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 { AxiosRequestConfig, AxiosError, AxiosInstance, AxiosResponse } from 'axios';
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;
}
declare const CIRCUIT_BREAKER_STATES: {
readonly CLOSED: "CLOSED";
readonly OPEN: "OPEN";
readonly HALF_OPEN: "HALF_OPEN";
};
type CircuitBreakerState = (typeof CIRCUIT_BREAKER_STATES)[keyof typeof CIRCUIT_BREAKER_STATES];
declare const CIRCUIT_BREAKER_SCOPES: {
readonly HOST: "host";
readonly URL: "url";
readonly HOST_AND_URL: "host+url";
};
type CircuitBreakerScope = (typeof CIRCUIT_BREAKER_SCOPES)[keyof typeof CIRCUIT_BREAKER_SCOPES];
/**
* Configuration options for the Circuit Breaker behavior.
*/
interface CircuitBreakerOptions {
/**
* Number of consecutive failures required to trip the circuit.
* Once this threshold is exceeded, the circuit transitions from `CLOSED` to `OPEN`.
*/
failureThreshold: number;
/**
* Duration (in milliseconds) the circuit remains in the `OPEN` state
* before allowing a test request in the `HALF_OPEN` state.
*/
openTimeout: number;
/**
* Maximum number of test requests allowed in `HALF_OPEN` state
* before deciding to either reset (back to `CLOSED`) or trip again to `OPEN`.
*/
halfOpenMax: number;
/**
* Number of successful test requests required in HALF_OPEN state to reset the circuit.
* Must be <= halfOpenMax.
*/
successThreshold?: number;
/**
* If true, uses a sliding window approach to count failures over time rather than consecutive failures.
*/
useSlidingWindow?: boolean;
/**
* The duration (in milliseconds) of the sliding window when useSlidingWindow is true.
*/
slidingWindowSize?: number;
/**
* Callback function to determine which errors should contribute to circuit breaking.
* If not provided, all errors count.
*/
shouldCountError?: (error: AxiosError) => boolean;
/**
* Adaptive timeout configuration. When true, the circuit breaker will track response times
* and adjust timeouts accordingly.
*/
adaptiveTimeout?: boolean;
/**
* Percentile (0-1) to use for adaptive timeout calculation. Default is 0.95 (95th percentile).
*/
adaptiveTimeoutPercentile?: number;
/**
* Number of historical response times to track for adaptive timeout calculation.
*/
adaptiveTimeoutSampleSize?: number;
/**
* Timeout multiplier (e.g., 1.5 = 150% of the calculated percentile).
*/
adaptiveTimeoutMultiplier?: number;
/**
* Maximum number of unique scope keys tracked in the adaptive-timeout response-metrics map.
* Prevents unbounded memory growth. When the cap is reached, the oldest entry is evicted.
* Default: 500.
*/
maxTrackedScopes?: number;
/**
* Allow specific endpoints to be excluded from circuit breaking.
*
* String patterns use exact URL equality. `RegExp` patterns are tested against
* the full request URL on every request — prefer string patterns when possible.
*
* **Security note (ReDoS):** Avoid catastrophically backtracking patterns such as
* `/(a+)+$/` combined with long non-matching URLs. JavaScript's regex engine is
* single-threaded and synchronous; a pathological pattern will block the event loop.
* Validate any user-controlled or externally-sourced patterns before use.
*/
excludeUrls?: readonly (string | RegExp)[];
/**
* Controls how circuit state is grouped.
* `host+url` scopes by host and normalized URL, which is the default.
*/
scope?: CircuitBreakerScope | ((config: AxiosRequestConfig) => string);
/**
* Optional adapter for sharing circuit state across processes or hosts.
*/
stateAdapter?: CircuitBreakerStateAdapter;
}
interface CircuitBreakerFailureRecord {
timestamp: number;
url: string;
status?: number;
errorCode?: string;
}
interface CircuitBreakerScopeState {
state: CircuitBreakerState;
failureCount: number;
successCount: number;
halfOpenCount: number;
nextAttempt: number;
recentFailures: CircuitBreakerFailureRecord[];
lastFailureStatus?: number;
lastFailureCode?: string;
}
interface CircuitBreakerScopeMetrics {
scopeKey: string;
url: string;
host?: string;
state: CircuitBreakerState;
failureCount: number;
halfOpenCount: number;
successCount: number;
nextAttemptIn: number;
failuresInWindow: number;
}
interface CircuitBreakerAdaptiveTimeoutMetrics {
scopeKey: string;
url: string;
host?: string;
timeoutMs: number;
p95ResponseTimeMs: number;
samplesCount: number;
}
interface CircuitBreakerMetrics {
state: CircuitBreakerState;
failureCount: number;
halfOpenCount: number;
successCount: number;
nextAttemptIn: number;
failuresInWindow: number;
adaptiveTimeouts: CircuitBreakerAdaptiveTimeoutMetrics[];
scopeMetrics: CircuitBreakerScopeMetrics[];
}
interface CircuitBreakerStateAdapter {
get(key: string): CircuitBreakerScopeState | undefined | Promise<CircuitBreakerScopeState | undefined>;
set(key: string, state: CircuitBreakerScopeState): void | Promise<void>;
delete(key: string): void | Promise<void>;
clear(): void | Promise<void>;
}
interface CircuitBreakerPluginEvents {
onCircuitStateChanged?: (payload: {
scopeKey: string;
from: CircuitBreakerState;
to: CircuitBreakerState;
reason: 'failure-threshold' | 'half-open-failure' | 'open-timeout-elapsed' | 'success-threshold-reached' | 'manual-reset';
nextAttemptIn?: number;
}) => void;
}
interface ResponseTimeMetrics {
times: number[];
sampleSize: number;
lastCalculated: number;
currentPercentileMs: number;
scopeKey: string;
normalizedUrl: string;
host?: string;
}
/**
* Default in-memory state adapter. Stores circuit state as deep clones to
* prevent accidental mutation of internal state from external references.
*/
declare class InMemoryCircuitBreakerStateAdapter implements CircuitBreakerStateAdapter {
private readonly state;
get(key: string): CircuitBreakerScopeState | undefined;
set(key: string, state: CircuitBreakerScopeState): void;
delete(key: string): void;
clear(): void;
}
/**
* Enhanced CircuitBreakerPlugin with sliding window failure counting,
* selective error monitoring, adaptive timeout management, granular recovery,
* URL exclusion, scoped circuit state, and optional distributed state adapters.
*
* @implements {RetryPlugin}
*/
declare class CircuitBreakerPlugin implements RetryPlugin<CircuitBreakerPluginEvents> {
static STATES: {
readonly CLOSED: "CLOSED";
readonly OPEN: "OPEN";
readonly HALF_OPEN: "HALF_OPEN";
};
readonly name = "CircuitBreakerPlugin";
readonly version = "2.0.0";
readonly _events?: Readonly<CircuitBreakerPluginEvents>;
private readonly _options;
private _requestInterceptorId?;
private _responseInterceptorId?;
private _context;
private readonly _adaptiveTimeoutTracker;
private readonly _scopeManager;
private readonly _failureWindow;
private readonly _metricBaselines;
constructor(options?: Partial<CircuitBreakerOptions>);
/** @internal */
get _responseMetrics(): Record<string, ResponseTimeMetrics>;
/** @internal */
get _scopeStateCache(): Map<string, CircuitBreakerScopeState>;
/** @internal */
get _knownScopes(): Map<string, {
scopeKey: string;
normalizedUrl: string;
host?: string;
}>;
/** @internal */
_normalizeUrl(url: string): string;
/** @internal */
_resolveScopeKey(config: AxiosRequestConfig, normalizedUrl: string, host?: string): string;
/** @internal */
_getScopeDetails(config: AxiosRequestConfig): {
scopeKey: string;
normalizedUrl: string;
host?: string;
};
/** @internal */
_writeScopeState(scopeKey: string, state: CircuitBreakerScopeState): Promise<void>;
initialize(context: PluginContext<CircuitBreakerPluginEvents>): void;
onBeforeDestroyed(context: PluginContext<CircuitBreakerPluginEvents>): void;
getState(scopeKey?: string): CircuitBreakerState;
manualReset(scopeKey?: string): void;
/**
* Backwards-compatible alias retained for existing tests and internal callers.
* @internal
*/
_reset(scopeKey?: string): void;
/**
* @internal Exposed for test inspection only; not part of the public API.
*/
_trackResponseTime(response: AxiosResponse): void;
resetMetrics(): void;
getAdaptiveTimeoutMetrics(): CircuitBreakerMetrics['adaptiveTimeouts'];
getMetrics(): CircuitBreakerMetrics;
private _tripScope;
private _resetScope;
private _transitionToHalfOpen;
private _emitStateChange;
private _shouldCountError;
private _isUrlExcluded;
private _createCircuitStateError;
private _getScopeMetrics;
private _getVisibleCounter;
private _getVisibleFailuresInWindow;
}
declare class CircuitBreakerStateError extends AxiosError {
readonly circuitState: CircuitBreakerState;
constructor(message: string, circuitState: CircuitBreakerState, request: AxiosRequestConfig, code?: string, response?: AxiosResponse);
}
/**
* Creates a CircuitBreakerPlugin instance.
* Functional alternative to using the `new CircuitBreakerPlugin()` constructor.
*
* The circuit breaker pattern prevents repeated requests to a failing service by
* temporarily blocking requests after a threshold of failures is reached.
*
* @param options Configuration options for the CircuitBreakerPlugin
* @returns A configured CircuitBreakerPlugin instance
*
* @example
* ```typescript
* const circuitBreaker = createCircuitBreaker({
* failureThreshold: 5, // Trip circuit after 5 consecutive failures
* openTimeout: 30000, // Remain open for 30s before allowing half-open test
* halfOpenMax: 1, // Allow 1 test request in half-open state
* useSlidingWindow: true, // Use sliding window for failure analysis
* slidingWindowSize: 60000 // 60-second sliding window
* });
*
* manager.use(circuitBreaker);
* ```
*/
declare function createCircuitBreaker(options?: Partial<CircuitBreakerOptions>): CircuitBreakerPlugin;
export { CIRCUIT_BREAKER_SCOPES, CIRCUIT_BREAKER_STATES, CircuitBreakerPlugin, CircuitBreakerStateError, InMemoryCircuitBreakerStateAdapter, createCircuitBreaker };
export type { CircuitBreakerAdaptiveTimeoutMetrics, CircuitBreakerFailureRecord, CircuitBreakerMetrics, CircuitBreakerOptions, CircuitBreakerPluginEvents, CircuitBreakerScope, CircuitBreakerScopeMetrics, CircuitBreakerScopeState, CircuitBreakerState, CircuitBreakerStateAdapter };