resources/websockets.js in plezi-0.10.11 vs resources/websockets.js in plezi-0.10.12

@@ -1,29 +1,51 @@
+// Add this file to your html to add websocket support
+
 // Your websocket URI should be an absolute path. The following sets the base URI.
-var ws_uri = 'ws://' + window.location.hostname + (window.location.port == '' ? '' : (':' + window.location.port) );
-// remember to add the specific controller's path to your websocket URI.
-ws_uri += "/";
+// remember to update to the specific controller's path to your websocket URI.
+var ws_controller_path = window.location.pathname; // change to '/controller/path'
+var ws_uri = (window.location.protocol.match(/https/) ? 'wss' : 'ws') + '://' + window.location.hostname + (window.location.port == '' ? '' : (':' + window.location.port) ) + ws_controller_path
 // websocket variable.
 var websocket = NaN
+// count failed attempts
+var websocket_fail_count = 0
+// to limit failed reconnection attempts, set this to a number.
+var websocket_fail_limit = NaN
 
+
 function init_websocket()
 {
 	websocket = new WebSocket(ws_uri);
 	websocket.onopen = function(e) {
+		// reset the count.
+		websocket_fail_count = 0
 		// what do you want to do now?
 	};
 
 	websocket.onclose = function(e) {
+        // If the websocket repeatedly you probably want to reopen the websocket if it closes
+        if(!isNaN(websocket_fail_limit) && websocket_fail_count >= websocket_fail_limit) {
+        	// What to do if we can't reconnect so many times?
+        	return
+        };
 		// you probably want to reopen the websocket if it closes.
-		init_websocket()
+		if(isNaN(websocket_fail_limit) || (websocket_fail_count <= websocket_fail_limit) ) {
+			// update the count
+			websocket_fail_count += 1;
+			// try to reconect
+			init_websocket();
+		};
 	};
 	websocket.onerror = function(e) {
+		// update the count.
+		websocket_fail_limit += 1
 		// what do you want to do now?
 	};
 	websocket.onmessage = function(e) {
 		// what do you want to do now?
 		console.log(e.data);
 		// to use JSON, use:
 		// msg = JSON.parse(e.data); // remember to use JSON also in your Plezi controller.
 	};
 }
+// setup the websocket connection once the page is done loading
 window.addEventListener("load", init_websocket, false);