Best practice for reconnecting SignalR 2.0 .NET client to server hub

Question

I\'m using SignalR 2.0 with the .NET client in a mobile application which needs to handle various types of disconnects. Sometimes the SignalR client reconnects automatically

Answer 1

Setting a timer on the disconnected event to automatically attempt reconnect is the only method I am aware of.

In javascript it is done like so:

$.connection.hub.disconnected(function() {
   setTimeout(function() {
       $.connection.hub.start();
   }, 5000); // Restart connection after 5 seconds.
});

This is the recommended approach in the documentation:

http://www.asp.net/signalr/overview/signalr-20/hubs-api/handling-connection-lifetime-events#clientdisconnect