math';
 import 'package:logging/logging.dart';
 import 'package:meta/meta.dart';
-import 'package:moxxmpp/src/util/queue.dart';
 import 'package:synchronized/synchronized.dart';
 
 /// A callback function to be called when the connection to the server has been lost.
@@ -17,40 +16,52 @@ abstract class ReconnectionPolicy {
   /// to perform a reconnection.
   PerformReconnectFunction? performReconnect;
 
-  /// Function provided by XmppConnection that allows the policy
-  /// to say that we lost the connection.
-  ConnectionLostCallback? triggerConnectionLost;
+  final Lock _lock = Lock();
+  
+  /// Indicate if a reconnection attempt is currently running.
+  bool _isReconnecting = false;
 
   /// Indicate if should try to reconnect.
   bool _shouldAttemptReconnection = false;
 
-  /// Indicate if a reconnection attempt is currently running.
   @protected
-  bool isReconnecting = false;
+  Future<bool> canTryReconnecting() async => _lock.synchronized(() => !_isReconnecting);
 
-  /// And the corresponding lock
   @protected
-  final Lock lock = Lock();
+  Future<bool> getIsReconnecting() async => _lock.synchronized(() => _isReconnecting);
 
-  /// The lock for accessing [_shouldAttemptReconnection]
-  @protected
-  final Lock shouldReconnectLock = Lock();
+  Future<void> _resetIsReconnecting() async {
+    await _lock.synchronized(() {
+      _isReconnecting = false;
+    });
+  }
   
   /// Called by XmppConnection to register the policy.
   void register(
     PerformReconnectFunction performReconnect,
-    ConnectionLostCallback triggerConnectionLost,
   ) {
     this.performReconnect = performReconnect;
-    this.triggerConnectionLost = triggerConnectionLost;
-
-    unawaited(reset());
   }
 
   /// In case the policy depends on some internal state, this state must be reset
   /// to an initial state when reset is called. In case timers run, they must be
   /// terminated.
-  Future<void> reset();
+  @mustCallSuper
+  Future<void> reset() async {
+    await _resetIsReconnecting();
+  }
+
+  @mustCallSuper
+  Future<bool> canTriggerFailure() async {
+    return _lock.synchronized(() {
+      if (_shouldAttemptReconnection && !_isReconnecting) {
+        _isReconnecting = true;
+        return true;
+      }
+
+      return false;
+    });
+  }
   
   /// Called by the XmppConnection when the reconnection failed.
   Future<void> onFailure() async {}
@@ -59,28 +70,14 @@ abstract class ReconnectionPolicy {
   Future<void> onSuccess();
 
   Future<bool> getShouldReconnect() async {
-    return shouldReconnectLock.synchronized(() => _shouldAttemptReconnection);
+    return _lock.synchronized(() => _shouldAttemptReconnection);
   }
 
   /// Set whether a reconnection attempt should be made.
   Future<void> setShouldReconnect(bool value) async {
-    return shouldReconnectLock
+    return _lock
         .synchronized(() => _shouldAttemptReconnection = value);
   }
-
-  /// Returns true if the manager is currently triggering a reconnection. If not, returns
-  /// false.
-  Future<bool> isReconnectionRunning() async {
-    return lock.synchronized(() => isReconnecting);
-  }
-
-  /// Set the isReconnecting state to [value].
-  @protected
-  Future<void> setIsReconnecting(bool value) async {
-    await lock.synchronized(() async {
-      isReconnecting = value;
-    });
-  }
 }
 
 /// A simple reconnection strategy: Make the reconnection delays exponentially longer
@@ -105,90 +102,59 @@ class RandomBackoffReconnectionPolicy extends ReconnectionPolicy {
   /// Backoff timer.
   Timer? _timer;
 
-  final Lock _timerLock = Lock();
-
   /// Logger.
   final Logger _log = Logger('RandomBackoffReconnectionPolicy');
 
-  /// Event queue
-  final AsyncQueue _eventQueue = AsyncQueue();
+  final Lock _timerLock = Lock();
   
   /// Called when the backoff expired
-  Future<void> _onTimerElapsed() async {
-    _log.fine('Timer elapsed. Waiting for lock');
-    await lock.synchronized(() async {
-      _log.fine('Lock aquired');
-      if (!(await getShouldReconnect())) {
-        _log.fine(
-          'Backoff timer expired but getShouldReconnect() returned false',
-        );
+  @visibleForTesting
+  Future<void> onTimerElapsed() async {
+    _log.fine('Timer elapsed. Waiting for lock...');
+    await _timerLock.synchronized(() async {
+      if (!(await getIsReconnecting())) {
         return;
       }
 
-      if (isReconnecting) {
+      if (!(await getShouldReconnect())) {
         _log.fine(
-          'Backoff timer expired but a reconnection is running, so doing nothing.',
+            'Should not reconnect. Stopping here.',
         );
         return;
       }
 
       _log.fine('Triggering reconnect');
-      isReconnecting = true;
+      _timer?.cancel();
+      _timer = null;
       await performReconnect!();
     });
-
-    await _timerLock.synchronized(() {
-      _timer?.cancel();
-      _timer = null;
-    });
-  }
-
-  Future<void> _reset() async {
-    _log.finest('Resetting internal state');
-
-    await _timerLock.synchronized(() {
-      _timer?.cancel();
-      _timer = null;
-    });
-
-    await setIsReconnecting(false);
   }
 
   @override
   Future<void> reset() async {
-    // ignore: unnecessary_lambdas
-    await _eventQueue.addJob(() => _reset());
-  }
-
-  Future<void> _onFailure() async {
-    final shouldContinue = await _timerLock.synchronized(() {
-      return _timer == null;
-    });
-    if (!shouldContinue) {
-      _log.finest(
-        '_onFailure: Not backing off since _timer is already running',
-      );
-      return;
+    _log.finest('Resetting internal state');
+    _timer?.cancel();
+    _timer = null;
+    await super.reset();
   }
 
+  @override
+  Future<void> onFailure() async {
     final seconds =
         Random().nextInt(_maxBackoffTime - _minBackoffTime) + _minBackoffTime;
     _log.finest('Failure occured. Starting random backoff with ${seconds}s');
     _timer?.cancel();
 
-    _timer = Timer(Duration(seconds: seconds), _onTimerElapsed);
-  }
-
-  @override
-  Future<void> onFailure() async {
-    // ignore: unnecessary_lambdas
-    await _eventQueue.addJob(() => _onFailure());
+    _timer = Timer(Duration(seconds: seconds), onTimerElapsed);
   }
  
   @override
   Future<void> onSuccess() async {
     await reset();
   }
+
+  @visibleForTesting
+  bool isTimerRunning() => _timer != null;
 }
 
 /// A stub reconnection policy for tests.
@@ -203,7 +169,9 @@ class TestingReconnectionPolicy extends ReconnectionPolicy {
   Future<void> onFailure() async {}
 
   @override
-  Future<void> reset() async {}
+  Future<void> reset() async {
+    await super.reset();
+  }
 }
 
 /// A reconnection policy for tests that waits a constant number of seconds before
@@ -223,5 +191,7 @@ class TestingSleepReconnectionPolicy extends ReconnectionPolicy {
   }
 
   @override
-  Future<void> reset() async {}
+  Future<void> reset() async {
+    await super.reset();
+  }
 }

packages/moxxmpp/test/reconnection_test.dart

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+import 'package:moxxmpp/moxxmpp.dart';
+import 'package:test/test.dart';
+import 'helpers/logging.dart';
+
+void main() {
+  initLogger();
+
+  test('Test triggering a reconnect multiple times', () async {
+    final policy = RandomBackoffReconnectionPolicy(
+      9998,
+      9999,
+    );
+    await policy.setShouldReconnect(true);
+    
+    // We have a failure
+    expect(
+      await policy.canTriggerFailure(),
+      true,
+    );
+    await policy.onFailure();
+
+    // Try to trigger another one
+    expect(
+      await policy.canTriggerFailure(),
+      false,
+    );
+  });
+
+  test('Test resetting while reconnecting', () async {
+    final policy = RandomBackoffReconnectionPolicy(
+      9998,
+      9999,
+    )..register(() async => expect(true, false));
+    await policy.setShouldReconnect(true);
+    
+    // We have a failure
+    expect(
+      await policy.canTriggerFailure(),
+      true,
+    );
+    await policy.onFailure();
+    expect(policy.isTimerRunning(), true);
+
+    // We reset
+    await policy.reset();
+    expect(policy.isTimerRunning(), false);
+
+    // We have another failure
+    expect(
+      await policy.canTriggerFailure(),
+      true,
+    );
+  });
+
+  test('Test triggering the timer callback twice', () async {
+    final policy = RandomBackoffReconnectionPolicy(
+      9998,
+      9999,
+    );
+    var counter = 0;
+    policy.register(() async {
+      await policy.reset();
+      counter++;
+    });
+    await policy.setShouldReconnect(true);
+    
+    // We have a failure
+    expect(
+      await policy.canTriggerFailure(),
+      true,
+    );
+    await policy.onFailure();
+
+    await policy.onTimerElapsed();
+    await policy.onTimerElapsed();
+    expect(counter, 1);
+  });
+}