feat: Add Mobile Relay Connection Management Evaluation documentation
- Introduce a comprehensive documentation file detailing the evaluation of mobile relay connection management, highlighting strengths, areas for improvement, and recommended enhancements. - Outline best practices for mobile-specific implementation, including battery-aware connection management, progressive web app support, and service worker integration. - Provide testing recommendations and a current implementation score to guide future development efforts.
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# Mobile Relay Connection Management Evaluation
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## Current Implementation Analysis
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### ✅ **Strengths - What We're Doing Well**
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#### 1. **Basic Mobile Visibility Handling**
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- **Page Visibility API**: Uses `document.visibilitychange` to detect when app goes to background/foreground
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- **Network Status Monitoring**: Listens for `online`/`offline` events
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- **Health Check Integration**: Performs health checks when page becomes visible
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#### 2. **Automatic Reconnection Logic**
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- **Exponential Backoff**: Implements reconnection attempts with delays
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- **Max Attempts**: Prevents infinite reconnection loops (max 5 attempts)
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- **Health Monitoring**: 30-second intervals for connection health checks
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#### 3. **Connection Pool Management**
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- **SimplePool Integration**: Uses `nostr-tools` SimplePool for efficient relay management
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- **Priority-based Connection**: Connects to relays in priority order
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- **Graceful Degradation**: Continues working with partial relay connections
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### ⚠️ **Areas for Improvement - Mobile-Specific Issues**
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#### 1. **WebSocket Lifecycle Management**
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```typescript
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// Current implementation in relayHub.ts:424-456
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private setupMobileVisibilityHandling(): void {
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if (typeof document !== 'undefined') {
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this.mobileVisibilityHandler = () => {
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if (document.hidden) {
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console.log('Page hidden, maintaining WebSocket connections')
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// ❌ PROBLEM: Just logs, doesn't optimize connections
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} else {
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console.log('Page visible, resuming normal WebSocket activity')
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this.performHealthCheck() // ✅ Good: Checks health on resume
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}
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}
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}
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}
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```
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**Issues:**
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- **No Connection Optimization**: When app goes to background, WebSockets remain fully active
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- **Battery Drain**: Maintains all subscriptions and connections in background
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- **No Smart Throttling**: Doesn't reduce activity when not visible
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#### 2. **Mobile App State Handling**
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- **Missing PWA Support**: No handling for `beforeinstallprompt`, `appinstalled` events
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- **No Service Worker Integration**: Missing offline/background sync capabilities
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- **Limited Mobile-Specific Events**: Doesn't handle `pagehide`/`pageshow` for better mobile detection
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#### 3. **Connection Resilience**
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- **Health Check Limitations**: Current health check only verifies relay presence, not actual WebSocket health
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- **No Ping/Pong**: Missing WebSocket-level health verification
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- **Subscription Recovery**: Subscriptions aren't automatically restored after reconnection
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## 🔧 **Recommended Improvements**
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### 1. **Enhanced Mobile Visibility Handling**
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```typescript
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private setupMobileVisibilityHandling(): void {
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if (typeof document !== 'undefined') {
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this.mobileVisibilityHandler = () => {
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if (document.hidden) {
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console.log('Page hidden, optimizing WebSocket connections...')
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this.optimizeForBackground()
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} else {
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console.log('Page visible, restoring full WebSocket activity...')
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this.restoreFullActivity()
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}
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}
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// Add mobile-specific events
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document.addEventListener('visibilitychange', this.mobileVisibilityHandler)
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window.addEventListener('pagehide', this.handlePageHide)
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window.addEventListener('pageshow', this.handlePageShow)
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}
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// Handle network changes
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if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
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window.addEventListener('online', this.handleNetworkOnline)
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window.addEventListener('offline', this.handleNetworkOffline)
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// Add connection quality monitoring
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if ('connection' in navigator) {
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navigator.connection?.addEventListener('change', this.handleConnectionChange)
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}
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}
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}
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private optimizeForBackground(): void {
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// Reduce WebSocket activity in background
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this.backgroundMode = true
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// Keep only essential connections
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this.maintainEssentialConnections()
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// Reduce health check frequency
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this.adjustHealthCheckInterval(60000) // 1 minute instead of 30 seconds
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// Suspend non-critical subscriptions
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this.suspendNonCriticalSubscriptions()
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}
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private restoreFullActivity(): void {
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this.backgroundMode = false
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// Restore all connections
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this.restoreAllConnections()
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// Resume normal health check frequency
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this.adjustHealthCheckInterval(30000)
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// Restore all subscriptions
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this.restoreAllSubscriptions()
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// Perform immediate health check
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this.performHealthCheck()
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}
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```
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### 2. **Smart Connection Management**
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```typescript
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interface ConnectionStrategy {
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mode: 'foreground' | 'background' | 'critical'
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maxConnections: number
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healthCheckInterval: number
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subscriptionLimit: number
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}
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private connectionStrategies: Map<string, ConnectionStrategy> = new Map([
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['foreground', { mode: 'foreground', maxConnections: 5, healthCheckInterval: 30000, subscriptionLimit: 20 }],
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['background', { mode: 'background', maxConnections: 2, healthCheckInterval: 60000, subscriptionLimit: 5 }],
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['critical', { mode: 'critical', maxConnections: 1, healthCheckInterval: 120000, subscriptionLimit: 2 }]
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])
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private maintainEssentialConnections(): void {
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const strategy = this.connectionStrategies.get('background')!
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// Keep only the most reliable relays
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const essentialRelays = this.getMostReliableRelays(strategy.maxConnections)
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// Disconnect from non-essential relays
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this.disconnectNonEssentialRelays(essentialRelays)
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// Maintain only critical subscriptions
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this.maintainCriticalSubscriptions(strategy.subscriptionLimit)
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}
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```
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### 3. **Enhanced Health Checking**
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```typescript
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private async performHealthCheck(): Promise<void> {
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if (!this._isConnected) return
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console.log('Performing enhanced relay health check...')
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const disconnectedRelays: string[] = []
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const unhealthyRelays: string[] = []
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for (const [url, relay] of this.connectedRelays) {
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try {
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// Test actual WebSocket health with ping/pong
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const isHealthy = await this.testRelayHealth(relay)
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if (!isHealthy) {
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unhealthyRelays.push(url)
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}
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// Update relay status
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this.updateRelayStatus(url, {
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lastSeen: Date.now(),
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latency: await this.measureRelayLatency(relay)
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})
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} catch (error) {
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console.warn(`Health check failed for relay ${url}:`, error)
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disconnectedRelays.push(url)
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}
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}
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// Handle unhealthy relays
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unhealthyRelays.forEach(url => {
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console.log(`Relay ${url} is unhealthy, attempting reconnection...`)
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this.reconnectRelay(url)
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})
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// Handle disconnected relays
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this.handleDisconnectedRelays(disconnectedRelays)
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}
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private async testRelayHealth(relay: Relay): Promise<boolean> {
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try {
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// Send a ping event to test WebSocket health
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const pingEvent = { kind: 1, content: 'ping', created_at: Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) }
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await relay.send(pingEvent)
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// Wait for response or timeout
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return new Promise((resolve) => {
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const timeout = setTimeout(() => resolve(false), 5000)
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const onMessage = (event: any) => {
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if (event.kind === 1 && event.content === 'pong') {
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clearTimeout(timeout)
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relay.off('message', onMessage)
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resolve(true)
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}
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}
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relay.on('message', onMessage)
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})
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} catch (error) {
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return false
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}
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}
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```
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### 4. **Subscription Recovery System**
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```typescript
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interface SubscriptionState {
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id: string
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filters: Filter[]
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relays?: string[]
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onEvent?: (event: Event) => void
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onEose?: () => void
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onClose?: () => void
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isActive: boolean
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lastActivity: number
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}
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private subscriptionStates: Map<string, SubscriptionState> = new Map()
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subscribe(config: SubscriptionConfig): () => void {
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// Store subscription state for recovery
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this.subscriptionStates.set(config.id, {
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...config,
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isActive: true,
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lastActivity: Date.now()
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})
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// Perform actual subscription
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const unsubscribe = this.performSubscription(config)
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return () => {
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this.subscriptionStates.get(config.id)!.isActive = false
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unsubscribe()
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}
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}
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private restoreAllSubscriptions(): void {
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console.log('Restoring all subscriptions...')
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for (const [id, state] of this.subscriptionStates) {
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if (state.isActive) {
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console.log(`Restoring subscription: ${id}`)
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this.performSubscription(state)
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}
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}
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}
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```
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### 5. **Mobile-Specific Event Handling**
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```typescript
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private handlePageHide = (event: PageTransitionEvent): void => {
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// Handle mobile app backgrounding
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if (event.persisted) {
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console.log('Page is being cached (mobile background)')
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this.optimizeForBackground()
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} else {
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console.log('Page is being unloaded')
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this.prepareForUnload()
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}
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}
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private handlePageShow = (event: PageTransitionEvent): void => {
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console.log('Page is being shown (mobile foreground)')
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// Check if we need to reconnect
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if (!this._isConnected) {
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console.log('Reconnecting after page show...')
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this.connect()
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} else {
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this.restoreFullActivity()
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}
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}
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private handleConnectionChange = (event: Event): void => {
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const connection = (event.target as any) as NetworkInformation
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console.log(`Connection type changed: ${connection.effectiveType}`)
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// Adjust connection strategy based on network quality
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if (connection.effectiveType === 'slow-2g' || connection.effectiveType === '2g') {
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this.setConnectionStrategy('critical')
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} else if (connection.effectiveType === '3g') {
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this.setConnectionStrategy('background')
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} else {
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this.setConnectionStrategy('foreground')
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}
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}
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```
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## 📱 **Mobile-Specific Best Practices Implementation**
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### 1. **Battery-Aware Connection Management**
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```typescript
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private isLowBattery = false
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private setupBatteryMonitoring(): void {
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if ('getBattery' in navigator) {
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navigator.getBattery().then(battery => {
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battery.addEventListener('levelchange', () => {
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this.isLowBattery = battery.level < 0.2
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this.adjustConnectionStrategy()
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})
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battery.addEventListener('chargingchange', () => {
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this.adjustConnectionStrategy()
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})
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})
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}
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}
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private adjustConnectionStrategy(): void {
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if (this.isLowBattery && !this.isCharging) {
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this.setConnectionStrategy('critical')
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} else {
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this.setConnectionStrategy(this.backgroundMode ? 'background' : 'foreground')
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}
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}
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```
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### 2. **Progressive Web App Support**
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```typescript
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private setupPWASupport(): void {
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// Handle app installation
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window.addEventListener('beforeinstallprompt', (event) => {
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console.log('App can be installed')
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this.installPrompt = event
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})
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// Handle app installation completion
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window.addEventListener('appinstalled', () => {
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console.log('App was installed')
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this.isInstalled = true
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})
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// Handle app launch from installed state
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if (window.matchMedia('(display-mode: standalone)').matches) {
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console.log('App is running in standalone mode')
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this.isStandalone = true
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}
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}
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```
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### 3. **Service Worker Integration**
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```typescript
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// In service worker
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self.addEventListener('sync', (event) => {
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if (event.tag === 'relay-reconnect') {
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event.waitUntil(reconnectToRelays())
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}
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})
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// In relay hub
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private scheduleBackgroundReconnect(): void {
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if ('serviceWorker' in navigator && 'sync' in window.ServiceWorkerRegistration.prototype) {
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navigator.serviceWorker.ready.then(registration => {
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registration.sync.register('relay-reconnect')
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})
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}
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}
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```
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## 🧪 **Testing Recommendations**
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### 1. **Mobile Device Testing**
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- Test on actual iOS/Android devices
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- Test background/foreground transitions
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- Test network switching (WiFi ↔ Cellular)
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- Test low battery scenarios
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### 2. **Simulation Testing**
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```typescript
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// Test visibility changes
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document.dispatchEvent(new Event('visibilitychange'))
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// Test network changes
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window.dispatchEvent(new Event('offline'))
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window.dispatchEvent(new Event('online'))
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// Test page transitions
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window.dispatchEvent(new PageTransitionEvent('pagehide', { persisted: true }))
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window.dispatchEvent(new PageTransitionEvent('pageshow', { persisted: false }))
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```
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### 3. **Performance Monitoring**
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```typescript
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// Monitor connection efficiency
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const connectionMetrics = {
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connectionAttempts: 0,
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successfulConnections: 0,
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failedConnections: 0,
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averageLatency: 0,
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batteryImpact: 'low' // 'low' | 'medium' | 'high'
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}
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```
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## 📊 **Current Implementation Score**
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| **Basic Mobile Support** | 6/10 | Has visibility API but limited optimization |
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| **Connection Resilience** | 7/10 | Good reconnection logic, needs better health checks |
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| **Battery Optimization** | 3/10 | No battery-aware connection management |
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| **Network Adaptation** | 5/10 | Basic online/offline handling |
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| **Subscription Recovery** | 4/10 | Subscriptions lost on reconnection |
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| **Mobile-Specific Events** | 4/10 | Missing key mobile lifecycle events |
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**Overall Score: 4.8/10**
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## 🎯 **Priority Implementation Order**
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1. **High Priority**: Enhanced health checking and subscription recovery
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2. **Medium Priority**: Smart background/foreground connection management
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3. **Low Priority**: Battery monitoring and PWA support
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## 🚀 **Next Steps**
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1. Implement enhanced health checking with ping/pong
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2. Add subscription state persistence and recovery
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3. Implement smart connection optimization for background mode
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4. Add mobile-specific event handling
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5. Test thoroughly on mobile devices
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6. Monitor battery impact and connection efficiency
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The current implementation provides a solid foundation but needs significant enhancement to meet mobile best practices for WebSocket management, battery optimization, and connection resilience.
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