NodeJS - socket.io-client does not reconnect when socket.io disconnects the client connection

I’m using the following code in NodeJS and when the socket has been disconnected from the server, it will not reconnect and I cannot figure out why.

I have noticed that if the server was shut down then reconnecting will happen however if the server called “disconnect” on a client socket, then it will reconnect.

var connection, connect, onconnect, onmessage, ondisconnect, onerror;
connection = null;
connect = function(){
  var this$ = this;
  connection = require('socket.io-client')('http://MYHOST:8080', {
    reconnection: true,
    reconnectionDelay: 1000,
    reconnectionAttempts: 10
  });
  connection.on('connect', function(){
    return onconnect.apply(this$, arguments);
  });
  connection.on('reconnect', function(){
    return onconnect.apply(this$, arguments);
  });
  connection.on('disconnect', function(){
    return ondisconnect.apply(this$, arguments);
  });
  return connection.on('error', function(){
    return onerror.apply(this$, arguments);
  });
};
onconnect = function(){
  var this$ = this;
  console.log('Connection opened.');
  return connection.on('message', function(){
    return onmessage.apply(this$, arguments);
  });
};
onmessage = function(m){
  return console.log('Receiving message:', m);
};
ondisconnect = function(){
  return console.log('Connection closed.');
};
onerror = function(error){
  return console.log('Connection error:', error);
};
connect();

[nkzawa]

Does this still happen with the latest socket.io?

[almosnow]

Is there a way to discern between the two scenarios?

Disconnect due to explicit disconnect from the server vs. all other reasons?

Edit: I just found out that the disconnect event sends a ‘reason’ argument with this info. Leaving this here in case someone comes here in the future.