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# How to handle setting auto-connect on servers
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* Status: Accepted
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* Date: 2021-10-31
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## Context and problem statement
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A new feature has been requested, to allow auto-connecting to servers. The request specifically mentioned doing it automatically when there's only one server configured, but it can be extended a bit to allow setting an "auto-connect" server, regardless the number of configured servers.
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At all times, no more than one server can be set to "auto-connect" simultaneously. Setting a new one will effectively unset the previous one, if any.
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## Considered option
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* Auto-connect only of there's a single server configured.
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* Allow to set the server as "auto-connect" during server creation, edition or import.
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* Allow to set the server as "auto-connect" on a separated flow, where the full list of servers can be handled.
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## Decision outcome
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In order to make it more flexible, any server will be allowed to be set as "auto-connect", regardless the amount of configured servers.
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Auto-connect will be handled from the new "Manage servers" section.
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## Pros and Cons of the Options
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### Only one server
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* Good:
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* Does not require extending models, and the logic to auto-connect is based on the amount of configured servers.
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* Bad:
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* It's not flexible enough.
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* Makes the app behave differently depending on the amount of configured servers, making it confusing.
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### Auto-connect configured on existing creation/edition/import
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* Good:
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* Does not require creating a new section to handle "auto-connect".
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* Bad:
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* Requires extending the server model with a new prop.
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* It's much harder to ensure data consistency, as we need to ensure only one server is set to "auto-connect".
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* On import, many servers might have been set to "auto-connect". The expected behavior there can be unclear.
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### Auto-connect configured on new section
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* Good:
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* It's much easier to ensure data consistency.
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* It's much more clear and predictable, as the UI shows which is the server configured as auto-connect.
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* We have controls in a single place to set/unset auto connect on servers, allowing only the proper option based on current state for every server.
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* Bad:
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* Requires extending the server model with a new prop.
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* Requires creating a new section to handle "auto-connect".
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