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@smithy/middleware-retry
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axios-retry is a plugin for the Axios HTTP client that adds automatic retry functionality. It allows you to configure retry strategies, including exponential backoff and custom retry logic. Compared to @smithy/middleware-retry, axios-retry is designed specifically for use with Axios and may not offer the same level of integration with AWS SDK for JavaScript (v3).
retry is a general-purpose retry library for JavaScript that provides a flexible API for implementing retry logic. It supports various retry strategies, including exponential backoff and custom retry logic. While it is not specifically designed for use with the AWS SDK, it can be used to implement retry functionality in a wide range of applications.
promise-retry is a library that provides retry functionality for promise-based operations. It allows you to configure retry strategies and handle transient errors in asynchronous code. Like retry, it is a general-purpose library and can be used in various contexts, but it does not offer the same level of integration with the AWS SDK as @smithy/middleware-retry.
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The npm package @smithy/middleware-retry receives a total of 26,953,862 weekly downloads. As such, @smithy/middleware-retry popularity was classified as popular.
We found that @smithy/middleware-retry demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 2 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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