Android XMPP connection is not persistant - asmack library even running in a separate thread

Question

I am developing an Android chat app which uses asmack library. What I observe is that the XMPP connection beocmes disconnected after a particular interval of time. ( This al

Answer 1

After a long struggle, here are my observations and I was able to find a solution to the issue. Any feedback about my solution is welcome

The Edit holds the answer.

I simply modified the code from Runnable to a Thread

When the code which connects to the chat server was in a Runnable, I got a android.os.NetworkOnMainThreadException. For some reason, I am not able to find the stack trace of NetworkOnMainThreadException. The ConnectionConfiguration was carrying the NetworkOnMainThreadException when the connection is made using a Runnable.

Hope this helps someone who face a similar issue to mine. I sincerely thank @Flow for his effort in helping me resolve this issue. Your smack work is very commendable and a blessing for the android community.

See the image attached for the exception.