retry v0.10.0 Retry View Source

Provides a convenient interface to retrying behavior. All durations are specified in milliseconds.

Examples

use Retry
import Stream

retry with: exp_backoff |> randomize |> cap(1_000) |> expiry(10_000) do
# interact with external service
end

retry with: lin_backoff(10, @fibonacci) |> cap(1_000) |> take(10) do
# interact with external service
end

retry with: cycle([500]) |> take(10) do
# interact with external service
end

The first retry will exponentially increase the delay, fudging each delay up to 10%, until the delay reaches 1 second and then give up after 10 seconds.

The second retry will linearly increase the retry from 10ms following a Fibonacci pattern giving up after 10 attempts.

The third example shows how we can produce a delay stream using standard Stream functionality. Any stream of integers may be used as the value of with:.

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Functions

retry(arg1, arg2)

Retry a block of code delaying between each attempt the duration specified by the next item in the with delay stream

retry_while(list1, list2)

Retry a block of code until halt is emitted delaying between each attempt the duration specified by the next item in the with delay stream

wait(stream_builder, arg2)

Wait for a block of code to be truthy delaying between each attempt the duration specified by the next item in the delay stream

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retry(arg1, arg2) (macro)

Retry a block of code delaying between each attempt the duration specified by the next item in the with delay stream.

If the block returns any of the atoms specified in atoms, a retry will be attempted. Other atoms or atom-result tuples will not be retried. If atoms is not specified, it defaults to [:error].

Similary, if the block raises any of the exceptions specified in rescue_only, a retry will be attempted. Other exceptions will not be retried. If rescue_only is not specified, it defaults to [RuntimeError].

The after block evaluates only when the do block returns a valid value before timeout.

On the other hand, the else block evaluates only when the do block remains erroneous after timeout.

Example

use Retry

retry with: exp_backoff |> cap(1_000) |> expiry(1_000), rescue_only: [CustomError] do
  # interact with external service
after
  result -> result
else
  error -> error
end

retry_while(list1, list2) (macro)

Retry a block of code until halt is emitted delaying between each attempt the duration specified by the next item in the with delay stream.

The return value for block is expected to be {:cont, result}, return {:halt, result} to end the retry early.

Example

retry_while with: lin_backoff(500, 1) |> take(5) do
  call_service
  |> case do
    result = %{"errors" => true} -> {:cont, result}
    result -> {:halt, result}
  end
end

wait(stream_builder, arg2) (macro)

Wait for a block of code to be truthy delaying between each attempt the duration specified by the next item in the delay stream.

The after block evaluates only when the do block returns a truthy value.

On the other hand, the else block evaluates only when the do block remains falsy after timeout.

Example

wait lin_backoff(500, 1) |> take(5) do
  we_there_yet?
after
  _ ->
    {:ok, "We have arrived!"}
else
  _ ->
    {:error, "We're still on our way :("}
end