discoursejs/docs/lib/utils/retryconfig.md

RetryConfig

Allows customizing the default retry configuration. It is only permitted in methods that accept retry policies.

Fields

Name	Type	Description	Example
strategy	`"backoff"	"none"`	The retry strategy to use.
backoff	BackoffStrategy	When strategy is "backoff", this configurates for the backoff parameters.
retryConnectionErrors	*boolean*	When strategy is "backoff", this determines whether or not to retry on connection errors.	true

BackoffStrategy

The backoff strategy allows retrying a request with an exponential backoff between each retry.

Fields

Name	Type	Description	Example
initialInterval	*number*	The initial interval in milliseconds.	500
maxInterval	*number*	The maximum interval in milliseconds.	60000
exponent	*number*	The exponent to use for the backoff.	1.5
maxElapsedTime	*number*	The maximum elapsed time in milliseconds.	300000