Send an initial ping so we get online faster in the dashboard

websocket/client.go

@@ -660,16 +660,8 @@ func (c *Client) setupPKCS12TLS() (*tls.Config, error) {
 	return loadClientCertificate(c.tlsConfig.PKCS12File)
 }
 
-// pingMonitor sends pings at a short interval and triggers reconnect on failure
+// sendPing sends a single ping message
-func (c *Client) pingMonitor() {
+func (c *Client) sendPing() {
-	ticker := time.NewTicker(c.pingInterval)
-	defer ticker.Stop()
-
-	for {
-		select {
-		case <-c.done:
-			return
-		case <-ticker.C:
 	if c.isDisconnected || c.conn == nil {
 		return
 	}
@@ -679,7 +671,7 @@ func (c *Client) pingMonitor() {
 	c.processingMux.RUnlock()
 	if isProcessing {
 		logger.Debug("websocket: Skipping ping, message is being processed")
-				continue
+		return
 	}
 	// Send application-level ping with config version
 	c.configVersionMux.RLock()
@@ -720,6 +712,19 @@ func (c *Client) pingMonitor() {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+// pingMonitor sends pings at a short interval and triggers reconnect on failure
+func (c *Client) pingMonitor() {
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(c.pingInterval)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-c.done:
+			return
+		case <-ticker.C:
+			c.sendPing()
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -734,7 +739,12 @@ func (c *Client) StartPingMonitor() {
 		return
 	}
 	c.pingStarted = true
-	go c.pingMonitor()
+	
+	// Send an initial ping immediately
+	go func() {
+		c.sendPing()
+		c.pingMonitor()
+	}()
 }
 
 // GetConfigVersion returns the current config version