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Algorithm-Backoff-0.004
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NAME

Algorithm::Backoff::Constant - Backoff using a constant delay

VERSION

This document describes version 0.004 of Algorithm::Backoff::Constant (from Perl distribution Algorithm-Backoff), released on 2019-06-05.

SYNOPSIS

use Algorithm::Backoff::Constant;

# 1. instantiate

my $ab = Algorithm::Backoff::Constant->new(
    #consider_actual_delay => 1, # optional, default 0
    #max_actual_duration   => 0, # optional, default 0 (retry endlessly)
    #max_attempts          => 0, # optional, default 0 (retry endlessly)
    #jitter_factor         => 0, # optional, set to positive value to add randomness
    delay                  => 2, # required
    #delay_on_success      => 0, # optional, default 0
);

# 2. log success/failure and get a new number of seconds to delay, timestamp is
# optional argument (default is current time) but must be monotonically
# increasing.

my $secs = $ab->failure(1554652553); # => 2
my $secs = $ab->success();           # => 0
my $secs = $ab->failure();           # => 2

DESCRIPTION

This backoff strategy is one of the simplest: it waits X second(s) after each failure, or Y second(s) (default 0) after a success. There are limits on the number of attempts (`max_attempts`) and total duration (`max_actual_duration`). Some randomness can be introduced to avoid "thundering herd problem".

METHODS

new

Usage:

new(%args) -> obj

This function is not exported.

Arguments ('*' denotes required arguments):

  • 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.

  • 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.

Return value: (obj)

HOMEPAGE

Please visit the project's homepage at https://metacpan.org/release/Algorithm-Backoff.

SOURCE

Source repository is at https://github.com/perlancar/perl-Algorithm-Backoff.

BUGS

Please report any bugs or feature requests on the bugtracker website https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=Algorithm-Backoff

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

Other Algorithm::Backoff::* classes.

AUTHOR

perlancar <perlancar@cpan.org>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 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.