Channel mqtt

[avaksru]

📝 Description

Implemented periodic MQTT connection health check with automatic reconnection. Added startHealthCheck() method that monitors connection status every 30 seconds and automatically reconnects when connection is lost. The system continues to operate normally even when the MQTT server is unavailable, without interfering with other application functionality.

🗣️ Type of Change

• [✅] ✨ New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
• [ ✅] 📖 Documentation update

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📚 Technical Context (Skip for Docs)

• Reference URL: pkg/channels/mqtt/mqtt.go
• Reasoning: Added periodic connection health check function to ensure reliable MQTT connection

🧪 Test Environment

• Hardware: Any hardware supporting Go
• OS: Any OS supporting Go (Linux, Windows, macOS)
• Model/Provider: N/A (not required)
• Channels: MQTT

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Key code changes:

1. startHealthCheck() method - added to pkg/channels/mqtt/mqtt.go:

func (c *MQTTChannel) startHealthCheck() {
    ticker := time.NewTicker(30 * time.Second)
    defer ticker.Stop()

    for {
        select {
        case <-c.ctx.Done():
            return
        case <-ticker.C:
            if c.client != nil && c.client.IsConnected() {
                // Connection is healthy
                continue
            }
            
            // Connection is lost, attempt to reconnect
            logger.WarnC("mqtt", "MQTT connection lost, attempting to reconnect")
            
            // Try to reconnect
            if token := c.client.Connect(); token.Wait() && token.Error() != nil {
                logger.ErrorCF("mqtt", "Failed to reconnect to MQTT broker", map[string]any{
                    "error": token.Error(),
                })
            } else {
                logger.InfoC("mqtt", "Successfully reconnected to MQTT broker")
            }
        }
    }
}

2. Updated Start() method - added health check call and connection handlers:

// Set connection lost handler
opts.SetConnectionLostHandler(func(client mqtt.Client, err error) {
    logger.ErrorCF("mqtt", "Connection lost", map[string]any{
        "error": err,
    })
    // Connection will be automatically reconnected by the client
})

// Set connect handler
opts.SetOnConnectHandler(func(client mqtt.Client) {
    logger.InfoC("mqtt", "Connected to MQTT broker")
    
    // Subscribe to topics after successful connection
    for _, topic := range c.config.SubscribeTopics {
        if token := c.client.Subscribe(topic, byte(c.config.QoS), nil); token.Wait() && token.Error() != nil {
            logger.ErrorCF("mqtt", "Failed to subscribe to topic", map[string]any{
                "topic": topic,
                "error": token.Error(),
            })
        } else {
            logger.InfoCF("mqtt", "Subscribed to topic", map[string]any{
                "topic": topic,
            })
        }
    }
})

// Start periodic connection health check
go c.startHealthCheck()

Implementation features:

• Connection check every 30 seconds
• Automatic reconnection when connection is lost
• Topic subscription after each successful connection
• Detailed logging of all events
• Non-disruptive operation - doesn't interfere with other application functions when server is unavailable

☑️ Checklist

• [✅] My code/docs follow the style of this project.
• [✅] I have performed a self-review of my own changes.
• [✅] I have updated the documentation accordingly.

Ready to switch to Act mode to apply these changes to the documentation if needed.

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[horsley]

TLS Configuration (Lines 106-118): The variables TLSCA, TLSCert, and TLSKey are checked but never actually used. The code has empty comment blocks where the certificate loading logic should be implemented. You need to implement actual certificate loading using tls.LoadX509KeyPair or similar.

[horsley]

Redundant Health Check (Lines 206-232): The paho.mqtt.golang library already has built-in automatic reconnection. Looking at lines 79-84, you set SetAutoReconnect(true), SetConnectRetry(true), SetConnectRetryInterval(5s), and SetMaxReconnectInterval(5m). The manual reconnection logic in startHealthCheck() is redundant and may cause race conditions with the library's internal reconnection mechanism. Consider removing the startHealthCheck function or at least the manual reconnection code.

[horsley]

Issue 1: Incomplete TLS Implementation

The TLS certificate loading code (around line 86) has comments but no actual implementation. The code creates a tls.Config but never loads the certificates from the configured paths (TLSCA, TLSCert, TLSKey). Consider implementing the certificate loading logic.

[horsley]

Issue 2: Redundant Health Check

The paho.mqtt library already has built-in automatic reconnection with the options SetAutoReconnect(true), SetConnectRetry(true), SetMaxReconnectInterval(5 * time.Minute) configured. The manual health check (startHealthCheck) and reconnection logic may cause race conditions with the library's internal reconnection mechanism. Consider removing the manual health check and relying solely on the library's built-in reconnection.

[horsley]

@avaksru LGTM, try rebase main branch to resolve conflicts :)

[yinwm]

@avaksru plz resolve conflicts

[yinwm]

@avaksru there's still has conflicts, plz resolve conflicts