I'm using nodejs and a mongoDB - and I'm having some connection issues.
Well, actually "wake" issues! It connects perfectly well - is super fast and I'm generally happy with the results.
My problem: If i don't use the connection for a while (i say while, because the timeframe varies 5+ mins) it seems to stall. I don't get disconnection events fired - it just hangs.
Eventually i get a response like Error: failed to connect to [ * .mongolab.com: * ] - ( * = masked values)
A quick restart of the app, and the connection's great again. Sometimes, if i don't restart the app, i can refresh and it reconnects happily.
This is why i think it is "wake" issues.
Rough outline of code:
I've not included the code - I don't think it's needed. It works (apart from the connection dropout)
Things to note: There is just the one "connect" - i never close it. I never reopen.
I'm using mongoose, socketio.
/* constants */
var mongoConnect = 'myworkingconnectionstring-includingDBname';
/* includes */
/* settings */
/* Schema */
var db = mongoose.connect(mongoConnect);
/* Socketio */
io.configure(function (){
io.set('authorization', function (handshakeData, callback) {
});
});
io.sockets.on('connection', function (socket) {
});//sockets
io.sockets.on('disconnect', function(socket) {
console.log('socket disconnection')
});
/* The Routing */
app.post('/login', function(req, res){
});
app.get('/invited', function(req, res){
});
app.get('/', function(req, res){
});
app.get('/logout', function(req, res){
});
app.get('/error', function(req, res){
});
server.listen(port);
console.log('Listening on port '+port);
db.connection.on('error', function(err) {
console.log("DB connection Error: "+err);
});
db.connection.on('open', function() {
console.log("DB connected");
});
db.connection.on('close', function(str) {
console.log("DB disconnected: "+str);
});
I have tried various configs here, like opening and closing all the time - I believe though, the general consensus is to do as i am with one open wrapping the lot. ??
I have tried a connection tester, that keeps checking the status of the connection... even though this appears to say everthing's ok - the issue still happens.
I have had this issue from day one. I have always hosted the MongoDB with MongoLab.
The problem appears to be worse on localhost. But i still have the issue on Azure and now nodejit.su.
As it happens everywhere - it must be me, MongoDB, or mongolab.
Incidentally i have had a similar experience with the php driver too. (to confirm this is on nodejs though)
It would be great for some help - even if someone just says "this is normal"
thanks in advance
Rob
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