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Exponential backoff in Ruby
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# Exponential backoff in Ruby | |
begin | |
make_request | |
rescue RequestError => e | |
if retries <= max_retries | |
retries += 1 | |
sleep 2 ** retries | |
retry | |
else | |
raise "Timeout: #{e.message}" | |
end | |
end |
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