Better signaling for network connection

library.properties

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name=Adafruit WipperSnapper Beta
-version=1.0.0-beta.12
+version=1.0.0-beta.13
 author=Adafruit
 maintainer=Adafruit <[email protected]>
 sentence=Arduino library for Adafruit.io WipperSnapper

src/Wippersnapper.cpp

@@ -858,6 +858,26 @@ void Wippersnapper::subscribeWSTopics() {
   _topic_description_sub->setCallback(cbRegistrationStatus);
 }
 
+/**************************************************************************/
+/*!
+    @brief    Writes an error message to the serial and the filesystem,
+                blinks WS_LED_STATUS_ERROR pattern and hangs.
+*/
+/**************************************************************************/
+void Wippersnapper::errorWriteHang(String error) {
+  // Print error
+  WS_DEBUG_PRINTLN(error);
+#ifdef USE_TINYUSB
+  _fileSystem->writeErrorToBootOut(error.c_str());
+#endif
+  // Signal and hang forever
+  while (1) {
+    WS.feedWDT();
+    WS.statusLEDBlink(WS_LED_STATUS_ERROR);
+    delay(1000);
+  }
+}
+
 /**************************************************************************/
 /*!
     @brief    Checks network and MQTT connectivity. Handles network
@@ -871,6 +891,7 @@ void Wippersnapper::runNetFSM() {
   // Initial state
   fsm_net_t fsmNetwork;
   fsmNetwork = FSM_NET_CHECK_MQTT;
+  int maxAttempts;
   while (fsmNetwork != FSM_NET_CONNECTED) {
     switch (fsmNetwork) {
     case FSM_NET_CHECK_MQTT:
@@ -893,21 +914,48 @@ void Wippersnapper::runNetFSM() {
       break;
     case FSM_NET_ESTABLISH_NETWORK:
       // WS_DEBUG_PRINTLN("FSM_NET_ESTABLISH_NETWORK");
-      setStatusLEDColor(LED_NET_CONNECT);
-      _connect();
-      // transition
-      fsmNetwork = FSM_NET_CHECK_NETWORK;
+      // Attempt to connect to wireless network
+      maxAttempts = 5;
+      while (maxAttempts >= 0) {
+        setStatusLEDColor(LED_NET_CONNECT);
+        WS.feedWDT();
+        // attempt to connect
+        _connect();
+        // did we connect?
+        if (networkStatus() == WS_NET_CONNECTED)
+          break;
+        setStatusLEDColor(BLACK);
+        maxAttempts--;
+      }
+      // Validate connection
+      if (networkStatus() == WS_NET_CONNECTED) {
+        fsmNetwork = FSM_NET_CHECK_NETWORK;
+        break;
+      } else { // unrecoverable error, hang forever
+        errorWriteHang("ERROR: Unable to connect to Wireless Network");
+      }
       break;
     case FSM_NET_ESTABLISH_MQTT:
       // WS_DEBUG_PRINTLN("FSM_NET_ESTABLISH_MQTT");
-      setStatusLEDColor(LED_IO_CONNECT);
       WS._mqtt->setKeepAliveInterval(WS_KEEPALIVE_INTERVAL);
-      mqttRC = WS._mqtt->connect(WS._username, WS._key);
-      if (mqttRC == WS_MQTT_CONNECTED) {
-        fsmNetwork = FSM_NET_CHECK_MQTT;
+      // Attempt to connect
+      maxAttempts = 10;
+      while (maxAttempts >= 0) {
+        setStatusLEDColor(LED_IO_CONNECT);
+        mqttRC = WS._mqtt->connect(WS._username, WS._key);
+        if (mqttRC == WS_MQTT_CONNECTED) {
+          fsmNetwork = FSM_NET_CHECK_MQTT;
+          break;
+        }
+        setStatusLEDColor(BLACK);
+        delay(1000);
+        maxAttempts--;
+      }
+      if (fsmNetwork == FSM_NET_CHECK_MQTT) {
         break;
+      } else { // unrecoverable error, hang forever
+        errorWriteHang("ERROR: Unable to connect to Adafruit.IO");
       }
-      fsmNetwork = FSM_NET_CHECK_NETWORK;
       break;
     default:
       // don't feed wdt

src/Wippersnapper.h

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #define WS_VERSION                                                             \
-  "1.0.0-beta.12" ///< WipperSnapper app. version (semver-formatted)
+  "1.0.0-beta.13" ///< WipperSnapper app. version (semver-formatted)
 
 // Reserved Adafruit IO MQTT topics
 #define TOPIC_IO_THROTTLE "/throttle" ///< Adafruit IO Throttle MQTT Topic
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ class Wippersnapper {
 
   // Errors
   void haltError(String error);
+  void errorWriteHang(String error);
 
   // MQTT topic callbacks //
   // Decodes a signal message

src/network_interfaces/Wippersnapper_ESP32.h

@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ class Wippersnapper_ESP32 : public Wippersnapper {
     while (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED && millis() - startRetry < 10000) {
       // do nothing, busy loop during the timeout
     }
-  }
+}
 
   /**************************************************************************/
   /*!