socket.is_connected not working

[ryanwe1ss]

Hi,
I've been trying to check if my socket that I have connected to a server is active in which it obviously is because I am able to send data back and forth, but is there any way I can check because I've been trying to use "socket.is_connected()" but it seems to be returning the same value no matter if it is connected or not. Currently using TCP sockets.

[fpagliughi]

Yeah, I had meant that to just be a check after the initial connection was attempted, succeeded, and is not yet closed. It's literally just checking for a valid socket descriptor (file handle).

Maybe it could be made more useful. I'd need to think about it a bit.
Usually you detect a closed connection by a failed read or write.

[AndersHogqvist]

Yeah, I had meant that to just be a check after the initial connection was attempted, succeeded, and is not yet closed. It's literally just checking for a valid socket descriptor (file handle).

Maybe it could be made more useful. I'd need to think about it a bit. Usually you detect a closed connection by a failed read or write.

I was just about to ask the same question as @ryanwe1ss but that explains it. I would suggest changing the name of that method to something like is_valid() or similar instead of is_connected() if that isn't what it's actually checks.

[fpagliughi]

Yeah, I agree the name is misleading; a poor choice. I will consider renaming it with the v2 release. Then I can make some breaking changes.