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stream_socket_client throws fatal error if network is unreachable

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
45/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
php
Domain
networking

Research direction

Start at src/TcpConnector.php line 91 and inspect how stream_socket_client handles an unreachable network. Confirm the connection failure path and change the behavior so it produces a rejected promise rather than a fatal error; done means unreachable connections fail gracefully as described.

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Description

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https://github.com/reactphp/socket/blob/def0730288b2a321db04f22caf86259ab2975cc7/src/TcpConnector.php#L91

This should be handled more gracefully by returning with a rejected promise if it fails to connect.

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