From b6323fa314d4f6bd7dbe256c4e0595c99126228b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Neil Williams <neil@reddit.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2014 11:18:34 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] WebSockets: allow the caller to choose when to start
 connecting.

This allows the caller to fully set up event handlers etc. before the
first 'connecting' message is fired.
---
 r2/r2/public/static/js/websocket.js | 12 +++++++-----
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/r2/r2/public/static/js/websocket.js b/r2/r2/public/static/js/websocket.js
index 3c73ec5eb..f4cf3b1b2 100644
--- a/r2/r2/public/static/js/websocket.js
+++ b/r2/r2/public/static/js/websocket.js
@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
 r.WebSocket = function (url) {
     this._url = url
     this._connectionAttempts = 0
-
-    var websocketsAvailable = 'WebSocket' in window
-    if (websocketsAvailable) {
-        this._connect()
-    }
 }
 _.extend(r.WebSocket.prototype, Backbone.Events, {
     _backoffTime: 2000,
     _maximumRetries: 9,
     _retryJitterAmount: 3000,
 
+    start: function () {
+        var websocketsAvailable = 'WebSocket' in window
+        if (websocketsAvailable) {
+            this._connect()
+        }
+    },
+
     _connect: function () {
         r.debug('websocket: connecting')
         this.trigger('connecting')