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An uplink that was established and then times out waited
BASE_RECONNECT_DELAY_MS (5 s) before its next reconnect attempt even at
zero failures, and each failed bind doubled that. The C reference
(BELABOX srtla_send.c connection_housekeeping) has no backoff: it
re-opens the socket and re-registers on every 1 s housekeeping pass.
With a 5 s SRT peer-idle timeout on both ends, a short total outage
(e.g. a USB tether bumped for 500 ms) is only survivable if the link is
carrying again within ~4.5 s of the cut. The 5 s gap after the first
rebind makes that race lost whenever the interface is not back before
the first attempt.
Add a fast-retry window: an established link retries every
`reconnect_fast_retry_ms` (default 1000, clamped 1000-5000) for its first
`reconnect_fast_retry_attempts` (default 4, max 10) failures, then falls
through to the existing exponential ladder (5 s << (n - attempts),
capped at 120 s). `attempts = 0` is exactly the previous behaviour.
Initial registration is unchanged.
Both are runtime configuration plumbed like `conn_timeout_ms`:
`--reconnect-fast-retry-ms` / `--reconnect-fast-retry-attempts` CLI
flags, TOML keys of the same name, `ConfigSnapshot` fields refreshed onto
each link alongside `conn_timeout_ms`, and a `set_reconnect_fast_retry
{ ms?, attempts? }` control method (clamped, echoes the applied pair;
also reported by `get_status`). The effective liveness settings are
logged at startup. The reconnect log line now prints the next delay in
ms.
Housekeeping tests that pin the backoff past their window now use a
failure count of 9 (fast window + full ladder) to keep the 120 s cap.
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Navigate logical layers of code changes, visualize relationships, and explore their blast radius. 📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe change adds configurable fast retries for timed-out connections, followed by the existing capped exponential backoff. It exposes the settings through CLI, TOML, and JSON-RPC configuration, and adds tests for retry timing, configuration bounds, and propagation to connections. ChangesFast Reconnect
Priority: ➖ Normal Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes Change: Feature Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant DynamicConfig
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DynamicConfig->>ConfigSnapshot: snapshot includes fast-retry settings
ConfigSnapshot->>apply_stall_gate: configuration reaches selection
apply_stall_gate->>ReconnectionState: refresh fast-retry fields
ReconnectionState->>ReconnectionState: choose fast or exponential delay
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In `@crates/srtla-core/src/selection/mod.rs`:
- Around line 114-115: Refresh reconnection.fast_retry_ms and
reconnection.fast_retry_attempts from the latest configuration snapshot in
handle_housekeeping before its timeout and reconnect eligibility checks, so
housekeeping uses current retry settings even when select_connection_idx has not
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- Around line 194-195: Update the `main` configuration flow before
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Refresh retry settings before housekeeping reconnects idle connections.
For an established connection, apply_stall_gate updates reconnection.fast_retry_ms and reconnection.fast_retry_attempts only when select_connection_idx runs. If the runtime settings change while no packet triggers selection, housekeeping can evaluate reconnect eligibility with the previous retry values. Refresh both fields from the latest configuration snapshot before the timeout and reconnect checks in handle_housekeeping.
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In `@crates/srtla-core/src/selection/mod.rs` around lines 114 - 115, Refresh
reconnection.fast_retry_ms and reconnection.fast_retry_attempts from the latest
configuration snapshot in handle_housekeeping before its timeout and reconnect
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift
Apply TOML reconnect settings before constructing DynamicConfig.
If a user sets reconnect_fast_retry_ms = 2000 or reconnect_fast_retry_attempts = 0 only in TOML, main discards the loaded TomlConfig and passes the CLI defaults here. The connection therefore uses the defaults, and the startup log reports those defaults. Merge the TOML values with explicitly supplied CLI overrides before this call.
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In `@src/main.rs` around lines 194 - 195, Update the `main` configuration flow
before `DynamicConfig` is constructed so `reconnect_fast_retry_ms` and
`reconnect_fast_retry_attempts` use TOML values unless explicitly overridden by
CLI arguments. Pass the merged values to the constructor so connection behavior
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Thanks for this, and for the field testing. Closing in favor of #22, which keeps your fast retry window and credits you as co-author. What changed on the way:
The TOML keys would also have been dead: |
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Pushed daa07f4, which addresses the three review points:
New tests cover TOML vs flag precedence and housekeeping applying a runtime window to an idle link. fmt, clippy |
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I already fixed these things I believe, and pushed a version of this PR that fits my requirements. |
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Amazing! Can't believe how fast u responded to this. All good yes :) |
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Why this matters to you
The most common fault on a single-modem or single-tether IRL setup is a blip of well under a
second: a bumped USB cable, or a modem re-attaching. Today a blip like that can turn into a full
SRT session drop. The encoder reconnects from scratch and the receiver shows many seconds of black or
frozen video.
Here is why. After an established link times out, srtla_send rebinds it once, then waits
5 s before the next try, even on the first miss. SRT drops the session after 5 s of silence
(peer-idle timeout). So if the interface is not back before that first rebind, the retry comes
too late.
With this PR, an established link that times out retries every 1 s for its first 4 attempts,
which is what the C
srtla_senddoes. A blip is then invisible whenever the link is back insidethe SRT peer-idle window. Nothing changes for a link that stays down: after the fast window it
follows the same exponential backoff with the same 120 s cap.
It is configurable and opt-out:
--reconnect-fast-retry-ms/ TOMLreconnect_fast_retry_ms: default 1000, clamped 1000–5000.--reconnect-fast-retry-attempts/ TOMLreconnect_fast_retry_attempts: default 4, max 10.set_reconnect_fast_retry { ms?, attempts? }echoes the applied values,and
get_statusreports them.attempts = 0restores the previous behaviour exactly (backoff from the first miss).Problem
ReconnectionState::backoff_delay()returns5000 << failure_count, so the wait is 5 s even atfailure_count == 0, and 10, 20 and 40 s after failed binds. The C reference re-opens the socketand re-registers on every 1 s
connection_housekeeping()pass. This port already uses that~1 s cadence for initial registration. Only reconnecting an established link added the ladder.
Change
conn_timeout_ms:ConfigSnapshotfields (defaults and clamp bounds live inconfig_snapshot.rs);apply_stall_gate, next toconn_timeout_ms;ReconnectionState;backoff_delay()returnsfast_retry_mswhilefailure_count < fast_retry_attempts, then5000 << (failure_count - fast_retry_attempts), with the same cap as before.link liveness: conn_timeout_ms=… reconnect_fast_retry_ms=… reconnect_fast_retry_attempts=….now use 9, which keeps their intended 120 s cap.
--conn-timeout-ms, which was previously undocumented.Tests
reconnection.rs:t, a retry is refused att+999and allowed att+1000.[1000×3, 5000, 10000 … 120000].attempts = 0produces exactly the old ladder, whateverfast_retry_msis set to.mark_successresets the link to the fast window.config_tests.rs: defaults and clamps; the control method, including the error on empty params.stall_deselect_tests.rs: a snapshot value reaches the link through the selection pass.toml_config.rs: both keys parse.cargo test --workspace --all-features,cargo fmt --all -- --checkandcargo clippy --all-targets --all-features -- -D warningspass.Field evidence
Both uplinks were taken down with
ifconfig downfor 500 ms, then brought backup.attempt came at cut + 5 s, after the peer-idle timeout.
connection establishedtook 1.4–3.8 s (median 1.9 s), with retries 1.0 s apart.Summary by CodeRabbit