eclipsesource / eclipsesource/cdtcloud-deploymentserver
[Bug]: WebSockets lose connection after a while
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Description
### Current Behaviour
WebSockets of the DeviceConnector lose the connection to a remote DeploymentServer after a certain time of inactivity.
The reason for this is the default timeout in proxies and webservers of 30 seconds.
### Expected Behaviour
DeviceConnector should not disconnect and reconnect in such a short period.
### Source
_No response_
### Steps to reproduce the problem
1. Set the DeviceConnector's configuration to connect to a remote DeploymentServer
2. Watch it disconnect and reconnect
### Extra Notes
The easiest workaround right now is to simply set the timeout of the webserver to a higher value.
Configuration in Nginx to set the Timeout to 1 Day:
```conf
proxy_read_timeout 86400s;
proxy_send_timeout 86400s;
```
However, this workaround is not a solution when using a service like Cloudflare, as they have a default timeout of 100s set. A user cannot influence this in any way (Source: [stackoverflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/39668410/whats-disconnecting-my-websocket-connection-cloudflare-apaches-mod-proxy)).
A possible solution for the implementation might be to add a heartbeat to keep the connection alive and active by simply using the ping function and handling the pong answer.
### Code rev. hash/commit
a09070c
### Node version
16.13.0
### Operating system
Ubuntu 20.04
### Custom changes
None
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