Failed Authentication Opt-out

[aricart]

Overview

Traditionally clients have aborted reconnect reattempts after 2 consecutive authentication errors.
nats-io/nats.go#499

In some setups this behavior creates a different problem because a configuration mistake on the server will stop thousands of clients.

Provide a connect option ignoreAuthErrorAbort that prevents the 2 consecutive errors from aborting the reconnect attempts.
See nats-io/nats.deno@cf2b33c - javascript client changes to fix this.

Clients and Tools

• Go @piotrpio [ADDED] IgnoreAuthErrorAbort option on Connect nats.go#1141
• Java @scottf [Regression Fix] Subscribe options name handling vs 2.8.4 nats.java#1011
• JavaScript
• .Net @scottf
• C @levb
• Python @wallyqs
• Ruby @wallyqs
• Rust @Jarema @caspervonb

Other Tasks

• docs.nats.io updated @jnmoyne
• Update ADR to Implemented
• Update client features spreadsheet

Client authors please update with your progress. If you open issues in your own repositories as a result of this request, please link them to this one by pasting the issue URL in a comment or main issue description.

[bruth]

@aricart No urgency, but is this and #171 extending an existing ADR or does a new one need to be created?

[aricart]

@aricart No urgency, but is this and #171 extending an existing ADR or does a new one need to be created?

@bruth there's no ADR - this is just a connect option to prevent the default client behaviour.

[bruth]

Ok thanks, that is what I assumed. I am in the process of evolving some PR templates to help differentiate the kinds of issues that are created in this repo.