def connect(self, reconnect=True):
""" connect the xmpp server. """
try:
if not XMLStream.connect(self):
logging.error('%s - connect to %s:%s failed' % (self.name, self.host, self.port))
return
else: logging.warn('%s - connected' % self.name)
self.logon(self.cfg.user, self.cfg.password)
start_new_thread(self._keepalive, ())
self.requestroster()
self._raw("<presence/>")
self.connectok.set()
self.sock.settimeout(None)
return True
except Exception, ex:
handle_exception()
if reconnect:
return self.reconnect()