Where should I ask about writing a recovery module for serial port?

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#1

What is the problem?

Some times the serial port between Octoprint and my AnyCubic fails mid print. Octoprint pops a message saying the serial port connection has failed. I am interested in writing a recovery module to try and reconnect the serial port, setting a number of retries etc. How can I get with the development community to see if this is feasible and possibly get help?
Thanks.

What did you already try to solve it?

No solution exists that I am aware of.

Have you tried running in safe mode?

No

Did running in safe mode solve the problem?

Unknown

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octoprint-systeminfo-20221126235348.zip (982.7 KB)

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OctoPrint Version 1.8.6
OctoPi version 0.18.0 Raspberry Pi 3 Model B Rev 1.2

#2

OctoPrint already attempts to recover when this happens by trying to get a response from the printer over serial. what would you be doing any differently? seems more like it would be better to find out why the printer stops communicating as expected.

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#3

I was going to try and run the function behind the "Connect" button.
WRT finding the issue, I have read several items about this issue, including the one that recommended getting a power isolation UPS. It doesn't happen very often on my setup and this time I was able to slice the model and resume printing from there, then glue the two pieces together.
What I may do is install OctoApp on my phone and try reconnecting as soon as the error happens.
Thanks for letting me know OctoPrint already retries the connection.
Tom