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@smithy/util-retry
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The `retry` package provides a comprehensive set of tools for retrying operations in Node.js. It allows for customizable retry strategies, including exponential backoff and custom retry logic. Compared to @smithy/util-retry, `retry` is more general-purpose and not specifically tied to the AWS SDK.
The `promise-retry` package is designed for retrying promise-based operations. It supports customizable retry strategies and integrates well with async/await syntax. Like `retry`, it is a general-purpose library and not specific to the AWS SDK, making it a versatile choice for various use cases.
The `async-retry` package provides a simple and flexible way to retry asynchronous operations. It supports custom retry strategies and integrates seamlessly with async/await. It is similar to @smithy/util-retry in terms of functionality but is not tied to the AWS SDK, making it suitable for a broader range of applications.
FAQs
Shared retry utilities to be used in middleware packages.
The npm package @smithy/util-retry receives a total of 23,462,003 weekly downloads. As such, @smithy/util-retry popularity was classified as popular.
We found that @smithy/util-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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