/gen_retry

Utilities for retrying Elixir functions, with configurable delay and backoff.

Primary LanguageElixirMIT LicenseMIT

GenRetry

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GenRetry provides utilities for retrying Elixir functions, with configurable delay and backoff characteristics.

Examples

my_background_function = fn ->
  :ok = try_to_send_tps_reports()
end
GenRetry.retry(my_background_function, retries: 10, delay: 10_000)
my_future_function = fn ->
  {:ok, val} = get_val_from_flaky_network_service()
  val
end
t = GenRetry.Task.async(my_future_function, retries: 3)
my_val = Task.await(t)  # may raise exception

Full Documentation

Full gen_retry documentation is available on Hexdocs.pm.

Changelog and Contributors

CHANGELOG.md is a record of contributions and releases. Thanks so much to everyone who's submitted patches!

Authorship and License

GenRetry is copyright 2016-2019 Appcues, Inc.

GenRetry is released under the MIT License.