3 files changed, 49 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/irc/irc.c b/src/irc/irc.c
index f1290f9..5779a7a 100644
--- a/src/irc/irc.c
+++ b/src/irc/irc.c
@@ -140,3 +140,29 @@ void JH_irc_handle_numeric_event
 )
 {
 }
+
+int JH_irc_test_connection
+(
+   struct JH_irc irc [const restrict static 1]
+)
+{
+   if
+   (
+      irc_cmd_topic
+      (
+         irc->session,
+         JH_parameters_get_irc_channel(irc->params),
+         (const char *) NULL
+      )
+      != 0
+   )
+   {
+      JH_S_ERROR(stderr, "Could not request IRC topic to test connection.");
+
+      return -1;
+   }
+
+   JH_S_DEBUG(stdout, 1, "Testing connection...");
+
+   return 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/irc/irc.h b/src/irc/irc.h
index a6c2df3..67a4350 100644
--- a/src/irc/irc.h
+++ b/src/irc/irc.h
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ int JH_irc_initialize
 
 int JH_irc_connect (struct JH_irc irc [const restrict static 1]);
 
+int JH_irc_test_connection (struct JH_irc irc [const restrict static 1]);
+
 int JH_irc_send_message
 (
    struct JH_irc irc [const restrict static 1],
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 2646809..becd6a3 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ static int event_handling_loop
    struct timeval tv;
    fd_set in_set, out_set;
    int fd_max, error;
+   int timeouts;
+
+   timeouts = 0;
 
    for (;;)
    {
@@ -161,6 +164,24 @@ static int event_handling_loop
             strerror(error)
          );
       }
+      else if (error == 0)
+      {
+         timeouts += 1;
+
+         /* 1200 timeouts => 5min */
+         if ((timeouts >= 1200) && (JH_irc_test_connection(irc) != 0))
+         {
+            JH_S_ERROR(stderr, "Timed out.");
+
+            JH_irc_finalize(irc);
+
+            return -1;
+         }
+      }
+      else
+      {
+         timeouts = 0;
+      }
 
       if (JH_irc_post_select(irc, &in_set, &out_set) < 0)
       {