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

Since the OP asking for a .NET client (a winform implementation below),

private async Task ConnectToSignalRServer()
{
    bool connected = false;
    try
    {
        Connection = new HubConnection("server url");
        Hub = Connection.CreateHubProxy("MyHub");
        await Connection.Start();

        //See @Oran Dennison's comment on @KingOfHypocrites's answer
        if (Connection.State == ConnectionState.Connected)
        {
            connected = true;
            Connection.Closed += Connection_Closed;
        }
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {
        Console.WriteLine($"Error: {ex.Message}");
    }
    return connected;
}

private async void Connection_Closed()
{   // A global variable being set in "Form_closing" event 
    // of Form, check if form not closed explicitly to prevent a possible deadlock.
    if(!IsFormClosed) 
    {
        // specify a retry duration
        TimeSpan retryDuration = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30);
        DateTime retryTill = DateTime.UtcNow.Add(retryDuration);

        while (DateTime.UtcNow < retryTill)
        {
            bool connected = await ConnectToSignalRServer();
            if (connected)
                return;
        }
        Console.WriteLine("Connection closed")
    }
}