handle reconnect on first connect

tcp-client.go

@@ -41,16 +41,17 @@ type PersistentConnection struct {
 }
 
 func NewPersistentConnection(address string) (*PersistentConnection, error) {
-	connection, err := net.Dial("tcp", address)
+
-	if err != nil {
+	p := &PersistentConnection{
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return &PersistentConnection{
-		Conn:    connection,
 		Died:    make(chan bool, 1),
 		Dead:    false,
 		address: address,
-	}, nil
+	}
+	err := p.Connect()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return p, nil
 }
 
 func (m *PersistentConnection) Connect() error {