Description
Most messaging protocols allow the client to send periodic content-less pings to the server when the connection is otherwise idle, to reassure both itself and the server that its connection is still alive. Depending on the nature of the network connection, and the device running the client, the desired interval between such pings may vary.
Rationale:
For instance, on a mobile handset connected via 3G, overly-frequent keepalives can drain the battery through needlessly waking up the radio, and a relatively high interval is appropiate. By contrast, a desktop computer is less likely to be asleep in the first place, and users expect dropped connections to be noticed as soon as possible.
This interface provides a
KeepaliveInterval property which
controls the frequency of keepalive pings, if any. Connection managers
implementing this property should also include it in Protocol.Parameters
with the DBus_Property flag, allowing the desired value to
be stored in Account.Parameters
and passed onto the connection by the account manager.
Properties
KeepaliveInterval — u
Note: Connections implementing this property SHOULD provide a corresponding parameter named org.freedesktop.Telepathy.Connection.Interface.Keepalive.DRAFT with the DBus_Property flag. Clients SHOULD update this property by calling UpdateParameters on the relevant Account rather than setting the property directly; change notification is via AccountPropertyChanged.
The time in seconds between pings sent to the server to ensure that the connection is still alive, or 0 to disable such pings.
This property (and parameter) supersedes the older keepalive-interval Connection_Parameter_Name.