axios-retryer
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TypeScript-first Axios retry library with concurrency limits, request priority, token refresh, response caching, and circuit breaker plugins.
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import { Method, AxiosRequestConfig, AxiosError, AxiosInstance, AxiosResponse } from 'axios';
type AxiosRetryerHttpMethod = Method;
declare const AXIOS_RETRYER_REQUEST_PRIORITIES: {
readonly CRITICAL: 4;
readonly HIGHEST: 3;
readonly HIGH: 2;
readonly MEDIUM: 1;
readonly LOW: 0;
};
type AxiosRetryerRequestPriority = (typeof AXIOS_RETRYER_REQUEST_PRIORITIES)[keyof typeof AXIOS_RETRYER_REQUEST_PRIORITIES];
type RetryEventArgs<TEvents extends object, K extends keyof TEvents> = NonNullable<TEvents[K]> extends (...args: infer TArgs) => unknown ? TArgs : never;
type RetryEventListener<TEvents extends object, K extends keyof TEvents> = (...args: RetryEventArgs<TEvents, K>) => void;
/**
* Terminal request error payload emitted by `onRequestError`.
*/
interface AxiosRetryerRequestErrorEvent {
/** Final Axios error object that caused request failure. */
error: AxiosError;
/** Final Axios request config that failed. */
config: AxiosRequestConfig;
/** HTTP status if available, otherwise `null` for network-level failures. */
status: number | null;
/** Request identifier if available. */
requestId?: string;
/** Total attempts performed including the initial attempt. */
attempts: number;
/** Whether the final error shape is considered retryable by the active strategy. */
retryable: boolean;
}
/**
* Queue-entry payload emitted by `onRequestQueued`.
*/
interface AxiosRetryerRequestQueuedEvent {
/** Request identifier generated or assigned by RetryManager. */
requestId: string;
/** Request config entering the queue. */
config: AxiosRequestConfig;
/** Resolved priority used for queue ordering. */
priority: AxiosRetryerRequestPriority;
/** Queue size immediately after this request was enqueued. */
queueSize: number;
}
/**
* Queue-dispatch payload emitted by `onRequestDispatched`.
*/
interface AxiosRetryerRequestDispatchedEvent {
/** Request identifier generated or assigned by RetryManager. */
requestId: string;
/** Request config dispatched from the queue. */
config: AxiosRequestConfig;
/** Resolved priority used for queue ordering. */
priority: AxiosRetryerRequestPriority;
/** Time spent waiting in the queue before dispatch (milliseconds). */
queuedForMs: number;
}
/**
* Success payload emitted by `onRequestSucceeded`.
*/
interface AxiosRetryerRequestSucceededEvent {
/** Request identifier generated or assigned by RetryManager. */
requestId?: string;
/** Final request config that succeeded. */
config: AxiosRequestConfig;
/** Final HTTP status code. */
status: number;
/** Total attempts performed including the initial attempt. */
attempts: number;
}
/**
* Core events exposed by RetryManager without any plugins attached.
*/
interface CoreRetryEvents {
/**
* Triggered when the retry process begins.
*/
onRetryProcessStarted?: () => void;
/**
* Triggered before each retry attempt.
* @param config The Axios request configuration being retried.
*/
beforeRetry?: (config: AxiosRequestConfig) => void;
/**
* Triggered after a retry attempt.
* @param config The Axios request configuration being retried.
* @param success Whether the retry was successful.
* @param error If the retry failed, the error that caused the failure.
*/
afterRetry?: (config: AxiosRequestConfig, success: boolean, error?: AxiosError) => void;
/**
* Triggered when a retry is scheduled and waiting for the specified delay.
* @param delayMs The delay in milliseconds.
* @param config The Axios request configuration.
*/
onRetryScheduled?: (delayMs: number, config: AxiosRequestConfig) => void;
/**
* Triggered for each failed retry attempt.
* @param config The failed Axios request configuration.
*/
onFailure?: (config: AxiosRequestConfig) => void;
/**
* Triggered when a request enters the queue.
*
* @param payload Queue entry metadata for this request.
*/
onRequestQueued?: (payload: AxiosRetryerRequestQueuedEvent) => void;
/**
* Triggered when a queued request is dispatched from the queue to the network layer.
*
* @param payload Dispatch metadata including queue wait duration.
*/
onRequestDispatched?: (payload: AxiosRetryerRequestDispatchedEvent) => void;
/**
* Triggered when a request succeeds (initial attempt or after retries).
*
* @param payload Success metadata for this request.
*/
onRequestSucceeded?: (payload: AxiosRetryerRequestSucceededEvent) => void;
/**
* Triggered once when a request fails terminally (all retries exhausted or no-retry terminal path).
* Unlike `onFailure`, this event is emitted only for the final failure.
*
* @param payload Terminal error context for application-level handling.
*/
onRequestError?: (payload: AxiosRetryerRequestErrorEvent) => void;
/**
* Triggered when all retries are completed.
*/
onRetryProcessFinished?: () => void;
/**
* Triggered when an in-flight retry delay timer is cancelled — either because
* the user aborted the request (`source: 'user'`) or because the system shut
* the request down (`source: 'system'`, e.g. plugin destroy, queue clear).
*/
onRetryTimerCancelled?: (payload: {
requestId: string;
source: 'user' | 'system';
}) => void;
/**
* Triggered when a request cancelled.
* @param requestId Id of the cancelled request.
*/
onRequestCancelled?: (requestId: string) => void;
/**
* Called when a request fails due to network or connection issues, meaning
* no valid server response was received (e.g., user is offline).
*
* @param request - The Axios request config that encountered a connection error.
*/
onInternetConnectionError?: (request: AxiosRequestConfig) => void;
/**
* Triggered when a blocking request (at or above `blockingPriorityThreshold`) fails terminally.
* Only fires when `blockingPriorityThreshold` is configured.
*
* @param config The Axios request config of the failed blocking request.
*/
onBlockingRequestFailed?: (config: AxiosRequestConfig) => void;
/**
* Triggered when every in-flight blocking request (at or above `blockingPriorityThreshold`)
* has **succeeded** (terminal success) and none remain in the internal blocker set.
* Not emitted when a blocker fails (`onBlockingRequestFailed`) or is cancelled.
* Only fires when `blockingPriorityThreshold` is configured.
*/
onAllBlockingRequestsResolved?: () => void;
}
type RetryManagerEvents<TPluginEvents extends object = Record<never, never>> = {
[K in keyof CoreRetryEvents | keyof TPluginEvents]: K extends keyof TPluginEvents ? K extends keyof CoreRetryEvents ? CoreRetryEvents[K] & TPluginEvents[K] : TPluginEvents[K] : K extends keyof CoreRetryEvents ? CoreRetryEvents[K] : never;
};
/**
* Represents the distribution of different error types encountered
*/
interface ErrorTypesDistribution {
/** Number of network-related errors (e.g., connection failures) */
network: number;
/** Number of 5xx server errors */
server5xx: number;
/** Number of 4xx client errors */
client4xx: number;
/** Number of canceled requests */
cancelled: number;
}
/**
* Represents metrics for a specific request priority level
*/
interface PriorityMetrics {
/** The priority level (higher numbers indicate higher priority) */
priority: number;
/** Total number of retry attempts for this priority */
total: number;
/** Number of successful retries for this priority */
successes: number;
/** Number of failed retries for this priority */
failures: number;
/** Success rate percentage for this priority (0-100) */
successRate: number;
/** Failure rate percentage for this priority (0-100) */
failureRate: number;
}
/**
* AxiosRetryer detailed metrics
* */
interface AxiosRetryerDetailedMetrics {
/** Total number of requests made through the retryer */
totalRequests: number;
/** Number of successfully completed retries */
successfulRetries: number;
/** Number of failed retry attempts */
failedRetries: number;
/** Requests that failed all retry attempts */
completelyFailedRequests: number;
/** Requests canceled before completion */
canceledRequests: number;
/** Critical priority requests that failed all retries */
completelyFailedCriticalRequests: number;
/** Distribution of error types encountered */
errorTypesDistribution: ErrorTypesDistribution;
/** Distribution of retry attempts across all requests */
retryAttemptsDistribution: Record<number, number>;
/** Count of requests by priority level */
requestCountsByPriority: Record<number, number>;
/** Average time spent in queue (seconds) */
avgQueueWait: number;
/** Average delay between retry attempts (seconds) */
avgRetryDelay: number;
/** Detailed metrics grouped by request priority */
priorityMetrics: PriorityMetrics[];
/** Timer health and accumulation metrics */
timerHealth: {
/** Number of active internal timers */
activeTimers: number;
/** Number of active retry timers */
activeRetryTimers: number;
/** Health score (0 = excellent, 100+ = potential issues) */
healthScore: number;
};
}
/**
* Interface for pluggable metrics recording.
* The core library ships with no-op metrics by default.
* Use MetricsPlugin for full metrics collection.
*/
interface MetricsRecorder {
reset(): void;
buildDetailedMetrics(timerStats: {
activeTimers: number;
activeRetryTimers: number;
}): AxiosRetryerDetailedMetrics;
emitMetricsUpdated?(): void;
}
/**
* Logger interface used by RetryManager and its collaborators.
* Supply a custom implementation via {@link RetryManagerOptions.logger}
* to redirect or suppress log output.
*/
interface Logger {
log(message: string, data?: unknown): void;
error(message: string, error?: unknown): void;
warn(message: string, data?: unknown): void;
debug(message: string, meta?: unknown): void;
}
/**
* Context object passed to plugins during initialization and teardown.
* Provides the plugin-facing view of RetryManager capabilities including
* plugin-only wiring hooks that are not part of the public manager API.
*/
interface PluginContext<TPluginEvents extends object = Record<never, never>> {
/** The Axios instance managed by RetryManager. */
readonly axiosInstance: AxiosInstance;
/** Returns the configured logger. */
getLogger(): Logger;
/** Subscribe to a manager or plugin event. */
on<K extends keyof RetryManagerEvents<TPluginEvents>>(event: K, listener: RetryEventListener<RetryManagerEvents<TPluginEvents>, K>): void;
/** Unsubscribe from a manager or plugin event. */
off<K extends keyof RetryManagerEvents<TPluginEvents>>(event: K, listener: RetryEventListener<RetryManagerEvents<TPluginEvents>, K>): boolean;
/** Fire all listeners registered for this event. */
emit<K extends keyof RetryManagerEvents<TPluginEvents>>(event: K, ...args: RetryEventArgs<RetryManagerEvents<TPluginEvents>, K>): void;
/**
* Identical to `emit` — fires all listeners registered for this event.
*
* Kept for backward compatibility with existing plugins. There is no semantic
* distinction from `emit`: prefer `emit` in new code.
*/
triggerAndEmit<K extends keyof RetryManagerEvents<TPluginEvents>>(event: K, ...args: RetryEventArgs<RetryManagerEvents<TPluginEvents>, K>): void;
/** Cancel a specific in-flight or queued request by its ID. */
cancelRequest(requestId: string): void;
/** Cancel all active and queued requests. */
cancelAllRequests(): void;
/** Cancel only requests currently waiting in the queue. */
cancelQueuedRequests(): void;
/**
* Register a queue gate that must approve each request before it is dispatched.
* Used by plugins that need to block request processing under certain conditions.
*/
registerQueueGate(name: string, canProcess: (request: AxiosRequestConfig) => boolean): void;
/** Remove a previously registered queue gate. */
unregisterQueueGate(name: string): boolean;
/** Trigger a queue drain pass. Useful after a gate condition changes. */
refreshQueue(): void;
/**
* Register or unregister a metrics recorder.
* Pass `null` to detach. Used by MetricsPlugin to expose metric data to the RetryManager's getMetrics() method.
*/
registerMetricsRecorder(recorder: MetricsRecorder | null): void;
/**
* Return active timer counts.
* Used by MetricsPlugin to populate the timerHealth section of detailed metrics.
*/
getTimerStats(): {
activeTimers: number;
activeRetryTimers: number;
};
/**
* Release lifecycle tracking for a request config and mark its queue slot complete.
* Used by TokenRefreshPlugin when a tracked request is intercepted for token refresh.
*/
releaseRequestTracking(config: AxiosRequestConfig): void;
}
/**
* AxiosRetryer plugin interface that can be attached with {@link RetryManager.use} and removed with {@link RetryManager.unuse}
* */
interface RetryPlugin<TPluginEvents extends object = Record<never, never>> {
/**
* Plugin name. Should be unique
* */
name: string;
/**
* Plugin version (e.g. 1.0.0)
* */
version: string;
/**
* Phantom covariant marker for TypeScript to infer `TPluginEvents` at call sites
* such as `manager.use(plugin)`. Never set this at runtime; implementations may
* simply omit it (it is always `undefined`).
* */
readonly _events?: Readonly<TPluginEvents>;
/**
* Called when the plugin is attached and initialized.
* @param context Plugin context providing manager capabilities and plugin-only wiring hooks.
* */
initialize: (context: PluginContext<TPluginEvents>) => void;
/**
* Called before the plugin is removed.
* @param context Plugin context providing manager capabilities and plugin-only wiring hooks.
* */
onBeforeDestroyed?: (context: PluginContext<TPluginEvents>) => void;
}
type MaybePromise<T> = T | Promise<T>;
/**
* Represents a cached item containing the AxiosResponse and the timestamp it was cached.
*/
interface CachedItem {
response: AxiosResponse<unknown>;
timestamp: number;
ttr?: number;
lastAccessedAt?: number;
}
interface CacheStorageEntry {
readonly key: string;
readonly value: CachedItem;
}
interface CacheStorage {
get(key: string): MaybePromise<CachedItem | undefined>;
set(key: string, value: CachedItem): MaybePromise<void>;
delete(key: string): MaybePromise<void>;
clear(): MaybePromise<void>;
/**
* Returns the adapter's full cache index.
* Cleanup and non-exact invalidation operate on this index.
*/
entries(): MaybePromise<readonly CacheStorageEntry[]>;
}
/**
* Options for the CachingPlugin.
*/
interface CachingPluginOptions {
/**
* Response header names that are stripped before a response is written to the cache.
* This prevents sensitive per-user or session-establishing headers (e.g. `Set-Cookie`)
* from being replayed to different callers who receive a cached response.
*
* Matching is case-insensitive.
*
* @default ['set-cookie']
*/
sensitiveResponseHeaders?: readonly string[];
/**
* If true, include the entire headers object in the cache key.
* @default false
*/
compareHeaders?: boolean;
/**
* Duration (in milliseconds) a cached entry is considered fresh.
* If 0, the cache never expires.
* @default 0
*/
timeToRevalidate?: number;
/**
* HTTP methods to cache. By default, only GET requests are cached.
* @default [AXIOS_RETRYER_HTTP_METHODS.GET]
*/
cacheMethods?: readonly AxiosRetryerHttpMethod[];
/**
* Interval in milliseconds to run cache cleanup.
* If 0, periodic cleanup is disabled.
* @default 0
*/
cleanupInterval?: number;
/**
* Maximum age in milliseconds for cached items.
* Items older than this will be removed during cleanup.
* If 0, items don't expire based on age.
* @default 0
*/
maxAge?: number;
/**
* Maximum number of items to keep in cache.
* If exceeded, oldest items will be removed first.
* If 0, no limit is applied.
* @default 1000
*/
maxItems?: number;
/**
* If true, only requests that are retried will be cached.
* Requests that are not retried will not be cached even if they are cacheable.
* @default false
*/
cacheOnlyRetriedRequests?: boolean;
/**
* Indexed storage backend used for cache entries.
* Custom adapters must implement `entries()` so cleanup and invalidation can
* operate on the adapter's source of truth after restart or across processes.
* Defaults to the built-in in-memory storage.
*/
storage?: CacheStorage;
/**
* If true, concurrent identical cacheable requests share the same in-flight response.
* @default true
*/
dedupeConcurrentRequests?: boolean;
/**
* Allows custom cache key composition from canonical request parts.
* The default builder uses normalized method, URL, params, body, and optional headers.
*/
cacheKeyBuilder?: CacheKeyBuilder;
/**
* When true, requests carrying authentication headers (Authorization, Cookie,
* Proxy-Authorization, X-Auth-Token, X-API-Key) are excluded from caching.
* This prevents cross-principal cache collisions on shared retryer instances.
*
* Set to `false` only for legitimate shared-cache use cases where all
* principals should receive the same cached response.
*
* @default true
*/
skipWhenAuthPresent?: boolean;
/**
* Header names whose values are folded into the cache key, binding each
* cache entry to the identity or context carried by those headers.
*
* Use this instead of (or together with) `skipWhenAuthPresent: false`
* when you need per-principal caching rather than skipping the cache entirely.
*
* Header name matching is case-insensitive.
*
* @default []
*
* @example
* ```ts
* // Cache responses per-user based on their Authorization header:
* new CachingPlugin({ skipWhenAuthPresent: false, varyHeaders: ['Authorization'] });
* ```
*/
varyHeaders?: readonly string[];
/**
* Maximum byte size of a response body (measured via `JSON.stringify` length) that
* will be written to the cache. Responses whose serialized body exceeds this limit
* are served normally but not stored.
*
* Use this to prevent a single large response from consuming excessive memory.
* Set to `0` to disable the check (no limit).
*
* @default 0
*/
maxEntrySize?: number;
}
interface CachingRequestOptions {
cache?: boolean;
ttr?: number;
}
interface CacheKeyBuilderContext {
readonly config: AxiosRequestConfig;
readonly method: string;
readonly normalizedUrl: string;
readonly normalizedParams: string;
readonly normalizedData: string;
readonly normalizedHeaders: string;
}
type CacheKeyBuilder = (context: CacheKeyBuilderContext) => string;
interface CachingPluginEvents {
onCacheHit?: (payload: {
keyFingerprint: string;
config: AxiosRequestConfig;
ageMs: number;
}) => void;
onCacheMiss?: (payload: {
keyFingerprint: string;
config: AxiosRequestConfig;
reason: 'empty' | 'stale';
}) => void;
onCacheInvalidated?: (payload: {
count: number;
matcher: 'all' | 'custom';
}) => void;
}
type CacheInvalidationMatcher = string | RegExp | {
exact: string;
} | {
prefix: string;
};
declare class InMemoryCacheStorage implements CacheStorage {
private readonly storage;
get(key: string): CachedItem | undefined;
set(key: string, value: CachedItem): void;
delete(key: string): void;
clear(): void;
entries(): readonly CacheStorageEntry[];
}
declare class CachingPlugin implements RetryPlugin<CachingPluginEvents> {
name: string;
version: string;
readonly _events?: Readonly<CachingPluginEvents>;
private context;
private interceptorIdReq;
private interceptorIdRes;
private static readonly CACHE_CLEANUP_TIMEOUT_MS;
private static readonly CACHE_CLEANUP_DISABLE_AFTER;
private readonly cache;
private readonly inflight;
private readonly cleanup;
private readonly options;
private readonly storage;
constructor(options?: CachingPluginOptions);
initialize(context: PluginContext<CachingPluginEvents>): void;
onBeforeDestroyed(): void;
private getCacheKeyFingerprint;
/**
* Checks if there is a fresh cached response and handles the request accordingly.
*/
private handleRequest;
/**
* Handles successful responses by caching them when appropriate.
*/
private handleResponseSuccess;
private handleResponseError;
/**
* Generates a unique cache key based on the request configuration.
*/
buildCacheKey(config: AxiosRequestConfig): string;
private runCacheCleanup;
/**
* Manually clears all cache entries.
*/
clearCache(): void | Promise<void>;
/**
* Invalidates cache entries using explicit exact-key, prefix, or RegExp matching.
*
* Plain string input is treated as an exact-key match.
*
* @param matcher The exact key, prefix matcher, or RegExp to match for invalidation
* @returns The number of invalidated cache entries
*/
invalidateCache(matcher: CacheInvalidationMatcher): number | Promise<number>;
/**
* Returns current cache statistics.
*/
getCacheStats(): {
size: number;
oldestItemAge: number;
newestItemAge: number;
averageAge: number;
};
private upsertCacheEntry;
private touchCacheEntry;
private deleteCacheEntry;
private getRequestCachingOptions;
private readCacheEntriesForScan;
private syncLocalCache;
private enforceMaxItemsBeforeUpsert;
private persistCacheTouchIfNeeded;
private invalidateCacheEntries;
private buildCacheKeyContext;
}
declare class InvalidCacheKeyError extends Error {
constructor();
}
declare module 'axios' {
interface AxiosRequestConfig {
__cachingOptions?: CachingRequestOptions;
}
}
/**
* Creates a CachingPlugin instance.
* Functional alternative to using the `new CachingPlugin()` constructor.
*
* The caching plugin stores responses from successful requests and returns them
* for identical requests, reducing network traffic and improving performance.
*
* @param options Configuration options for the CachingPlugin
* @returns A configured CachingPlugin instance
*
* @example
* ```typescript
* import { AXIOS_RETRYER_HTTP_METHODS } from 'axios-retryer';
*
* const cachePlugin = createCachePlugin({
* timeToRevalidate: 60000, // Cache responses for 60 seconds
* cacheMethods: [AXIOS_RETRYER_HTTP_METHODS.GET], // Only cache GET requests
* cleanupInterval: 300000, // Run cleanup every 5 minutes
* maxItems: 100, // Store at most 100 responses
* compareHeaders: false // Don't include headers in cache key
* });
*
* manager.use(cachePlugin);
* ```
*/
declare function createCachePlugin(options?: CachingPluginOptions): CachingPlugin;
export { CachingPlugin, InMemoryCacheStorage, InvalidCacheKeyError, createCachePlugin };
export type { CacheInvalidationMatcher, CacheKeyBuilder, CacheKeyBuilderContext, CacheStorage, CacheStorageEntry, CachedItem, CachingPluginEvents, CachingPluginOptions, CachingRequestOptions };