Giveup limit

config.txt

@@ -110,9 +110,12 @@
  * call_timeout - How long should we wait for a response from the server before we assume it is dead and drop the connection.
  * retry_time	- How long should we wait before another connection attempt.
  *                Both values are in seconds.
+ * giveup_limit - Limit how many times we try to reconnect to the pool. Zero means no limit. Note that stak miners
+ *                don't mine while the connection is lost, so your computer's power usage goes down to idle.
  */
 "call_timeout" : 10,
 "retry_time" : 10,
+"giveup_limit" : 0,
 
 /*
  * Output control.

executor.cpp

@@ -96,8 +96,17 @@ void executor::ex_clock_thd()
 
 void executor::sched_reconnect()
 {
+	iReconnectAttempts++;
+	size_t iLimit = jconf::inst()->GetGiveUpLimit();
+	if(iLimit != 0 && iReconnectAttempts > iLimit)
+	{
+		printer::inst()->print_msg(L0, "Give up limit reached. Exitting.");
+		exit(0);
+	}
+
 	long long unsigned int rt = jconf::inst()->GetNetRetry();
-	printer::inst()->print_msg(L1, "Pool connection lost. Waiting %lld s before retry.", rt);
+	printer::inst()->print_msg(L1, "Pool connection lost. Waiting %lld s before retry (attempt %llu).",
+		rt, int_port(iReconnectAttempts));
 
 	auto work = minethd::miner_work();
 	minethd::switch_work(work);
@@ -178,7 +187,10 @@ void executor::on_sock_ready(size_t pool_id)
 		}
 	}
 	else
+	{
+		iReconnectAttempts = 0;
 		reset_stats();
+	}
 }
 
 void executor::on_sock_error(size_t pool_id, std::string&& sError)

executor.h

@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ private:
 	std::promise<void> httpReady;
 	std::mutex httpMutex;
 
+	size_t iReconnectAttempts = 0;
+
 	struct sck_error_log
 	{
 		std::chrono::system_clock::time_point time;

jconf.cpp

@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ using namespace rapidjson;
  * This enum needs to match index in oConfigValues, otherwise we will get a runtime error
  */
 enum configEnum { iCpuThreadNum, aCpuThreadsConf, sUseSlowMem, bNiceHashMode, bTlsMode, bTlsSecureAlgo, sTlsFingerprint,
-	sPoolAddr, sWalletAddr, sPoolPwd, iCallTimeout, iNetRetry, iVerboseLevel, iAutohashTime, iHttpdPort, bPreferIpv4 };
+	sPoolAddr, sWalletAddr, sPoolPwd, iCallTimeout, iNetRetry, iGiveUpLimit, iVerboseLevel, iAutohashTime, iHttpdPort,
+	bPreferIpv4 };
 
 struct configVal {
 	configEnum iName;
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ configVal oConfigValues[] = {
 	{ sPoolPwd, "pool_password", kStringType },
 	{ iCallTimeout, "call_timeout", kNumberType },
 	{ iNetRetry, "retry_time", kNumberType },
+	{ iGiveUpLimit, "giveup_limit", kNumberType },
 	{ iVerboseLevel, "verbose_level", kNumberType },
 	{ iAutohashTime, "h_print_time", kNumberType },
 	{ iHttpdPort, "httpd_port", kNumberType },
@@ -207,6 +209,11 @@ uint64_t jconf::GetNetRetry()
 	return prv->configValues[iNetRetry]->GetUint64();
 }
 
+uint64_t jconf::GetGiveUpLimit()
+{
+	return prv->configValues[iGiveUpLimit]->GetUint64();
+}
+
 uint64_t jconf::GetVerboseLevel()
 {
 	return prv->configValues[iVerboseLevel]->GetUint64();
@@ -378,10 +385,12 @@ bool jconf::parse_config(const char* sFilename)
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	if(!prv->configValues[iCallTimeout]->IsUint64() || !prv->configValues[iNetRetry]->IsUint64())
+	if(!prv->configValues[iCallTimeout]->IsUint64() ||
+		!prv->configValues[iNetRetry]->IsUint64() ||
+		!prv->configValues[iGiveUpLimit]->IsUint64())
 	{
 		printer::inst()->print_msg(L0,
-			"Invalid config file. call_timeout and retry_time need to be positive integers.");
+			"Invalid config file. call_timeout, retry_time and giveup_limit need to be positive integers.");
 		return false;
 	}
 

jconf.h

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ public:
 
 	uint64_t GetCallTimeout();
 	uint64_t GetNetRetry();
+	uint64_t GetGiveUpLimit();
 
 	uint16_t GetHttpdPort();