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+/***************************************************
+  Adafruit MQTT Library ESP8266 Adafruit IO SSL/TLS example
+
+  Must use the latest version of ESP8266 Arduino from:
+    https://github.com/esp8266/Arduino
+
+  Works great with Adafruit's Huzzah ESP board & Feather
+  ----> https://www.adafruit.com/product/2471
+  ----> https://www.adafruit.com/products/2821
+
+  Adafruit invests time and resources providing this open source code,
+  please support Adafruit and open-source hardware by purchasing
+  products from Adafruit!
+
+  Written by Tony DiCola for Adafruit Industries.
+  SSL/TLS additions by Todd Treece for Adafruit Industries.
+  MIT license, all text above must be included in any redistribution
+ ****************************************************/
+#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>
+#include "Adafruit_MQTT.h"
+#include "Adafruit_MQTT_Client.h"
+
+/************************* WiFi Access Point *********************************/
+
+#define WLAN_SSID       "...your SSID..."
+#define WLAN_PASS       "...your password..."
+
+/************************* Adafruit.io Setup *********************************/
+
+#define AIO_SERVER      "io.adafruit.com"
+#define AIO_SERVERPORT  8883                   // 8883 for MQTTS
+#define AIO_USERNAME    "...your AIO username (see https://accounts.adafruit.com)..."
+#define AIO_KEY         "...your AIO key..."
+
+/************ Global State (you don't need to change this!) ******************/
+
+// WiFiFlientSecure for SSL/TLS support
+WiFiClientSecure client;
+
+// Store the MQTT server, username, and password in flash memory.
+// This is required for using the Adafruit MQTT library.
+const char MQTT_SERVER[] PROGMEM    = AIO_SERVER;
+const char MQTT_USERNAME[] PROGMEM  = AIO_USERNAME;
+const char MQTT_PASSWORD[] PROGMEM  = AIO_KEY;
+
+// Setup the MQTT client class by passing in the WiFi client and MQTT server and login details.
+Adafruit_MQTT_Client mqtt(&client, MQTT_SERVER, AIO_SERVERPORT, MQTT_USERNAME, MQTT_PASSWORD);
+
+// io.adafruit.com SHA1 fingerprint
+const char* fingerprint = "26 96 1C 2A 51 07 FD 15 80 96 93 AE F7 32 CE B9 0D 01 55 C4";
+
+/****************************** Feeds ***************************************/
+
+// Setup a feed called 'photocell' for publishing.
+// Notice MQTT paths for AIO follow the form: <username>/feeds/<feedname>
+const char TEST_FEED[] PROGMEM = AIO_USERNAME "/feeds/test";
+Adafruit_MQTT_Publish test = Adafruit_MQTT_Publish(&mqtt, TEST_FEED);
+
+/*************************** Sketch Code ************************************/
+
+// Bug workaround for Arduino 1.6.6, it seems to need a function declaration
+// for some reason (only affects ESP8266, likely an arduino-builder bug).
+void MQTT_connect();
+void verifyFingerprint();
+
+void setup() {
+  Serial.begin(115200);
+  delay(10);
+
+  Serial.println(F("Adafruit IO MQTTS (SSL/TLS) Example"));
+
+  // Connect to WiFi access point.
+  Serial.println(); Serial.println();
+  Serial.print("Connecting to ");
+  Serial.println(WLAN_SSID);
+
+  delay(1000);
+
+  WiFi.begin(WLAN_SSID, WLAN_PASS);
+  delay(2000);
+
+  while (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED) {
+    delay(500);
+    Serial.print(".");
+  }
+  Serial.println();
+
+  Serial.println("WiFi connected");
+  Serial.println("IP address: "); Serial.println(WiFi.localIP());
+
+  // check the fingerprint of io.adafruit.com's SSL cert
+  verifyFingerprint();
+
+}
+
+uint32_t x=0;
+
+void loop() {
+  // Ensure the connection to the MQTT server is alive (this will make the first
+  // connection and automatically reconnect when disconnected).  See the MQTT_connect
+  // function definition further below.
+  MQTT_connect();
+
+  // Now we can publish stuff!
+  Serial.print(F("\nSending val "));
+  Serial.print(x);
+  Serial.print(F(" to test feed..."));
+  if (! test.publish(x++)) {
+    Serial.println(F("Failed"));
+  } else {
+    Serial.println(F("OK!"));
+  }
+
+}
+
+
+void verifyFingerprint() {
+
+  const char* host = AIO_SERVER;
+
+  Serial.print("Connecting to ");
+  Serial.println(host);
+
+  if (! client.connect(host, AIO_SERVERPORT)) {
+    Serial.println("Connection failed. Halting execution.");
+    while(1);
+  }
+
+  if (client.verify(fingerprint, host)) {
+    Serial.println("Connection secure.");
+  } else {
+    Serial.println("Connection insecure! Halting execution.");
+    while(1);
+  }
+
+}
+
+// Function to connect and reconnect as necessary to the MQTT server.
+// Should be called in the loop function and it will take care if connecting.
+void MQTT_connect() {
+  int8_t ret;
+
+  // Stop if already connected.
+  if (mqtt.connected()) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  Serial.print("Connecting to MQTT... ");
+
+  uint8_t retries = 3;
+  while ((ret = mqtt.connect()) != 0) { // connect will return 0 for connected
+       Serial.println(mqtt.connectErrorString(ret));
+       Serial.println("Retrying MQTT connection in 5 seconds...");
+       mqtt.disconnect();
+       delay(5000);  // wait 5 seconds
+       retries--;
+       if (retries == 0) {
+         // basically die and wait for WDT to reset me
+         while (1);
+       }
+  }
+
+  Serial.println("MQTT Connected!");
+}