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Retries, but with an exponential backoff
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retry-with-backoff.js
const retryWithBackoff = (eventuallyTrue, callback, retries = 10, msDelay = 100) => {
if (eventuallyTrue()) {
callback();
} else if (retries > 0) {
setTimeout(() => retryWithBackoff(eventuallyTrue, --retries, msDelay * 2, callback), msDelay);
}
};
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