Bleak Retry Connector
A connector for Bleak Clients that handles transient connection failures
Installation
Install this via pip (or your favourite package manager):
pip install bleak-retry-connector
Usage
Quick Start
Replace your direct BleakClient.connect() calls with establish_connection() for automatic retry logic and better error handling:
import asyncio
from bleak import BleakScanner
from bleak_retry_connector import establish_connection, BleakClientWithServiceCache
async def connect_to_device():
# Find your device
device = await BleakScanner.find_device_by_address("AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF")
if device is None:
print("Device not found!")
return
# Establish connection with automatic retry logic
client = await establish_connection(
BleakClientWithServiceCache, # Use BleakClientWithServiceCache for service caching
device,
device.name or "Unknown Device",
max_attempts=3, # Will retry up to 3 times with backoff
)
try:
# Use the connected client normally
services = client.services
print(f"Connected! Found {len(list(services))} services")
# Read a characteristic
value = await client.read_gatt_char("00002a00-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb")
print(f"Read value: {value}")
finally:
await client.disconnect()
# Run the example
asyncio.run(connect_to_device())
Why Use bleak-retry-connector?
- Automatic Retry Logic: Handles transient connection failures automatically
- Intelligent Backoff: Uses appropriate delays between retry attempts
- Service Caching:
BleakClientWithServiceCachecaches services for faster reconnections - Better Error Messages: Provides clear, actionable error messages
- Platform-Specific Handling: Manages quirks across different operating systems
- Connection Slot Management: Handles limited connection slots on some devices
Common Connection Issues This Solves
- Device not found errors that resolve on retry
- Connection timeouts on first attempt
- "Out of connection slots" errors on ESP32 devices
- Interference from other Bluetooth operations
- Platform-specific connection quirks
For detailed documentation and advanced usage, see the full documentation.
Contributors ✨
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This project follows the all-contributors specification. Contributions of any kind welcome!
Credits
This package was created with Cookiecutter and the browniebroke/cookiecutter-pypackage project template.
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