# `DripDrop.Policy.AdapterPause`
[🔗](https://github.com/agoodway/dripdrop/blob/v0.1.0/lib/dripdrop/policy/adapter_pause.ex#L1)

Defers dispatch when a channel adapter has been paused by the
bounce/complaint threshold checker.

`DripDrop.Policy.BounceComplaintThresholds` writes `paused_until` and
`paused_reason` into `channel_adapters.config` when an adapter's rolling
rates breach the configured limits. This module is the read-side that
actually blocks dispatch through such an adapter until the cooldown
expires.

Stale or unparseable `paused_until` values are treated as "not paused"
(logged via telemetry) so a corrupted config field cannot wedge dispatch.

# `check`

```elixir
@spec check(map(), map()) :: :ok | {:defer, DateTime.t(), map()}
```

Returns `:ok` for unpaused adapters, `{:defer, defer_until, metadata}`
for adapters whose `paused_until` is in the future.

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