[tor-bugs] #6234 [Stem]: stem.socket.ControlSocket.is_alive() should check if socket is open explicitly

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#6234: stem.socket.ControlSocket.is_alive() should check if socket is open
explicitly
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    Reporter:  gsathya  |       Owner:  atagar           
        Type:  defect   |      Status:  needs_information
    Priority:  normal   |   Milestone:                   
   Component:  Stem     |     Version:                   
  Resolution:           |    Keywords:                   
      Parent:           |      Points:                   
Actualpoints:           |  
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Changes (by gsathya):

  * status:  reopened => needs_information


Comment:

 Oops wikiformatting messed it up, rewriting previous comment -

 Do we want this to happen? Maybe we can use {{{_is_alive()}}} for internal
 purposes which can use a {{{__is_alive}}} boolean and another
 {{{_is_alive()}}} which actually checks the socket with a query and expose
 this as the end-user API? We can use a sample PROTOCOLINFO query to check
 - it doesn't need auth, so it won't close the connection

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