Implement initial load through websocket to cut one unnecessary HTTP GET that caused conn pool overflow. Increased reload / retry delays to reduce server spamming by poorly loaded client.

html_orig/jssrc/term_conn.js

@@ -1,20 +1,25 @@
 /** Handle connections */
-var Conn = (function() {
+var Conn = (function () {
   var ws;
   var heartbeatTout;
   var pingIv;
   var xoff = false;
   var autoXoffTout;
+  var reconTout;
+
+  var pageShown = false;
 
   function onOpen(evt) {
     console.log("CONNECTED");
+    doSend("i");
   }
 
   function onClose(evt) {
-		console.warn("SOCKET CLOSED, code "+evt.code+". Reconnecting...");
+    console.warn("SOCKET CLOSED, code " + evt.code + ". Reconnecting...");
-		setTimeout(function() {
+    clearTimeout(reconTout);
+    reconTout = setTimeout(function () {
       init();
-		}, 200);
+    }, 2000);
     // this happens when the buffer gets fucked up via invalid unicode.
     // we basically use polling instead of socket then
   }
@@ -27,12 +32,18 @@ var Conn = (function() {
         case 'T':
         case 'S':
           Screen.load(evt.data);
+          if(!pageShown) {
+            showPage();
+            pageShown = true;
+          }
           break;
 
         case '-':
           //console.log('xoff');
           xoff = true;
-					autoXoffTout = setTimeout(function(){xoff=false;}, 250);
+          autoXoffTout = setTimeout(function () {
+            xoff = false;
+          }, 250);
           break;
 
         case '+':
@@ -42,7 +53,7 @@ var Conn = (function() {
           break;
       }
       heartbeat();
-		} catch(e) {
+    } catch (e) {
       console.error(e);
     }
   }
@@ -81,24 +92,16 @@ var Conn = (function() {
       showPage();
       return;
     }
-		heartbeat();
 
-		ws = new WebSocket("ws://"+_root+"/term/update.ws");
+    clearTimeout(reconTout);
+    clearTimeout(heartbeatTout);
+
+    ws = new WebSocket("ws://" + _root + "/term/update.ws");
     ws.onopen = onOpen;
     ws.onclose = onClose;
     ws.onmessage = onMessage;
-
     console.log("Opening socket.");
-
-		// Ask for initial data
-		$.get('http://'+_root+'/term/init', function(resp, status) {
-			if (status !== 200) location.reload(true);
-			console.log("Data received!");
-			Screen.load(resp);
     heartbeat();
-
-			showPage();
-		});
   }
 
   function heartbeat() {
@@ -108,9 +111,9 @@ var Conn = (function() {
 
   function heartbeatFail() {
     console.error("Heartbeat lost, probing server...");
-		pingIv = setInterval(function() {
+    pingIv = setInterval(function () {
       console.log("> ping");
-			$.get('http://'+_root+'/system/ping', function(resp, status) {
+      $.get('http://' + _root + '/system/ping', function (resp, status) {
         if (status == 200) {
           clearInterval(pingIv);
           console.info("Server ready, reloading page...");
@@ -119,7 +122,7 @@ var Conn = (function() {
       }, {
         timeout: 100,
       });
-		}, 500);
+    }, 1000);
   }
 
   return {

user/cgi_sockets.c

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ notifyCooldownTimCb(void *arg)
 static void ICACHE_FLASH_ATTR
 notifyContentTimCb(void *arg)
 {
+	Websock *ws = arg;
 	void *data = NULL;
 	int max_bl, total_bl;
 	char sock_buff[SOCK_BUF_LEN];
@@ -65,8 +66,14 @@ notifyContentTimCb(void *arg)
 		int flg = 0;
 		if (cont == HTTPD_CGI_MORE) flg |= WEBSOCK_FLAG_MORE;
 		if (i > 0) flg |= WEBSOCK_FLAG_CONT;
+		if (ws) {
+			cgiWebsocketSend(ws, sock_buff, (int) strlen(sock_buff), flg);
+		} else {
 			cgiWebsockBroadcast(URL_WS_UPDATE, sock_buff, (int) strlen(sock_buff), flg);
+		}
 		if (cont == HTTPD_CGI_DONE) break;
+
+		system_soft_wdt_feed();
 	}
 
 	// cleanup
@@ -251,6 +258,12 @@ void ICACHE_FLASH_ATTR updateSockRx(Websock *ws, char *data, int len, int flags)
 			}
 			break;
 
+		case 'i':
+			// requests initial load
+			dbg("Client requests initial load");
+			notifyContentTimCb(ws);
+			break;
+
 		case 'm':
 		case 'p':
 		case 'r':