Add ChannelConnectivityWatcher

include/grpc++/channel.h

@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@
 
 struct grpc_channel;
 
+namespace grpc {
+class ChannelConnectivityWatcher;
+}
+
 namespace grpc {
 /// Channels represent a connection to an endpoint. Created by \a CreateChannel.
 class Channel final : public ChannelInterface,
@@ -71,6 +75,7 @@ class Channel final : public ChannelInterface,
   bool WaitForStateChangeImpl(grpc_connectivity_state last_observed,
                               gpr_timespec deadline) override;
 
+  std::unique_ptr<ChannelConnectivityWatcher> connectivity_watcher_;
   const grpc::string host_;
   grpc_channel* const c_channel_;  // owned
 };

src/cpp/client/channel_cc.cc

@@ -35,17 +35,77 @@
 #include <grpc/slice.h>
 #include <grpc/support/alloc.h>
 #include <grpc/support/log.h>
+#include <grpc/support/thd.h>
 #include "src/core/lib/profiling/timers.h"
 
 namespace grpc {
 
+namespace {
+void WatchStateChange(void* arg);
+}  // namespace
+
+// Constantly watches channel connectivity status to reconnect a transiently
+// disconnected channel. This is a temporary work-around before we have retry
+// support.
+class ChannelConnectivityWatcher {
+ public:
+  ChannelConnectivityWatcher(Channel* channel)
+      : channel_(channel), thd_id_(0), being_destroyed_(0) {}
+
+  void WatchStateChangeImpl() {
+    grpc_connectivity_state state = GRPC_CHANNEL_IDLE;
+    while (state != GRPC_CHANNEL_SHUTDOWN) {
+      if (gpr_atm_no_barrier_load(&being_destroyed_) == 1) {
+        break;
+      }
+      channel_->WaitForStateChange(
+          state, gpr_time_add(gpr_now(GPR_CLOCK_REALTIME),
+                              gpr_time_from_seconds(1, GPR_TIMESPAN)));
+      state = channel_->GetState(false);
+    }
+  }
+  void StartWatching() {
+    gpr_thd_options options = gpr_thd_options_default();
+    gpr_thd_options_set_joinable(&options);
+    gpr_thd_new(&thd_id_, &WatchStateChange, this, &options);
+  }
+
+  void Destroy() {
+    if (thd_id_ != 0) {
+      gpr_atm_no_barrier_store(&being_destroyed_, 1);
+      gpr_thd_join(thd_id_);
+    }
+  }
+
+ private:
+  Channel* channel_;
+  gpr_thd_id thd_id_;
+  gpr_atm being_destroyed_;
+};
+
+namespace {
+void WatchStateChange(void* arg) {
+  ChannelConnectivityWatcher* watcher =
+      static_cast<ChannelConnectivityWatcher*>(arg);
+  watcher->WatchStateChangeImpl();
+}
+}  // namespace
+
 static internal::GrpcLibraryInitializer g_gli_initializer;
 Channel::Channel(const grpc::string& host, grpc_channel* channel)
-    : host_(host), c_channel_(channel) {
+    : connectivity_watcher_(new ChannelConnectivityWatcher(this)),
+      host_(host),
+      c_channel_(channel) {
   g_gli_initializer.summon();
+  if (host != "inproc") {
+    connectivity_watcher_->StartWatching();
+  }
 }
 
-Channel::~Channel() { grpc_channel_destroy(c_channel_); }
+Channel::~Channel() {
+  connectivity_watcher_->Destroy();
+  grpc_channel_destroy(c_channel_);
+}
 
 namespace {