[TODO] TimeOut

[DaveS]

I am having problems with Timeouts... could you explain the deal here?

I have some users that enter the chatroom....and stay forever, even if they don't post anything....
and I have others that timeout after 22seconds (2+4*reply) even if they DO post something

Help?

Other than that my users LOVE this chatroom.... it has increased our chat activity 400% in just one day

[phpfreechat]

I must do something about that.
Currently, the timeout is hardcoded, you can't change it... I plan to do two things :
1. Add a "timeout" parameter to the $params array.
2. Add an algorithme which will adjust the timeout value for each users dynamicaly. Then a bad connection will have a bigger timeout and it will not be "virtually" disconnected too much.

I add this to the roadmap

Thanks for the report.

[DaveS]

How is it "supposed" to work?

I would think a user would time out after like 5 or 10 minutes of non activity.... just to keep lurkers out....

[phpfreechat]

Currently :
1. a client login
2. each "timeout" delay, the client ask the server for update
3. the client close its chat windows
4. the server doesn't receive any update from this client
5. the first client will be disconnected (by timeout) if he doesn't send an update before the timeout hardcoded value

problem: the timeout harcoded value can be too small and a client which have a bad connection can ask for update but it can take a lot of time ! (more than timeout value)

Suggestion for future :
1. a client with a bad connection login
2. when the server receive the first update from this client, an algorithme verify if this delay is approximatly the same as the "refresh_delay" parameter. If it's longer, this algorithme will change the client timeout value.
3. the client close its chat windows
5. the client will be disconnected (by timeout) but this timeout can be trusted !

problem: with very very bad connections, this timeout could be very very long and when the user close his window, other connected people will not see the "disconnect (by timeout)" message until the timeout delay doesn't expire.