Code RoomRetry no final error
MediumPrep Room Coding #2165

Retry no final error

Code reviewCode quality & reviewMid–Senior~18 min

Review this JavaScript retry helper that wraps a downstream call.

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Separate real bugs from style. Rank issues by severity, point at the root cause rather than the symptom, and suggest a concrete fix, specific and kind.

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1async function withRetry(fn, attempts = 5) {
2 for (let i = 0; i < attempts; i++) {
3 try {
4 return await fn();
5 } catch (err) {
6 await sleep(1000 * Math.pow(2, i));
7 }
8 }
9}
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