4 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

M src/bridge/bridge.cpp
M src/irc/irc_client.cpp
M src/network/socket_handler.cpp
M src/network/socket_handler.hpp

@@ 50,7 50,6 @@ IrcClient* Bridge::get_irc_client(const std::string& hostname, const std::string
       this->irc_clients.emplace(hostname, std::make_shared<IrcClient>(hostname, username, this));
       std::shared_ptr<IrcClient> irc = this->irc_clients.at(hostname);
       this->poller->add_socket_handler(irc);
-      irc->start();
       return irc.get();
     }
 }

@@ 128,6 128,8 @@ void IrcClient::send_quit_command()
 
 void IrcClient::send_join_command(const std::string& chan_name)
 {
+  if (!this->connected)
+    this->start();
   if (this->welcomed == false)
     this->channels_to_join.push_back(chan_name);
   else

@@ 14,7 14,8 @@
 #include <iostream>
 
 SocketHandler::SocketHandler():
-  poller(nullptr)
+  poller(nullptr),
+  connected(false)
 {
   if ((this->socket = ::socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0)) == -1)
     throw std::runtime_error("Could not create socket");


@@ 46,6 47,7 @@ bool SocketHandler::connect(const std::string& address, const std::string& port)
       if (::connect(this->socket, rp->ai_addr, rp->ai_addrlen) == 0)
         {
           log_info("Connection success.");
+          this->connected = true;
           this->on_connected();
           return true;
         }


@@ 99,8 101,12 @@ void SocketHandler::on_send()
 
 void SocketHandler::close()
 {
+  this->connected = false;
   this->poller->remove_socket_handler(this->get_socket());
   ::close(this->socket);
+  // recreate the socket for a potential future usage
+  if ((this->socket = ::socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0)) == -1)
+    throw std::runtime_error("Could not create socket");
 }
 
 socket_t SocketHandler::get_socket() const


@@ 116,3 122,8 @@ void SocketHandler::send_data(std::string&& data)
       this->poller->watch_send_events(this);
     }
 }
+
+bool SocketHandler::is_connected() const
+{
+  return this->connected;
+}

@@ 61,6 61,7 @@ public:
    * should be truncated, only the unused data should be left untouched.
    */
   virtual void parse_in_buffer() = 0;
+  bool is_connected() const;
 
 protected:
   socket_t socket;


@@ 84,6 85,7 @@ protected:
    * (actually it is sharing our ownership with a Bridge).
    */
   Poller* poller;
+  bool connected;
 
 private:
   SocketHandler(const SocketHandler&) = delete;