fix: keep reconnecting when ELS closes the WebSocket

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Summary

Fix the .NET SDK getting permanently stuck in FbClientStatus.Closed after the Evaluation Server (ELS) restarts.

This is the .NET SDK equivalent of featbit/featbit#966.

Root cause

During an ELS restart, a newly established WebSocket connection may be closed with NormalClosure.

The SDK previously treated NormalClosure as a terminal condition:

• the reconnect loop stopped
• the data synchronizer entered Stopped
• FbClient.Status became Closed
• synchronization could not recover until the client application restarted

Changes

• Continue reconnecting after NormalClosure
• Stop reconnecting only when:
  • the client is explicitly stopped
  • the server rejects the connection with close code 4003
• Track the active reconnect task so CloseAsync() can reliably stop a reconnect attempt during its retry delay
• Add regression coverage for:
  • reconnecting after NormalClosure
  • stopping during the reconnect retry delay
  • explicit client shutdown
  • server rejection with close code 4003

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes

  • Improved WebSocket shutdown so in-progress reconnection attempts complete cleanly before closing.
  • Prevented repeated reconnection attempts when the server rejects a connection.
  • Refined reconnection behavior after normal server-initiated closures and stop requests.

• Tests

  • Expanded coverage for WebSocket reconnection, server rejection, normal closures, and shutdown scenarios.

Greptile Summary

The PR changes WebSocket closure handling so server-initiated normal closures enter the retry path while explicit shutdown and server rejection status 4003 remain terminal.

• Tracks the active reconnect task and waits for it during asynchronous shutdown.
• Adds unit coverage for reconnect decisions, normal closure recovery, rejection, and shutdown during retry delay.
• Adds a manual ELS restart harness for observing SDK recovery behavior.

Confidence Score: 5/5

The PR appears safe to merge.

No blocking failure remains.

Important Files Changed

Filename	Overview
src/FeatBit.ServerSdk/Transport/FbWebSocket.cs	Normal server closures now reconnect, status 4003 and explicit shutdown remain terminal, and shutdown awaits the tracked reconnect task.
tests/FeatBit.ServerSdk.Tests/Transport/FbWebSocketTests.cs	Adds focused regression coverage for close-status decisions, normal-closure recovery, and cancellation during retry delay.
reconnect-test.mjs	Adds a manual Docker-based ELS restart harness that detects a persistently closed SDK connection.

Sequence Diagram

sequenceDiagram
    participant ELS as Evaluation Server
    participant WS as FbWebSocket
    participant Sync as Data Synchronizer
    participant App as Client Application
    ELS->>WS: Close WebSocket
    alt Close status 4003
        WS->>Sync: OnClosed
        Sync->>App: "Status = Closed"
    else Explicit client shutdown
        App->>WS: CloseAsync
        WS->>WS: Cancel stop token
        WS->>WS: Await receive and reconnect tasks
        WS->>Sync: OnClosed
    else Normal or transient closure
        WS->>Sync: OnReconnecting
        loop Retry until connected or stopped
            WS->>ELS: Connect
        end
        WS->>Sync: OnReconnected
    end

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FbWebSocket now tracks reconnect tasks, prevents reconnection after server rejection or stop requests, and waits for active reconnects during shutdown. Tests cover close statuses, normal-close reconnection, and stop synchronization.

Changes

WebSocket reconnect lifecycle

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Track and control reconnect operations src/FeatBit.ServerSdk/Transport/FbWebSocket.cs	FbWebSocket stores reconnect tasks, uses close status and stop state to decide whether to reconnect, and awaits active reconnect work in CloseAsync.
Validate close and reconnect behavior tests/FeatBit.ServerSdk.Tests/Transport/FbWebSocketTests.cs	Tests cover server-rejected connections, reconnection decisions, normal server closes, and stopping during reconnect delay.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to d6e50

Shutdown can race with connection establishment or reconnection, allowing transport cleanup and later connection callbacks to occur out of order and leave the client lifecycle inconsistent. The PR should not merge until this bounded lifecycle risk is fixed or explicitly accepted by the owner.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant FbWebSocket
  participant ReconnectAsync
  participant CloseAsync
  FbWebSocket->>ReconnectAsync: Store reconnect task
  CloseAsync->>FbWebSocket: Await receive task
  CloseAsync->>ReconnectAsync: Await active reconnect task

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Title check	✅ Passed	The title accurately identifies the main change: the SDK continues reconnecting when ELS closes the WebSocket. It is concise and specific.
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In `@src/FeatBit.ServerSdk/Transport/FbWebSocket.cs`:
- Line 364: Update the connection lifecycle in FbWebSocket, including
ConnectAsync and CloseAsync, to track the in-flight initial transport.StartAsync
operation, cancel it during shutdown, and await its completion before clearing
_transport. Ensure ReceiveLoop and ReconnectAsync cannot proceed against a
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