Attempt to fix blocking mqtt reconnect

buttons.cpp

@@ -17,11 +17,13 @@ int input3_value = 0;
 int input4_value = 0;
 
 int led_timeout = 1000;
-
 long led_time = 0;
 
 long last_wifi_check_time = 0;
 
+long lastReconnectAttempt = 0;
+long reconnectAttempts = 0;
+
 long debouncing_time = 1000;
 volatile unsigned long last_micros;
 
@@ -94,25 +96,21 @@ void setup_wifi() {
   Serial.println(WiFi.localIP());
 }
 
-void reconnect() {
-  // Loop until we're reconnected
-  while (!client.connected()) {
-    Serial.print("Attempting MQTT connection...");
-    // Create a random client ID
-    String clientId = "ESP8266Client-";
-    clientId += String(random(0xffff), HEX);
-    // Attempt to connect
-    if (client.connect(clientId.c_str())) {
-      Serial.println("connected");
-      // Once connected, publish an announcement...
+boolean reconnect() {
+  reconnectAttempts++;
+  #
+  String clientID = "ESP8266Client-";
+  clientID += String(random(0xffff), HEX);
+  
+  if (client.connect(clientID.c_str())) {
+    Serial.println("MQTT Connected");
   } else {
-      Serial.print("failed, rc= ");
+    Serial.print("failed, rc = ");
     Serial.print(client.state());
-      Serial.println(" try again in 1 second");
-      // Wait 1 seconds before retrying
-      delay(1000);
-    }
+    Serial.println("Trying again");
   }
+
+  return client.connected();
 }
 
 void setup() {
@@ -191,10 +189,6 @@ void Interrupt4() {
 void loop() {
   long now = millis();
 
-  if (!client.connected()) {
-    reconnect(); // mqtt
-  }
-
   if (now - last_wifi_check_time > WIFI_TIMEOUT) {
     Serial.print("Checking WiFi... ");
     if (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED) {
@@ -206,10 +200,27 @@ void loop() {
     last_wifi_check_time = now;
   }
 
+  if (!client.connected()) {
+    if (now - lastReconnectAttempt > 5000) {
+      lastReconnectAttempt = now;
+      // Attempt to reconnect
+      Serial.println("Attempting MQTT reconnect");
+      if (reconnect()) {
+        reconnectAttempts = 0;
+        lastReconnectAttempt = 0;
+      }
+      if (reconnectAttempts > 5) {
+        Serial.println("mqtt failed too many times, restarting wifi");
+        setup_wifi();
+      }
+    }
+  } else {
+    client.loop();
+  }
+
   if (now - led_time > led_timeout) {
     digitalWrite(LED_PIN, 0);
   }
 
-  client.loop(); // mqtt client
   ArduinoOTA.handle();
 }