Reconnectto LDAP after connection went away

mxrouter.go

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	version = "0.9.3"
+	version = "0.9.4"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -43,6 +43,28 @@ var (
 	defDomain  *string
 )
 
+
+func ldapSearch(conLdap *ldap.Conn, searchReq *ldap.SearchRequest, attempt int) (*ldap.SearchResult, error) {
+	mutex.Lock()
+	result, err := conLdap.Search(searchReq)
+	mutex.Unlock()
+	// Let's just manage connection errors here
+	if err != nil && strings.HasSuffix(err.Error(), "ldap: connection closed") {
+		logstream.Err("LDAP connection closed, retrying")
+		conLdap.Close()
+		conLdap, err = connectLdap()
+		if err != nil {
+			return result, err
+		} else {
+			attempt = attempt + 1
+			return ldapSearch(conLdap, searchReq, attempt)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return result, err
+}
+
+
 func handleConnection(connClt net.Conn, conLdap *ldap.Conn) {
 	var s string
 	var mxdom string
@@ -89,14 +111,8 @@ func handleConnection(connClt net.Conn, conLdap *ldap.Conn) {
 		searchReq := ldap.NewSearchRequest(*ldapBaseDN, ldap.ScopeWholeSubtree, 0, 0, 0,
 			false, filter, []string{*ldapAttr}, []ldap.Control{})
 
-		mutex.Lock()
-		result, err := conLdap.Search(searchReq)
-		mutex.Unlock()
+		result, err := ldapSearch(conLdap, searchReq, 0)
 		if err != nil {
-			if err.Error == "ldap: connection closed" {
-				// TODO : Reconnect to LDAP
-				return
-			}
 			logstream.Err(fmt.Sprintln("Error searching into LDAP: ", err))
 			s := strings.Replace(err.Error(), " ", "%20", -1)
 			response := fmt.Sprintf("500 %s\n", s)
@@ -142,6 +158,21 @@ func handleConnection(connClt net.Conn, conLdap *ldap.Conn) {
 	}
 }
 
+func connectLdap() (*ldap.Conn, error) {
+	conLdap, err := ldap.DialURL(*ldapURL)
+	if err != nil {
+		logstream.Err(fmt.Sprintln("Error dialing LDAP: ", err))
+		return conLdap, err
+	}
+
+	err = conLdap.Bind(*ldapUser, *ldapPass)
+	if err != nil {
+		logstream.Err(fmt.Sprintln("Error binding LDAP: ", err))
+		return conLdap, err
+	}
+	return conLdap, err
+}
+
 func run() {
 	logstream.Info("start")
 	defer logstream.Info("exit")
@@ -150,12 +181,8 @@ func run() {
 		log.Fatal(fmt.Sprintln("Error listening: ", err))
 	}
 
-	conLdap, err := ldap.DialURL(*ldapURL)
-	defer conLdap.Close()
-
-	err = conLdap.Bind(*ldapUser, *ldapPass)
+	conLdap, err := connectLdap()
 	if err != nil {
-		logstream.Err(fmt.Sprintln("Error binding LDAP: ", err))
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -166,6 +193,7 @@ func run() {
 		}
 		go handleConnection(connClt, conLdap)
 	}
+	conLdap.Close()
 }
 
 func main() {