Best practices on if and when you should close HTTP connections in flutter apps?

According to the docs it says:

> If you're making multiple requests to the same server, you can keep open a persistent connection by using a Client rather than making one-off requests. If you do this, make sure to close the client when you're done:

However, in most mobile apps, you tend to send most requests to a single server.

Does that mean, for an app that does a lot of API calls to a server, that we should keep the connection up throughout the app lifetime?

Also should we close and re-open the connection when the app suspends and resume states?

Start by reviewing the HTTP Client documentation passage quoted in the issue and the existing discussion about Flutter app suspension and resumption. Clarify when a persistent client should be retained or closed, including lifecycle guidance, and update the relevant documentation once the maintainers agree on the recommendation.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.