Very graceful auto-reconnect for the server irc bot. Will give up after two attempts within 60 seconds.

src/net/common/ircthread.cpp

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ using namespace std;
 
 #define IRC_WAIT_TERMINATION_MSEC			500
 #define IRC_MAX_RENAME_TRIES				5
+#define IRC_MIN_RECONNECT_INTERVAL_SEC		60
 
 #define IRC_RENAME_ATTACH					"|Lobby"
 #define IRC_MAX_NICK_LEN					16
@@ -252,7 +253,9 @@ irc_event_numeric(irc_session_t * session, unsigned irc_event, const char * /*or
 }
 
 IrcThread::IrcThread(IrcCallback &callback)
-: m_callback(callback), m_terminationTimer(boost::posix_time::time_duration(0, 0, 0), boost::timers::portable::microsec_timer::manual_start)
+: m_callback(callback),
+  m_terminationTimer(boost::posix_time::time_duration(0, 0, 0), boost::timers::portable::microsec_timer::manual_start),
+  m_lastConnectTimer(boost::posix_time::time_duration(0, 0, 0), boost::timers::portable::microsec_timer::manual_start)
 {
 	m_context.reset(new IrcContext(*this));
 }
@@ -278,7 +281,43 @@ IrcThread::Init(const std::string &serverAddress, unsigned serverPort, bool ipv6
 	context.nick			= nick;
 	context.channel			= channel;
 	context.channelPassword	= channelPassword;
+}
 
+void
+IrcThread::SendChatMessage(const std::string &msg)
+{
+	IrcContext &context = GetContext();
+	irc_cmd_msg(context.session, context.channel.c_str(), msg.c_str());
+}
+
+void
+IrcThread::SignalTermination()
+{
+	Thread::SignalTermination();
+	irc_cmd_quit(GetContext().session, NULL);
+}
+
+void
+IrcThread::Main()
+{
+	do
+	{
+		if (IrcInit())
+			IrcMain(); // Will loop until terminated.
+	} while (!ShouldTerminate() && GetContext().session && !irc_is_connected(GetContext().session) && m_lastConnectTimer.elapsed().total_seconds() > IRC_MIN_RECONNECT_INTERVAL_SEC);
+}
+
+bool
+IrcThread::IrcInit()
+{
+	bool retVal = false;
+
+	IrcContext &context = GetContext();
+	if (context.session)
+	{
+		irc_destroy_session(context.session);
+		context.session = NULL;
+	}
 	// Initialize libirc stuff.
 	irc_callbacks_t callbacks;
 	memset (&callbacks, 0, sizeof(callbacks));
@@ -311,31 +350,19 @@ IrcThread::Init(const std::string &serverAddress, unsigned serverPort, bool ipv6
 		irc_set_ctx(context.session, &context);
 		// We want nicknames only, strip them from nick!host.
 		irc_option_set(context.session, LIBIRC_OPTION_STRIPNICKS);
+		retVal = true;
 	}
+	return retVal;
 }
 
 void
-IrcThread::SendChatMessage(const std::string &msg)
+IrcThread::IrcMain()
-{
-	IrcContext &context = GetContext();
-	irc_cmd_msg(context.session, context.channel.c_str(), msg.c_str());
-}
-
-void
-IrcThread::SignalTermination()
-{
-	Thread::SignalTermination();
-	irc_cmd_quit(GetContext().session, NULL);
-}
-
-void
-IrcThread::Main()
 {
+	m_lastConnectTimer.restart();
 	IrcContext &context = GetContext();
 
 	irc_session_t *s = context.session;
-	if (s)
+
-	{
 	bool connected = false;
 	if (context.useIPv6)
 		connected = irc_connect6(s, context.serverAddress.c_str(), context.serverPort, 0, context.nick.c_str(), 0, 0) == 0;
@@ -392,7 +419,6 @@ IrcThread::Main()
 			Msleep(10); // paranoia
 		}
 	}
-	}
 }
 
 void

src/net/ircthread.h

@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ protected:
 
 	// Main function of the thread.
 	virtual void Main();
+	bool IrcInit();
+	void IrcMain();
 
 	void HandleIrcError(int errorCode);
 
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ private:
 	IrcCallback &m_callback;
 
 	boost::timers::portable::microsec_timer m_terminationTimer;
+	boost::timers::portable::microsec_timer m_lastConnectTimer;
 };
 
 #endif