if target.client != nil {
		target.client.Disconnect(100)
	}
	close(target.quitCh)
	return nil
}

func (target *MQTTTarget) init() error {
	return target.initOnce.Do(target.initMQTT)
}

func (target *MQTTTarget) initMQTT() error {
	args := target.args

	// Using hex here, to make sure we avoid 23
	// character limit on client_id according to
	// MQTT spec.