Add manual reconnect button to File menu

Resolves issues where users had to quit and restart Syncplay after connection times out.

Author: xboxfanj

syncplay/client.py

@@ -871,9 +871,8 @@ def start(self, host, port):
             self._clientSupportsTLS = False
 
         def retry(retries):
-            self._lastGlobalUpdate = None
-            self.ui.setSSLMode(False)
-            self.playlistMayNeedRestoring = True
+            # Use shared state reset method
+            self._performRetryStateReset()
             if retries == 0:
                 self.onDisconnect()
             if retries > constants.RECONNECT_RETRIES:
@@ -882,8 +881,6 @@ def retry(retries):
                 reactor.callLater(0.1, self.stop, True)
                 return None
 
-            self.ui.showMessage(getMessage("reconnection-attempt-notification"))
-            self.reconnecting = True
             return(0.1 * (2 ** min(retries, 5)))
 
         self._reconnectingService = ClientService(self._endpoint, self.protocolFactory, retryPolicy=retry)
@@ -920,6 +917,42 @@ def stop(self, promptForAction=False):
         if promptForAction:
             self.ui.promptFor(getMessage("enter-to-exit-prompt"))
 
+    def _performRetryStateReset(self):
+        """
+        Shared method to reset connection state for both automatic and manual retries.
+        This contains the common logic from the original retry function.
+        """
+        self._lastGlobalUpdate = None
+        self.ui.setSSLMode(False)
+        self.playlistMayNeedRestoring = True
+        self.ui.showMessage(getMessage("reconnection-attempt-notification"))
+        self.reconnecting = True
+
+    def manualReconnect(self):
+        """
+        Trigger a manual reconnection by forcing the retry mechanism.
+        This performs the same steps as the automatic retry function.
+        """
+        if not self._running or not hasattr(self, '_reconnectingService'):
+            self.ui.showErrorMessage(getMessage("connection-failed-notification"))
+            return
+
+        from twisted.internet import reactor
+
+        def performReconnect():
+            # Apply the shared state reset logic
+            self._performRetryStateReset()
+
+            # Stop current service and restart it to trigger reconnection
+            if self._reconnectingService and self._reconnectingService.running:
+                self._reconnectingService.stopService()
+
+            # Restart the service to trigger a reconnection attempt
+            self._reconnectingService.startService()
+
+        # Use callLater for threading purposes as suggested
+        reactor.callLater(0.1, performReconnect)
+
     def requireServerFeature(featureRequired):
         def requireServerFeatureDecorator(f):
             @wraps(f)

syncplay/messages_en.py

@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@
 
     "connection-attempt-notification": "Attempting to connect to {}:{}",  # Port, IP
     "reconnection-attempt-notification": "Connection with server lost, attempting to reconnect",
+    "reconnect-menu-triggered-notification": "Manual reconnect initiated - will attempt fresh connection to {}:{} in 2 seconds...",
+    "reconnect-failed-no-host-error": "Cannot reconnect: no server information available",
+    "reconnect-failed-no-port-error": "Cannot reconnect: invalid server configuration",
+    "reconnect-failed-error": "Reconnection failed: {}",
     "disconnection-notification": "Disconnected from server",
     "connection-failed-notification": "Connection with server failed",
     "connected-successful-notification": "Successfully connected to server",
@@ -334,6 +338,7 @@
     "setmediadirectories-menu-label": "Set media &directories",
     "loadplaylistfromfile-menu-label": "&Load playlist from file",
     "saveplaylisttofile-menu-label": "&Save playlist to file",
+    "reconnect-menu-label": "&Reconnect to server",
     "exit-menu-label": "E&xit",
     "advanced-menu-label": "&Advanced",
     "window-menu-label": "&Window",

syncplay/ui/gui.py

@@ -1007,6 +1007,19 @@ def pause(self):
         self._syncplayClient.setPaused(True)
 
     @needsClient
+    def reconnectToServer(self):
+        """
+        Trigger a manual reconnection using the client's built-in retry mechanism.
+        This is simpler and more reliable than doing a complete restart.
+        """
+        try:
+            if self._syncplayClient:
+                self._syncplayClient.manualReconnect()
+            else:
+                self.showErrorMessage(getMessage("connection-failed-notification"))
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.showErrorMessage(getMessage("reconnect-failed-error").format(str(e)))
+
     def exitSyncplay(self):
         self._syncplayClient.stop()
 
@@ -1715,6 +1728,9 @@ def populateMenubar(self, window):
                                                       getMessage("setmediadirectories-menu-label"))
         window.openAction.triggered.connect(self.openSetMediaDirectoriesDialog)
 
+        window.reconnectAction = window.fileMenu.addAction(getMessage("reconnect-menu-label"))
+        window.reconnectAction.triggered.connect(self.reconnectToServer)
+
         window.exitAction = window.fileMenu.addAction(getMessage("exit-menu-label"))
         if isMacOS():
             window.exitAction.setMenuRole(QtWidgets.QAction.QuitRole)