Reconnect to LDAP backend after network issue, version bump to 1.0.2

mynettcptable.go

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	version = "1.0.0-rc4"
+	version = "1.0.2"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -281,10 +281,14 @@ func searchLdap(searchReq *ldap.SearchRequest, attempt int) (*ldap.SearchResult,
 	result, err := conLdap.Search(searchReq)
 	mutex.Unlock()
 	// Let's just manage connection errors here
-	if err != nil && strings.HasSuffix(err.Error(), "ldap: connection closed") {
+	if (err != nil && (strings.HasSuffix(err.Error(), "ldap: connection closed")|| strings.HasSuffix(err.Error(), "ldap: conn is nil, expected net.Conn"))) {
 		logstream.Error("LDAP connection closed, retrying")
 		mutex.Lock()
-		conLdap.Close()
+		// 16/01/2023: panic: runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference
+		// probably bc connection is already closed
+		if conLdap != nil {
+			conLdap.Close()
+		}
 		conLdap, err = connectLdap()
 		mutex.Unlock()
 		if err != nil {
@@ -302,12 +306,12 @@ func connectLdap() (*ldap.Conn, error) {
 	conLdap, err = ldap.DialURL(*ldapURL)
 	if err != nil {
 		logstream.Errorf("Error dialing LDAP on %s: %v\n", *ldapURL, err)
-		return conLdap, err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	err = conLdap.Bind(*ldapUser, *ldapPass)
 	if err != nil {
 		logstream.Errorf("Error binding LDAP: %s", err)
-		return conLdap, err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	return conLdap, err
 }
@@ -371,7 +375,7 @@ func main() {
 		return
 	}
 
-	fmt.Printf("MyNetTCPTable v.%s\n", version)
+	fmt.Printf("%s: MyNetTCPTable v.%s starting\n", time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339), version)
 
 	logstream = logrus.New()
 	level, err := logrus.ParseLevel(*logLevel)