fix: allow timer to restart

Author: shreemaan-abhishek

lib/skywalking/client.lua

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ local initialized = false
 -- After report instance properties successfully, it sends keep alive packages.
 function Client:startBackendTimer(backend_http_uri)
     initialized = true
+    self.stopped = false
     local metadata_buffer = ngx.shared.tracing_buffer
 
     -- The codes of timer setup is following the OpenResty timer doc
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ function Client:startBackendTimer(backend_http_uri)
 
     check = function(premature)
         if not premature and not self.stopped then
+            log(ngx.INFO, "running timer")
             local instancePropertiesSubmitted = metadata_buffer:get('instancePropertiesSubmitted')
             if (instancePropertiesSubmitted == nil or instancePropertiesSubmitted == false) then
                 self:reportServiceInstance(metadata_buffer, backend_http_uri)

t/client.t

@@ -114,3 +114,36 @@ true
 --- no_error_log
 language: lua
 Go keepAlive
+
+
+
+=== TEST 3: start backend timer then destory then restart backend timer
+--- config
+    location /t {
+        content_by_lua_block {
+            local client = require("skywalking.client")
+            client.backendTimerDelay = 0.1
+            client:startBackendTimer("http://127.0.0.1:" .. ngx.var.server_port)
+            ngx.sleep(0.1)
+            ngx.say('ok')
+
+            local ok, err = client:destroyBackendTimer()
+            if not err then
+                ngx.say(ok)
+            else
+                ngx.say(err)
+            end
+
+            client:startBackendTimer("http://127.0.0.1:" .. ngx.var.server_port)
+            ngx.sleep(0.1)
+            ngx.say('ok')
+        }
+    }
+--- response_body
+ok
+true
+ok
+--- error_log
+running timer
+running timer
+running timer