Add a watchdog for the inbox thread

daemon.py

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ from posts import expireCache
 from inbox import inboxPermittedMessage
 from inbox import inboxMessageHasParams
 from inbox import runInboxQueue
+from inbox import runInboxQueueWatchdog
 from inbox import savePostToInboxQueue
 from inbox import populateReplies
 from follow import getFollowingFeed
@@ -3377,7 +3378,10 @@ def runDaemon(projectVersion, \
                               httpd.ocapAlways,maxReplies, \
                               domainMaxPostsPerDay,accountMaxPostsPerDay, \
                               allowDeletion,debug,httpd.acceptedCaps),daemon=True)
-    httpd.thrInboxQueue.start()
+    httpd.thrWatchdog= \
+        threadWithTrace(target=runInboxQueueWatchdog, \
+                        args=(projectVersion,httpd),daemon=True)        
+    httpd.thrWatchdog.start()
     if clientToServer:
         print('Running ActivityPub client on ' + domain + ' port ' + str(proxyPort))
     else:

inbox.py

@@ -1136,6 +1136,18 @@ def restoreQueueItems(baseDir: str,queue: []) -> None:
     if len(queue)>0:
         print('Restored '+str(len(queue))+' inbox queue items')
 
+def runInboxQueueWatchdog(projectVersion: str,httpd) -> None:
+    """This tries to keep the inbox thread running even if it dies
+    """
+    print('Starting inbox queue watchdog')
+    httpd.thrInboxQueue.start()
+    while True:
+        time.sleep(20) 
+        if not httpd.thrInboxQueue.isAlive():
+            httpd.thrInboxQueue.kill()
+            httpd.thrInboxQueue.start()
+            print('Restarting inbox queue...')
+
 def runInboxQueue(projectVersion: str, \
                   baseDir: str,httpPrefix: str,sendThreads: [],postLog: [], \
                   cachedWebfingers: {},personCache: {},queue: [], \