Disconnecting from an already disconnected session doesnt work

[WebSpider]

Installation

apt install eduvpn-client

Version

1.1-1

OS/Distribution

Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS

Logs

Do you have a problem while adding a profile?

No problems adding a profile

Do you have a problem during connecting?

No problems during connection phase

Problem

When the underlying openvpn session is aborted, for instance due to long-term absence of wifi or suspending longterm (say, a weekend), the eduvpn-client still shows a 'Connected' state. Pressing 'Disconnect' in the UI will then trigger an error, reporting the network connection cannot be found.

There is no other way to get the client to work again other than restarting it

Suggested fix

When detecting the underlying session from a connection is gone, reset the state to disconnected, instead of just showing the user an error and doing nothing to help the user to restart the VPN again

[gijzelaerr]

hi @WebSpider , thank you for your bug report. we are currently working hard to create a new 2.0, which changes a lot of the inner logic and I expect this to not happen anymore. We don't have a lot of time left to perform bug fixes for 1.1, so i don't think we will investigate this much further, sorry about that.

[WebSpider]

No problem, glad you are already addressing it!

I will check if the behaviour on 2.0 has changed, and will close the issue myself once confirmed.

[alvra]

This has been fixed. The app now tracks changes made to the connection outside of the app itself.

[WebSpider]

I don't see a new release since the version this bug is in?

[alvra]

Correct. This issue is fixed on the master branch but the new version is not completely ready for release. I'm working towards a 2.0 release.

[WebSpider]

Great stuff!

I'll keep a track on the new release, and will test ASAP after.

[gijzelaerr]

since this issue is resolved we can close it.