adds backend DeviceConnection component

src/pydase/components/__init__.py

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ print(my_service.voltage.value)  # Output: 5
 """
 
 from pydase.components.coloured_enum import ColouredEnum
+from pydase.components.connection import DeviceConnection
 from pydase.components.image import Image
 from pydase.components.number_slider import NumberSlider
 
@@ -35,4 +36,5 @@ __all__ = [
     "NumberSlider",
     "Image",
     "ColouredEnum",
+    "DeviceConnection",
 ]

src/pydase/components/connection.py

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import asyncio
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+
+import pydase
+
+
+class DeviceConnection(pydase.DataService, ABC):
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        super().__init__()
+        # self._autostart_tasks = {"_handle_connection": ()}  # type: ignore
+        self._handle_connection_wait_time = 2.0
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def connect(self) -> None:
+        """Tries to connect to the abstracted device."""
+        ...
+
+    @property
+    @abstractmethod
+    def available(self) -> bool:
+        """Checks if the abstracted device is available."""
+        ...
+
+    async def _handle_connection(self) -> None:
+        """Tries reconnecting to the device if it is not available."""
+        while True:
+            if not self.available:
+                self.connect()
+            await asyncio.sleep(self._handle_connection_wait_time)