Lua mqtt client, (a nil value) error - lua

I'm trying to test programs with a concept of Internet of Things. I got this simple mqtt lua's client. It works fine after flashing my devkit nodemcu v2, but when i restart it or i save it again ESPlorer says:
test.lua:2: attempt to call field 'Client' (a nil value)
Code:
Source: https://www.cloudmqtt.com/docs-nodemcu.html
-- initiate the mqtt client and set keepalive timer to 120sec
mqtt = mqtt.Client("client_id", 120) -- "username", "password")
mqtt:on("connect", function(con) print ("connected") end)
mqtt:on("offline", function(con) print ("offline") end)
-- on receive message
mqtt:on("message", function(conn, topic, data)
print(topic .. ":" )
if data ~= nil then
print(data)
end
end)
mqtt:connect("IP", 1883, 0, function(conn)
print("connected")
-- subscribe topic with qos = 0
mqtt:subscribe("/topic",0, function(conn)
-- publish a message with data = my_message, QoS = 0, retain = 0
mqtt:publish("/topic","hello",0,0, function(conn)
print("sent")
end)
end)
end)
Is it possible that this client can work anytime? What am i missing? Right now i can only communicate with broker after saving script on flashed device.

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when I try to test to connect to my broker and publish it keeps connecting but then failing to stay connected an publish a test. does anyone see a problem in my code?
import paho.mqtt.client as mqtt
import time
broker = "*************"
port = ****
def on_log(client, userdata, level, buf):
print(buf)
def on_connect(client,usedata,flags,rc):
if rc == 0:
client.connected_flag=True ##set flag
print("client is connected")
global connected
else:
print("connection failed")
client.loop_stop()
def on_disconnect(client, userdata, rc):
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print("In on_pub callback mid= ", mid)
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client.on_disconnect=on_disconnect
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while not client.connected_flag:
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time.sleep(3)
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#client.loop()
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and I get this log:
Sending CONNECT (u0, p0, wr0, wq0, wf0, c1, k60) client_id=b'MyClient-01'
in wait loop
Received CONNACK (0, 5)
connection failed
client disconnected ok
in wait loop
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It just stays in the loop to try and connect , broker is found with an ip and port should be the correct one.
The MQTT specification may be some of the clearest documentation I've ever had the pleasure to read, porbably because it is so simple. For version 3.1.1 and the CONNACK message you can find it here:
http://docs.oasis-open.org/mqtt/mqtt/v3.1.1/os/mqtt-v3.1.1-os.html#_Toc398718033
You configured the library to log and got this message printed:
Received CONNACK (0, 5)
CONNACK is your message type (response to your CONNECT message). 0 and 5 refer to the Conneck Acknowledge Flags and Connect Return code variables from the CONNACK variable header. 0 means that this is the beginning of a new session and 5 means that you are not authorized, as you figured out.
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How to send data to smartphone from ESP32 using BlueTooth (Lua NodeMCU)

Right now I have managed to create a Bluetooth advertisement using the code below:
bthci.reset(function(err) print(err or "Ok!") end)
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I also added this piece of code:
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To try to send something to the smartphone, but when I try to connect to the ESP32 I get 'Connection failed: gatt status 133'.
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Python paho MQTT, client.on_publish not called even though message is sent to broker

Ok so this is one of those "what-am-I-missing-here?" kind of questions.
My callback registered for the client.on_publish event is never called even though messages are successfully published to the broker (no log messages are printed from the callback and it doesn't stop on a break point in VS Code). The message in particular that I'm interested in is published from the on_msg callback, I have tried to publish it outside of any callbacks but it makes no difference, the message is received by the broker but the on_publish callback never triggers.
When debugging I can see that at the time of publishing there is a function registered for the on_publish callback (the client._on_publish property is set)
Python version 3.7.4
OS Windows 10
Code that initializes the client:
import paho.mqtt.client as mqtt
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client.on_connect = on_connect
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try:
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def on_msg(client, userdata, msg):
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log.debug("payload content=ok")
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So, why isn't the on_publish function called, what am I missing?
The signature for the on_publish callback is wrong.
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on_publish()
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Keepalive timer on mqtt of nodemcu (esp8266) is not responding

Dears,
I am trying to use mqtt on esp8266 build on nodemcu. I am currently using a custom build (https://nodemcu-build.com/index.php)
modules used: adc,enduser_setup,file,gpio,http,mqtt,net,node,ow,pwm,tmr,uart,wifi
version:powered by Lua 5.1.4 on SDK 1.5.1(e67da894)
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m:connect(BROKER, PORT, 0, 1, function(client)
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m:subscribe(SUB_TOPIC,0, function(conn)
print("Subscribed to "..SUB_TOPIC.." topic")
led(0,204,0,150)
end)
m:publish(PUB_TOPIC,"Hello from: "..node.chipid()..RESTART_REASON,0,0, function(conn)
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function(client, reason)
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---MQTT client---
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led(200,50,50,30)
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m:on("offline", function(conn)
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should fire exactly 120 seconds from the moment I have disable WiFi, but for some unknown reason this won't happen. Usually the event fires up about 10-15 minutes later.
I am struggling to understand the reason of this delay with no success.
Do you have any ideas why this strange thing happens?
I've also faced with the same issue when autoreconnect flag was set. This flag breaks the run of offline event of connection between broker.
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Here it is the full code example

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