NAME
App::AlgorithmBackoffUtils - Utilities related to Algorithm::Backoff
VERSION
This document describes version 0.005 of App::AlgorithmBackoffUtils (from Perl distribution App-AlgorithmBackoffUtils), released on 2020-10-20.
DESCRIPTION
This distributions provides the following command-line utilities:
FUNCTIONS
retry
Usage:
retry(%args) -> [status, msg, payload, meta]Retry a command with custom backoff algorithm.
This function is not exported.
This function supports dry-run operation.
Arguments ('*' denotes required arguments):
algorithm* => str
Backoff algorithm.
command* => array[str]
consider_actual_delay => bool (default: 0)
Whether to consider actual delay.
If set to true, will take into account the actual delay (timestamp difference). For example, when using the Constant strategy of delay=2, you log failure() again right after the previous failure() (i.e. specify the same timestamp). failure() will then return ~2+2 = 4 seconds. On the other hand, if you waited 2 seconds before calling failure() again (i.e. specify the timestamp that is 2 seconds larger than the previous timestamp), failure() will return 2 seconds. And if you waited 4 seconds or more, failure() will return 0.
delay => ufloat
Number of seconds to wait after a failure.
delay_increment_on_failure => float
How much to add to previous delay, in seconds, upon failure (e.g. 5).
delay_increment_on_success => float
How much to add to previous delay, in seconds, upon success (e.g. -5).
delay_multiple_on_failure => ufloat
How much to multiple previous delay, upon failure (e.g. 1.5).
delay_multiple_on_success => ufloat
How much to multiple previous delay, upon success (e.g. 0.5).
delay_on_success => ufloat (default: 0)
Number of seconds to wait after a success.
exponent_base => ufloat (default: 2)
initial_delay => ufloat
Initial delay for the first attempt after failure, in seconds.
initial_delay1 => ufloat
Initial delay for the first attempt after failure, in seconds.
initial_delay2 => ufloat
Initial delay for the second attempt after failure, in seconds.
jitter_factor => float
How much to add randomness.
If you set this to a value larger than 0, the actual delay will be between a random number between original_delay * (1-jitter_factor) and original_delay * (1+jitter_factor). Jitters are usually added to avoid so-called "thundering herd" problem.
The jitter will be applied to delay on failure as well as on success.
max_actual_duration => ufloat (default: 0)
Maximum number of seconds for all of the attempts (0 means unlimited).
If set to a positive number, will limit the number of seconds for all of the attempts. This setting is used to limit the amount of time you are willing to spend on a task. For example, when using the Exponential strategy of initial_delay=3 and max_attempts=10, the delays will be 3, 6, 12, 24, ... If failures are logged according to the suggested delays, and max_actual_duration is set to 21 seconds, then the third failure() will return -1 instead of 24 because 3+6+12 >= 21, even though max_attempts has not been exceeded.
max_attempts => uint (default: 0)
Maximum number consecutive failures before giving up.
0 means to retry endlessly without ever giving up. 1 means to give up after a single failure (i.e. no retry attempts). 2 means to retry once after a failure. Note that after a success, the number of attempts is reset (as expected). So if max_attempts is 3, and if you fail twice then succeed, then on the next failure the algorithm will retry again for a maximum of 3 times.
max_delay => ufloat
Maximum delay time, in seconds.
min_delay => ufloat (default: 0)
Maximum delay time, in seconds.
retry_on => str
Comma-separated list of exit codes that should trigger retry.
By default, all non-zero exit codes will trigger retry.
skip_delay => true
Do not delay at all.
Useful for testing, along with --dry-run, when you just want to see how the retries are done (the number of retries, along with the number of seconds of delays) by seeing the log messages, without actually delaying.
success_on => str
Comma-separated list of exit codes that mean success.
By default, only exit code 0 means success.
Special arguments:
-dry_run => bool
Pass -dry_run=>1 to enable simulation mode.
Returns an enveloped result (an array).
First element (status) is an integer containing HTTP status code (200 means OK, 4xx caller error, 5xx function error). Second element (msg) is a string containing error message, or 'OK' if status is 200. Third element (payload) is optional, the actual result. Fourth element (meta) is called result metadata and is optional, a hash that contains extra information.
Return value: (any)
retry_constant
Usage:
retry_constant(%args) -> [status, msg, payload, meta]Retry a command with constant delay backoff.
This function is not exported.
This function supports dry-run operation.
Arguments ('*' denotes required arguments):
command* => array[str]
consider_actual_delay => bool (default: 0)
Whether to consider actual delay.
If set to true, will take into account the actual delay (timestamp difference). For example, when using the Constant strategy of delay=2, you log failure() again right after the previous failure() (i.e. specify the same timestamp). failure() will then return ~2+2 = 4 seconds. On the other hand, if you waited 2 seconds before calling failure() again (i.e. specify the timestamp that is 2 seconds larger than the previous timestamp), failure() will return 2 seconds. And if you waited 4 seconds or more, failure() will return 0.
delay* => ufloat
Number of seconds to wait after a failure.
delay_on_success => ufloat (default: 0)
Number of seconds to wait after a success.
jitter_factor => float
How much to add randomness.
If you set this to a value larger than 0, the actual delay will be between a random number between original_delay * (1-jitter_factor) and original_delay * (1+jitter_factor). Jitters are usually added to avoid so-called "thundering herd" problem.
The jitter will be applied to delay on failure as well as on success.
max_actual_duration => ufloat (default: 0)
Maximum number of seconds for all of the attempts (0 means unlimited).
If set to a positive number, will limit the number of seconds for all of the attempts. This setting is used to limit the amount of time you are willing to spend on a task. For example, when using the Exponential strategy of initial_delay=3 and max_attempts=10, the delays will be 3, 6, 12, 24, ... If failures are logged according to the suggested delays, and max_actual_duration is set to 21 seconds, then the third failure() will return -1 instead of 24 because 3+6+12 >= 21, even though max_attempts has not been exceeded.
max_attempts => uint (default: 0)
Maximum number consecutive failures before giving up.
0 means to retry endlessly without ever giving up. 1 means to give up after a single failure (i.e. no retry attempts). 2 means to retry once after a failure. Note that after a success, the number of attempts is reset (as expected). So if max_attempts is 3, and if you fail twice then succeed, then on the next failure the algorithm will retry again for a maximum of 3 times.
max_delay => ufloat
Maximum delay time, in seconds.
min_delay => ufloat (default: 0)
Maximum delay time, in seconds.
retry_on => str
Comma-separated list of exit codes that should trigger retry.
By default, all non-zero exit codes will trigger retry.
skip_delay => true
Do not delay at all.
Useful for testing, along with --dry-run, when you just want to see how the retries are done (the number of retries, along with the number of seconds of delays) by seeing the log messages, without actually delaying.
success_on => str
Comma-separated list of exit codes that mean success.
By default, only exit code 0 means success.
Special arguments:
-dry_run => bool
Pass -dry_run=>1 to enable simulation mode.
Returns an enveloped result (an array).
First element (status) is an integer containing HTTP status code (200 means OK, 4xx caller error, 5xx function error). Second element (msg) is a string containing error message, or 'OK' if status is 200. Third element (payload) is optional, the actual result. Fourth element (meta) is called result metadata and is optional, a hash that contains extra information.
Return value: (any)
retry_exponential
Usage:
retry_exponential(%args) -> [status, msg, payload, meta]Retry a command with exponential backoff.
This function is not exported.
This function supports dry-run operation.
Arguments ('*' denotes required arguments):
command* => array[str]
consider_actual_delay => bool (default: 0)
Whether to consider actual delay.
If set to true, will take into account the actual delay (timestamp difference). For example, when using the Constant strategy of delay=2, you log failure() again right after the previous failure() (i.e. specify the same timestamp). failure() will then return ~2+2 = 4 seconds. On the other hand, if you waited 2 seconds before calling failure() again (i.e. specify the timestamp that is 2 seconds larger than the previous timestamp), failure() will return 2 seconds. And if you waited 4 seconds or more, failure() will return 0.
delay_on_success => ufloat (default: 0)
Number of seconds to wait after a success.
exponent_base => ufloat (default: 2)
initial_delay* => ufloat
Initial delay for the first attempt after failure, in seconds.
jitter_factor => float
How much to add randomness.
If you set this to a value larger than 0, the actual delay will be between a random number between original_delay * (1-jitter_factor) and original_delay * (1+jitter_factor). Jitters are usually added to avoid so-called "thundering herd" problem.
The jitter will be applied to delay on failure as well as on success.
max_actual_duration => ufloat (default: 0)
Maximum number of seconds for all of the attempts (0 means unlimited).
If set to a positive number, will limit the number of seconds for all of the attempts. This setting is used to limit the amount of time you are willing to spend on a task. For example, when using the Exponential strategy of initial_delay=3 and max_attempts=10, the delays will be 3, 6, 12, 24, ... If failures are logged according to the suggested delays, and max_actual_duration is set to 21 seconds, then the third failure() will return -1 instead of 24 because 3+6+12 >= 21, even though max_attempts has not been exceeded.
max_attempts => uint (default: 0)
Maximum number consecutive failures before giving up.
0 means to retry endlessly without ever giving up. 1 means to give up after a single failure (i.e. no retry attempts). 2 means to retry once after a failure. Note that after a success, the number of attempts is reset (as expected). So if max_attempts is 3, and if you fail twice then succeed, then on the next failure the algorithm will retry again for a maximum of 3 times.
max_delay => ufloat
Maximum delay time, in seconds.
min_delay => ufloat (default: 0)
Maximum delay time, in seconds.
retry_on => str
Comma-separated list of exit codes that should trigger retry.
By default, all non-zero exit codes will trigger retry.
skip_delay => true
Do not delay at all.
Useful for testing, along with --dry-run, when you just want to see how the retries are done (the number of retries, along with the number of seconds of delays) by seeing the log messages, without actually delaying.
success_on => str
Comma-separated list of exit codes that mean success.
By default, only exit code 0 means success.
Special arguments:
-dry_run => bool
Pass -dry_run=>1 to enable simulation mode.
Returns an enveloped result (an array).
First element (status) is an integer containing HTTP status code (200 means OK, 4xx caller error, 5xx function error). Second element (msg) is a string containing error message, or 'OK' if status is 200. Third element (payload) is optional, the actual result. Fourth element (meta) is called result metadata and is optional, a hash that contains extra information.
Return value: (any)
retry_fibonacci
Usage:
retry_fibonacci(%args) -> [status, msg, payload, meta]Retry a command with fibonacci backoff.
This function is not exported.
This function supports dry-run operation.
Arguments ('*' denotes required arguments):
command* => array[str]
consider_actual_delay => bool (default: 0)
Whether to consider actual delay.
If set to true, will take into account the actual delay (timestamp difference). For example, when using the Constant strategy of delay=2, you log failure() again right after the previous failure() (i.e. specify the same timestamp). failure() will then return ~2+2 = 4 seconds. On the other hand, if you waited 2 seconds before calling failure() again (i.e. specify the timestamp that is 2 seconds larger than the previous timestamp), failure() will return 2 seconds. And if you waited 4 seconds or more, failure() will return 0.
delay_on_success => ufloat (default: 0)
Number of seconds to wait after a success.
initial_delay1* => ufloat
Initial delay for the first attempt after failure, in seconds.
initial_delay2* => ufloat
Initial delay for the second attempt after failure, in seconds.
jitter_factor => float
How much to add randomness.
If you set this to a value larger than 0, the actual delay will be between a random number between original_delay * (1-jitter_factor) and original_delay * (1+jitter_factor). Jitters are usually added to avoid so-called "thundering herd" problem.
The jitter will be applied to delay on failure as well as on success.
max_actual_duration => ufloat (default: 0)
Maximum number of seconds for all of the attempts (0 means unlimited).
If set to a positive number, will limit the number of seconds for all of the attempts. This setting is used to limit the amount of time you are willing to spend on a task. For example, when using the Exponential strategy of initial_delay=3 and max_attempts=10, the delays will be 3, 6, 12, 24, ... If failures are logged according to the suggested delays, and max_actual_duration is set to 21 seconds, then the third failure() will return -1 instead of 24 because 3+6+12 >= 21, even though max_attempts has not been exceeded.
max_attempts => uint (default: 0)
Maximum number consecutive failures before giving up.
0 means to retry endlessly without ever giving up. 1 means to give up after a single failure (i.e. no retry attempts). 2 means to retry once after a failure. Note that after a success, the number of attempts is reset (as expected). So if max_attempts is 3, and if you fail twice then succeed, then on the next failure the algorithm will retry again for a maximum of 3 times.
max_delay => ufloat
Maximum delay time, in seconds.
min_delay => ufloat (default: 0)
Maximum delay time, in seconds.
retry_on => str
Comma-separated list of exit codes that should trigger retry.
By default, all non-zero exit codes will trigger retry.
skip_delay => true
Do not delay at all.
Useful for testing, along with --dry-run, when you just want to see how the retries are done (the number of retries, along with the number of seconds of delays) by seeing the log messages, without actually delaying.
success_on => str
Comma-separated list of exit codes that mean success.
By default, only exit code 0 means success.
Special arguments:
-dry_run => bool
Pass -dry_run=>1 to enable simulation mode.
Returns an enveloped result (an array).
First element (status) is an integer containing HTTP status code (200 means OK, 4xx caller error, 5xx function error). Second element (msg) is a string containing error message, or 'OK' if status is 200. Third element (payload) is optional, the actual result. Fourth element (meta) is called result metadata and is optional, a hash that contains extra information.
Return value: (any)
retry_lild
Usage:
retry_lild(%args) -> [status, msg, payload, meta]Retry a command with LILD (linear increase, linear decrease) backoff.
This function is not exported.
This function supports dry-run operation.
Arguments ('*' denotes required arguments):
command* => array[str]
consider_actual_delay => bool (default: 0)
Whether to consider actual delay.
If set to true, will take into account the actual delay (timestamp difference). For example, when using the Constant strategy of delay=2, you log failure() again right after the previous failure() (i.e. specify the same timestamp). failure() will then return ~2+2 = 4 seconds. On the other hand, if you waited 2 seconds before calling failure() again (i.e. specify the timestamp that is 2 seconds larger than the previous timestamp), failure() will return 2 seconds. And if you waited 4 seconds or more, failure() will return 0.
delay_increment_on_failure* => float
How much to add to previous delay, in seconds, upon failure (e.g. 5).
delay_increment_on_success* => float
How much to add to previous delay, in seconds, upon success (e.g. -5).
initial_delay* => ufloat
Initial delay for the first attempt after failure, in seconds.
jitter_factor => float
How much to add randomness.
If you set this to a value larger than 0, the actual delay will be between a random number between original_delay * (1-jitter_factor) and original_delay * (1+jitter_factor). Jitters are usually added to avoid so-called "thundering herd" problem.
The jitter will be applied to delay on failure as well as on success.
max_actual_duration => ufloat (default: 0)
Maximum number of seconds for all of the attempts (0 means unlimited).
If set to a positive number, will limit the number of seconds for all of the attempts. This setting is used to limit the amount of time you are willing to spend on a task. For example, when using the Exponential strategy of initial_delay=3 and max_attempts=10, the delays will be 3, 6, 12, 24, ... If failures are logged according to the suggested delays, and max_actual_duration is set to 21 seconds, then the third failure() will return -1 instead of 24 because 3+6+12 >= 21, even though max_attempts has not been exceeded.
max_attempts => uint (default: 0)
Maximum number consecutive failures before giving up.
0 means to retry endlessly without ever giving up. 1 means to give up after a single failure (i.e. no retry attempts). 2 means to retry once after a failure. Note that after a success, the number of attempts is reset (as expected). So if max_attempts is 3, and if you fail twice then succeed, then on the next failure the algorithm will retry again for a maximum of 3 times.
max_delay => ufloat
Maximum delay time, in seconds.
min_delay => ufloat (default: 0)
Maximum delay time, in seconds.
retry_on => str
Comma-separated list of exit codes that should trigger retry.
By default, all non-zero exit codes will trigger retry.
skip_delay => true
Do not delay at all.
Useful for testing, along with --dry-run, when you just want to see how the retries are done (the number of retries, along with the number of seconds of delays) by seeing the log messages, without actually delaying.
success_on => str
Comma-separated list of exit codes that mean success.
By default, only exit code 0 means success.
Special arguments:
-dry_run => bool
Pass -dry_run=>1 to enable simulation mode.
Returns an enveloped result (an array).
First element (status) is an integer containing HTTP status code (200 means OK, 4xx caller error, 5xx function error). Second element (msg) is a string containing error message, or 'OK' if status is 200. Third element (payload) is optional, the actual result. Fourth element (meta) is called result metadata and is optional, a hash that contains extra information.
Return value: (any)
retry_limd
Usage:
retry_limd(%args) -> [status, msg, payload, meta]Retry a command with LIMD (linear increase, multiplicative decrease) backoff.
This function is not exported.
This function supports dry-run operation.
Arguments ('*' denotes required arguments):
command* => array[str]
consider_actual_delay => bool (default: 0)
Whether to consider actual delay.
If set to true, will take into account the actual delay (timestamp difference). For example, when using the Constant strategy of delay=2, you log failure() again right after the previous failure() (i.e. specify the same timestamp). failure() will then return ~2+2 = 4 seconds. On the other hand, if you waited 2 seconds before calling failure() again (i.e. specify the timestamp that is 2 seconds larger than the previous timestamp), failure() will return 2 seconds. And if you waited 4 seconds or more, failure() will return 0.
delay_increment_on_failure* => float
How much to add to previous delay, in seconds, upon failure (e.g. 5).
delay_multiple_on_success* => ufloat
How much to multiple previous delay, upon success (e.g. 0.5).
initial_delay* => ufloat
Initial delay for the first attempt after failure, in seconds.
jitter_factor => float
How much to add randomness.
If you set this to a value larger than 0, the actual delay will be between a random number between original_delay * (1-jitter_factor) and original_delay * (1+jitter_factor). Jitters are usually added to avoid so-called "thundering herd" problem.
The jitter will be applied to delay on failure as well as on success.
max_actual_duration => ufloat (default: 0)
Maximum number of seconds for all of the attempts (0 means unlimited).
If set to a positive number, will limit the number of seconds for all of the attempts. This setting is used to limit the amount of time you are willing to spend on a task. For example, when using the Exponential strategy of initial_delay=3 and max_attempts=10, the delays will be 3, 6, 12, 24, ... If failures are logged according to the suggested delays, and max_actual_duration is set to 21 seconds, then the third failure() will return -1 instead of 24 because 3+6+12 >= 21, even though max_attempts has not been exceeded.
max_attempts => uint (default: 0)
Maximum number consecutive failures before giving up.
0 means to retry endlessly without ever giving up. 1 means to give up after a single failure (i.e. no retry attempts). 2 means to retry once after a failure. Note that after a success, the number of attempts is reset (as expected). So if max_attempts is 3, and if you fail twice then succeed, then on the next failure the algorithm will retry again for a maximum of 3 times.
max_delay => ufloat
Maximum delay time, in seconds.
min_delay => ufloat (default: 0)
Maximum delay time, in seconds.
retry_on => str
Comma-separated list of exit codes that should trigger retry.
By default, all non-zero exit codes will trigger retry.
skip_delay => true
Do not delay at all.
Useful for testing, along with --dry-run, when you just want to see how the retries are done (the number of retries, along with the number of seconds of delays) by seeing the log messages, without actually delaying.
success_on => str
Comma-separated list of exit codes that mean success.
By default, only exit code 0 means success.
Special arguments:
-dry_run => bool
Pass -dry_run=>1 to enable simulation mode.
Returns an enveloped result (an array).
First element (status) is an integer containing HTTP status code (200 means OK, 4xx caller error, 5xx function error). Second element (msg) is a string containing error message, or 'OK' if status is 200. Third element (payload) is optional, the actual result. Fourth element (meta) is called result metadata and is optional, a hash that contains extra information.
Return value: (any)
retry_mild
Usage:
retry_mild(%args) -> [status, msg, payload, meta]Retry a command with MILD (multiplicative increase, linear decrease) backoff.
This function is not exported.
This function supports dry-run operation.
Arguments ('*' denotes required arguments):
command* => array[str]
consider_actual_delay => bool (default: 0)
Whether to consider actual delay.
If set to true, will take into account the actual delay (timestamp difference). For example, when using the Constant strategy of delay=2, you log failure() again right after the previous failure() (i.e. specify the same timestamp). failure() will then return ~2+2 = 4 seconds. On the other hand, if you waited 2 seconds before calling failure() again (i.e. specify the timestamp that is 2 seconds larger than the previous timestamp), failure() will return 2 seconds. And if you waited 4 seconds or more, failure() will return 0.
delay_increment_on_success* => float
How much to add to previous delay, in seconds, upon success (e.g. -5).
delay_multiple_on_failure* => ufloat
How much to multiple previous delay, upon failure (e.g. 1.5).
initial_delay* => ufloat
Initial delay for the first attempt after failure, in seconds.
jitter_factor => float
How much to add randomness.
If you set this to a value larger than 0, the actual delay will be between a random number between original_delay * (1-jitter_factor) and original_delay * (1+jitter_factor). Jitters are usually added to avoid so-called "thundering herd" problem.
The jitter will be applied to delay on failure as well as on success.
max_actual_duration => ufloat (default: 0)
Maximum number of seconds for all of the attempts (0 means unlimited).
If set to a positive number, will limit the number of seconds for all of the attempts. This setting is used to limit the amount of time you are willing to spend on a task. For example, when using the Exponential strategy of initial_delay=3 and max_attempts=10, the delays will be 3, 6, 12, 24, ... If failures are logged according to the suggested delays, and max_actual_duration is set to 21 seconds, then the third failure() will return -1 instead of 24 because 3+6+12 >= 21, even though max_attempts has not been exceeded.
max_attempts => uint (default: 0)
Maximum number consecutive failures before giving up.
0 means to retry endlessly without ever giving up. 1 means to give up after a single failure (i.e. no retry attempts). 2 means to retry once after a failure. Note that after a success, the number of attempts is reset (as expected). So if max_attempts is 3, and if you fail twice then succeed, then on the next failure the algorithm will retry again for a maximum of 3 times.
max_delay => ufloat
Maximum delay time, in seconds.
min_delay => ufloat (default: 0)
Maximum delay time, in seconds.
retry_on => str
Comma-separated list of exit codes that should trigger retry.
By default, all non-zero exit codes will trigger retry.
skip_delay => true
Do not delay at all.
Useful for testing, along with --dry-run, when you just want to see how the retries are done (the number of retries, along with the number of seconds of delays) by seeing the log messages, without actually delaying.
success_on => str
Comma-separated list of exit codes that mean success.
By default, only exit code 0 means success.
Special arguments:
-dry_run => bool
Pass -dry_run=>1 to enable simulation mode.
Returns an enveloped result (an array).
First element (status) is an integer containing HTTP status code (200 means OK, 4xx caller error, 5xx function error). Second element (msg) is a string containing error message, or 'OK' if status is 200. Third element (payload) is optional, the actual result. Fourth element (meta) is called result metadata and is optional, a hash that contains extra information.
Return value: (any)
retry_mimd
Usage:
retry_mimd(%args) -> [status, msg, payload, meta]Retry a command with MIMD (multiplicative increase, multiplicative decrease) backoff.
This function is not exported.
This function supports dry-run operation.
Arguments ('*' denotes required arguments):
command* => array[str]
consider_actual_delay => bool (default: 0)
Whether to consider actual delay.
If set to true, will take into account the actual delay (timestamp difference). For example, when using the Constant strategy of delay=2, you log failure() again right after the previous failure() (i.e. specify the same timestamp). failure() will then return ~2+2 = 4 seconds. On the other hand, if you waited 2 seconds before calling failure() again (i.e. specify the timestamp that is 2 seconds larger than the previous timestamp), failure() will return 2 seconds. And if you waited 4 seconds or more, failure() will return 0.
delay_multiple_on_failure* => ufloat
How much to multiple previous delay, upon failure (e.g. 1.5).
delay_multiple_on_success* => ufloat
How much to multiple previous delay, upon success (e.g. 0.5).
initial_delay* => ufloat
Initial delay for the first attempt after failure, in seconds.
jitter_factor => float
How much to add randomness.
If you set this to a value larger than 0, the actual delay will be between a random number between original_delay * (1-jitter_factor) and original_delay * (1+jitter_factor). Jitters are usually added to avoid so-called "thundering herd" problem.
The jitter will be applied to delay on failure as well as on success.
max_actual_duration => ufloat (default: 0)
Maximum number of seconds for all of the attempts (0 means unlimited).
If set to a positive number, will limit the number of seconds for all of the attempts. This setting is used to limit the amount of time you are willing to spend on a task. For example, when using the Exponential strategy of initial_delay=3 and max_attempts=10, the delays will be 3, 6, 12, 24, ... If failures are logged according to the suggested delays, and max_actual_duration is set to 21 seconds, then the third failure() will return -1 instead of 24 because 3+6+12 >= 21, even though max_attempts has not been exceeded.
max_attempts => uint (default: 0)
Maximum number consecutive failures before giving up.
0 means to retry endlessly without ever giving up. 1 means to give up after a single failure (i.e. no retry attempts). 2 means to retry once after a failure. Note that after a success, the number of attempts is reset (as expected). So if max_attempts is 3, and if you fail twice then succeed, then on the next failure the algorithm will retry again for a maximum of 3 times.
max_delay => ufloat
Maximum delay time, in seconds.
min_delay => ufloat (default: 0)
Maximum delay time, in seconds.
retry_on => str
Comma-separated list of exit codes that should trigger retry.
By default, all non-zero exit codes will trigger retry.
skip_delay => true
Do not delay at all.
Useful for testing, along with --dry-run, when you just want to see how the retries are done (the number of retries, along with the number of seconds of delays) by seeing the log messages, without actually delaying.
success_on => str
Comma-separated list of exit codes that mean success.
By default, only exit code 0 means success.
Special arguments:
-dry_run => bool
Pass -dry_run=>1 to enable simulation mode.
Returns an enveloped result (an array).
First element (status) is an integer containing HTTP status code (200 means OK, 4xx caller error, 5xx function error). Second element (msg) is a string containing error message, or 'OK' if status is 200. Third element (payload) is optional, the actual result. Fourth element (meta) is called result metadata and is optional, a hash that contains extra information.
Return value: (any)
show_backoff_delays
Usage:
show_backoff_delays(%args) -> [status, msg, payload, meta]Show backoff delays.
This function is not exported.
This function supports dry-run operation.
Arguments ('*' denotes required arguments):
algorithm* => str
Backoff algorithm.
consider_actual_delay => bool (default: 0)
Whether to consider actual delay.
If set to true, will take into account the actual delay (timestamp difference). For example, when using the Constant strategy of delay=2, you log failure() again right after the previous failure() (i.e. specify the same timestamp). failure() will then return ~2+2 = 4 seconds. On the other hand, if you waited 2 seconds before calling failure() again (i.e. specify the timestamp that is 2 seconds larger than the previous timestamp), failure() will return 2 seconds. And if you waited 4 seconds or more, failure() will return 0.
delay => ufloat
Number of seconds to wait after a failure.
delay_increment_on_failure => float
How much to add to previous delay, in seconds, upon failure (e.g. 5).
delay_increment_on_success => float
How much to add to previous delay, in seconds, upon success (e.g. -5).
delay_multiple_on_failure => ufloat
How much to multiple previous delay, upon failure (e.g. 1.5).
delay_multiple_on_success => ufloat
How much to multiple previous delay, upon success (e.g. 0.5).
delay_on_success => ufloat (default: 0)
Number of seconds to wait after a success.
exponent_base => ufloat (default: 2)
initial_delay => ufloat
Initial delay for the first attempt after failure, in seconds.
initial_delay1 => ufloat
Initial delay for the first attempt after failure, in seconds.
initial_delay2 => ufloat
Initial delay for the second attempt after failure, in seconds.
jitter_factor => float
How much to add randomness.
If you set this to a value larger than 0, the actual delay will be between a random number between original_delay * (1-jitter_factor) and original_delay * (1+jitter_factor). Jitters are usually added to avoid so-called "thundering herd" problem.
The jitter will be applied to delay on failure as well as on success.
logs* => array[str]
List of failures or successes.
A list of 0's (to signify failure) or 1's (to signify success). Each failure/success can be followed by
:TIMESTAMP(unix epoch) or:+SECS(number of seconds after the previous log), or the current timestamp will be assumed. Examples:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1(10 failures followed by 5 successes).
0 0:+2 0:+4 0:+6 1(4 failures, 2 seconds apart, followed by immediate success.)
max_actual_duration => ufloat (default: 0)
Maximum number of seconds for all of the attempts (0 means unlimited).
If set to a positive number, will limit the number of seconds for all of the attempts. This setting is used to limit the amount of time you are willing to spend on a task. For example, when using the Exponential strategy of initial_delay=3 and max_attempts=10, the delays will be 3, 6, 12, 24, ... If failures are logged according to the suggested delays, and max_actual_duration is set to 21 seconds, then the third failure() will return -1 instead of 24 because 3+6+12 >= 21, even though max_attempts has not been exceeded.
max_attempts => uint (default: 0)
Maximum number consecutive failures before giving up.
0 means to retry endlessly without ever giving up. 1 means to give up after a single failure (i.e. no retry attempts). 2 means to retry once after a failure. Note that after a success, the number of attempts is reset (as expected). So if max_attempts is 3, and if you fail twice then succeed, then on the next failure the algorithm will retry again for a maximum of 3 times.
max_delay => ufloat
Maximum delay time, in seconds.
min_delay => ufloat (default: 0)
Maximum delay time, in seconds.
Special arguments:
-dry_run => bool
Pass -dry_run=>1 to enable simulation mode.
Returns an enveloped result (an array).
First element (status) is an integer containing HTTP status code (200 means OK, 4xx caller error, 5xx function error). Second element (msg) is a string containing error message, or 'OK' if status is 200. Third element (payload) is optional, the actual result. Fourth element (meta) is called result metadata and is optional, a hash that contains extra information.
Return value: (any)
HOMEPAGE
Please visit the project's homepage at https://metacpan.org/release/App-AlgorithmBackoffUtils.
SOURCE
Source repository is at https://github.com/perlancar/perl-App-AlgorithmBackoffUtils.
BUGS
Please report any bugs or feature requests on the bugtracker website https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=App-AlgorithmBackoffUtils
When submitting a bug or request, please include a test-file or a patch to an existing test-file that illustrates the bug or desired feature.
SEE ALSO
Algorithm::Backoff::Exponential.
Algorithm::Backoff::Fibonacci.
AUTHOR
perlancar <perlancar@cpan.org>
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
This software is copyright (c) 2020, 2019 by perlancar@cpan.org.
This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.