Delay RPC sending and subject resubscription until we have an open channel on the client side, to try to work around prod appengine disappearing messages. Add a test for channel reconnection and re-subscription.

static/cosmopolite.js

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ var Cosmopolite = function(callbacks, urlPrefix, namespace) {
   this.urlPrefix_ = urlPrefix || '/cosmopolite';
   this.namespace_ = namespace || 'cosmopolite';
 
-  this.channelState_ = this.ChannelState.DOWN;
+  this.channelState_ = this.ChannelState.CLOSED;
   this.shutdown_ = false;
 
   this.rpcQueue_ = [];
@@ -82,9 +82,14 @@ var Cosmopolite = function(callbacks, urlPrefix, namespace) {
  * @private
  */
 Cosmopolite.prototype.ChannelState = {
-  DOWN: 1,
+  // No channel open, no RPC pending
+  CLOSED: 1,
+  // No channel open, RPC pending
   PENDING: 2,
-  UP: 3,
+  // RPC complete, channel opening
+  OPENING: 3,
+  // Channel opened
+  OPEN: 3,
 };
 
 
@@ -355,10 +360,10 @@ Cosmopolite.prototype.sendRPC_ = function(command, args, onSuccess) {
     'arguments': args,
     'onSuccess': onSuccess,
   };
-  if (this.namespace_ + ':client_id' in localStorage) {
+  if (this.maySendRPC_()) {
     this.sendRPCs_([rpc]);
   } else {
-    // Initial RPC hasn't returned. Queue instead of sending.
+    // Queue instead of sending.
     this.rpcQueue_.push(rpc);
   }
 };
@@ -374,7 +379,7 @@ Cosmopolite.prototype.sendRPC_ = function(command, args, onSuccess) {
  * @param {number=} delay Seconds waited before executing this call (for backoff)
  */
 Cosmopolite.prototype.sendRPCs_ = function(commands, delay) {
-  if (this.shutdown_) {
+  if (this.shutdown_ || !commands.length) {
     return;
   }
   var request = {
@@ -425,11 +430,6 @@ Cosmopolite.prototype.sendRPCs_ = function(commands, delay) {
     }
     if ('client_id' in data) {
       localStorage[this.namespace_ + ':client_id'] = data['client_id'];
-      // We may have queued RPCs for lack of a client_id.
-      if (this.rpcQueue_.length) {
-        this.sendRPCs_(this.rpcQueue_);
-        this.rpcQueue_ = [];
-      }
     }
 
     if (data['status'] == 'retry') {
@@ -444,6 +444,8 @@ Cosmopolite.prototype.sendRPCs_ = function(commands, delay) {
       return;
     }
 
+    this.flushRPCQueue_();
+
     // Handle events that were immediately available as if they came over the
     // channel. Fire them before the message callbacks, so clients can use
     // events like the subscribe promise fulfillment as a barrier for initial
@@ -463,21 +465,39 @@ Cosmopolite.prototype.sendRPCs_ = function(commands, delay) {
 };
 
 /**
- * Send RPCs to create a server -> client channel and (re-)subscribe to subjects
+ * Are we currently clear to put RPCs on the wire?
+ *
+ * @return {Boolean} Yes or no?
  */
-Cosmopolite.prototype.createChannel_ = function() {
+Cosmopolite.prototype.maySendRPC_ = function() {
-  if (this.channelState_ == this.ChannelState.DOWN) {
+  if (!(this.namespace_ + ':client_id' in localStorage)) {
-    this.channelState_ = this.ChannelState.PENDING;
+    return false;
-  } else {
+  }
+
+  if (this.channelState_ != this.ChannelState.OPEN) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  return true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Send queued RPCs
+ */
+Cosmopolite.prototype.flushRPCQueue_ = function() {
+  if (!this.maySendRPC_() || !this.rpcQueue_.length) {
     return;
   }
 
-  var rpcs = [
+  this.sendRPCs_(this.rpcQueue_);
-    {
+  this.rpcQueue_ = [];
-      'command':   'createChannel',
+};
-      'onSuccess': this.onCreateChannel_,
+
-    },
+/**
-  ];
+ * Resubscribe to subjects (i.e. after reconnection)
+ */
+Cosmopolite.prototype.resubscribe_ = function() {
+  var rpcs = [];
   for (var subject in this.subscriptions_) {
     var subscription = this.subscriptions_[subject];
     if (subscription.state != this.SubscriptionState.ACTIVE) {
@@ -498,6 +518,26 @@ Cosmopolite.prototype.createChannel_ = function() {
   this.sendRPCs_(rpcs);
 };
 
+/**
+ * Send RPC to create a server -> client channel
+ */
+Cosmopolite.prototype.createChannel_ = function() {
+  if (this.channelState_ == this.ChannelState.CLOSED) {
+    this.channelState_ = this.ChannelState.PENDING;
+  } else {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  var rpcs = [
+    {
+      'command':   'createChannel',
+      'onSuccess': this.onCreateChannel_,
+    },
+  ];
+  // sendRPCs instead of sendRPC so we don't queue.
+  this.sendRPCs_(rpcs);
+};
+
 /**
  * Callback for channel creation on the server side
  *
@@ -511,7 +551,7 @@ Cosmopolite.prototype.onCreateChannel_ = function(data) {
   }
 
   if (this.channelState_ == this.ChannelState.PENDING) {
-    this.channelState_ = this.ChannelState.OPEN;
+    this.channelState_ = this.ChannelState.OPENING;
   } else {
     return;
   }
@@ -531,9 +571,19 @@ Cosmopolite.prototype.onCreateChannel_ = function(data) {
  */
 Cosmopolite.prototype.onSocketOpen_ = function() {
   console.log(this.loggingPrefix_(), 'channel opened');
+
   if (this.shutdown_ && this.socket_) {
     this.socket_.close();
   };
+
+  if (this.channelState_ == this.ChannelState.OPENING) {
+    this.channelState_ = this.ChannelState.OPEN;
+  } else {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  this.flushRPCQueue_();
+  this.resubscribe_();
 };
 
 /**
@@ -547,7 +597,7 @@ Cosmopolite.prototype.onSocketClose_ = function() {
   }
 
   if (this.channelState_ == this.ChannelState.OPEN) {
-    this.channelState_ = this.ChannelState.DOWN;
+    this.channelState_ = this.ChannelState.CLOSED;
   } else {
     return;
   }

static/test.js

@@ -351,6 +351,29 @@ asyncTest('Message ordering', function() {
   sendNextMessage();
 });
 
+asyncTest('Reconnect channel', function() {
+  expect(2);
+
+  var subject = randstring();
+  var message = randstring();
+
+  var callbacks = {
+    'onMessage': function(msg) {
+      equal(msg['subject']['name'], subject, 'subject matches');
+      equal(msg['message'], message, 'message matches');
+      cosmo.shutdown();
+      start();
+    },
+  };
+
+  var cosmo = new Cosmopolite(callbacks, null, randstring());
+  cosmo.subscribe(subject, 0).then(function() {
+    // Reach inside to forcefully close the socket
+    cosmo.socket_.close();
+    cosmo.sendMessage(subject, message);
+  });
+});
+
 
 module('dev_appserver only');