3 files changed, 26 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/cpp/src/qpid/client/ConnectionImpl.cpp b/cpp/src/qpid/client/ConnectionImpl.cpp
index 22f10d3620..6dca4dcf21 100644
--- a/cpp/src/qpid/client/ConnectionImpl.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/qpid/client/ConnectionImpl.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ ConnectionImpl::ConnectionImpl(framing::ProtocolVersion v, const ConnectionSetti
       handler(settings, v),
       connector(v, settings, this), 
       version(v), 
-      isClosed(false), 
+      isClosed(true),//closed until successfully opened 
       isClosing(false)
 {
     QPID_LOG(debug, "ConnectionImpl created for " << version);
@@ -88,12 +88,20 @@ void ConnectionImpl::incoming(framing::AMQFrame& frame)
     s->in(frame);
 }
 
+bool ConnectionImpl::isOpen() const 
+{ 
+    return !isClosed && !isClosing; 
+}
+
+
 void ConnectionImpl::open(const std::string& host, int port)
 {
     QPID_LOG(info, "Connecting to " << host << ":" << port);
     connector.connect(host, port);
     connector.init();
-    handler.waitForOpen();
+    handler.waitForOpen();    
+    Mutex::ScopedLock l(lock);
+    isClosed = false;
 }
 
 void ConnectionImpl::idleIn()
diff --git a/cpp/src/qpid/client/ConnectionImpl.h b/cpp/src/qpid/client/ConnectionImpl.h
index 089e73335d..b02dda5af7 100644
--- a/cpp/src/qpid/client/ConnectionImpl.h
+++ b/cpp/src/qpid/client/ConnectionImpl.h
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class ConnectionImpl : public Bounds,
     ~ConnectionImpl();
     
     void open(const std::string& host, int port);
-    bool isOpen() const { return !isClosed && !isClosing; }
+    bool isOpen() const;
 
     void addSession(const boost::shared_ptr<SessionImpl>&);
         
diff --git a/cpp/src/tests/ClientSessionTest.cpp b/cpp/src/tests/ClientSessionTest.cpp
index 0475350d6a..505f3248a4 100644
--- a/cpp/src/tests/ClientSessionTest.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/tests/ClientSessionTest.cpp
@@ -246,6 +246,21 @@ QPID_AUTO_TEST_CASE(testGet) {
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL("foo1", fix.subs.get("getq").getData());
 }
 
+QPID_AUTO_TEST_CASE(testOpenFailure) {
+    BrokerFixture b;
+    Connection c;
+    string host("unknowable-host");
+    try {
+        c.open(host);
+    } catch (const Exception&) {
+        BOOST_CHECK(!c.isOpen());
+    }
+    b.open(c);
+    BOOST_CHECK(c.isOpen());
+    c.close();
+    BOOST_CHECK(!c.isOpen());
+}
+
 QPID_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()