matthewmueller/x-ray

Feature request: retry

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#94 opened on Sep 17, 2015

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Description

Great project that has been incredibly useful!!!

I would like the ability to have X-Ray automatically retry when a connection times out, for the number of times I specify. Before the first retry, the configured .delay would be applied. Each subsequent try the delay time would be doubled until the maximum number of retries had been exceeded.

The API would simply be

xray.retry(maxAttempts)

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Tech stack
javascript
Domain
backend
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
JavaScriptNode.jsunderstanding of x ray codebase
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
50
Research direction
The issue requests a retry method with exponential backoff. The implementation would likely involve modifying the main x ray module, possibly the core scraper logic. Look at existing retry patterns in similar libraries. There are 7 comments that may provide additional context; check them for any maintainer guidance. The API should be added to the public interface and tested.