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 } 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;
}
interface TokenRefreshResult {
/**
* New access token. When `null` or `undefined` (or omitted), the plugin treats the refresh as a no-op:
* no header update, no `onTokenRefreshed` / `onTokenRefreshFailed`, and no “failed refresh” short-circuit.
* Concurrent waiters are released without forcing `TokenRefreshFailedError`.
*/
token?: string | null;
}
type TokenRefreshHandler = (axiosInst: AxiosInstance) => Promise<TokenRefreshResult>;
interface TokenRefreshPluginEvents {
onTokenRefreshed?: (newToken: string) => void;
onTokenRefreshFailed?: () => void;
onBeforeTokenRefresh?: () => void;
}
interface TokenRefreshPluginOptions {
/** If true, allow multiple refresh attempts up to maxRefreshAttempts on failure. */
retryOnRefreshFail?: boolean;
/** Maximum number of refresh attempts (1 => 1 total attempt, 2 => 2 attempts, etc.). */
maxRefreshAttempts?: number;
/** Timeout in ms for each refresh call. */
refreshTimeout?: number;
/** The HTTP header name to set with the new token (e.g. "Authorization"). */
authHeaderName?: string;
/** A prefix for your token (commonly "Bearer "). */
tokenPrefix?: string;
/** HTTP status codes that trigger a token refresh (e.g., [401, 419]). */
refreshStatusCodes?: readonly number[];
/**
* Maximum backoff delay in ms between refresh retry attempts.
* Caps the exponential backoff to prevent multi-minute stalls with high maxRefreshAttempts.
* Default: 30_000 (30 seconds).
*/
maxRefreshBackoffMs?: number;
/**
* Maximum number of requests that may queue while a token refresh is in flight.
* Excess requests reject with TokenRefreshQueueOverflowError. Default: 500.
* Set to 0 or a negative number to disable the cap (not recommended).
*/
maxQueuedRequests?: number;
/**
* Optional function to detect auth errors in response bodies (for APIs that return 200 with error in body)
* Return true if response contains an auth error that should trigger token refresh
*/
customErrorDetector?: (response: unknown) => boolean;
}
/**
* A RetryPlugin that manages token refresh on certain status codes (e.g., 401).
* It intercepts failed requests, attempts to refresh the token,
* and re-dispatches any queued requests if refresh succeeds.
*
* Can also detect custom auth errors in response bodies for APIs that return 200 OK
* with error messages in the body (like GraphQL).
*/
declare class TokenRefreshPlugin implements RetryPlugin<TokenRefreshPluginEvents> {
name: string;
version: string;
readonly _events?: Readonly<TokenRefreshPluginEvents>;
private context;
private requestInterceptorId;
private interceptorId;
private responseInterceptorId;
private refreshAxios;
private isRefreshing;
private refreshQueue;
private readonly teardown;
private timerManager;
private failedAuthHeaderValue;
private readonly refreshToken;
private readonly options;
private logger;
constructor(refreshToken: TokenRefreshHandler, options?: TokenRefreshPluginOptions);
/**
* Called by RetryManager when we register this plugin via manager.use(plugin).
* Attaches a response interceptor to the manager's axios instance and
* creates a dedicated axios instance for refresh calls.
*/
initialize(context: PluginContext<TokenRefreshPluginEvents>): void;
/**
* Called when the plugin is removed.
*/
onBeforeDestroyed(context: PluginContext<TokenRefreshPluginEvents>): void;
private withTeardown;
private ensureActive;
private bindRefreshErrorToRequest;
/**
* Returns true when the queue is at or above `maxQueuedRequests`.
* A value <= 0 disables the cap.
*/
private isQueueOverflowing;
private buildQueueOverflowError;
private rejectQueueEntryWithBoundError;
private dispose;
/**
* Checks successful responses for custom auth errors in the response body
*/
private handleSuccessResponse;
/**
* Intercepts a failed response. If the error status is refreshable and the request
* hasn't already been retried, then either queues the request (if refresh is in progress)
* or starts a new refresh cycle.
*/
private handleResponseError;
/**
* Checks if the error status code is in the list of refreshable status codes.
*/
private isRefreshableError;
/**
* Main token refresh flow:
* 1) Set isRefreshing = true.
* 2) Attempt to refresh the token.
* 3) On success, update the auth header and retry both queued and original requests.
* 4) On failure, clear the queue and reject.
*/
private handleTokenRefresh;
/**
* Attempts token refresh up to maxRefreshAttempts times if retryOnRefreshFail is true.
* Each attempt is subject to a timeout defined in refreshTimeout. Throw a non-Axios
* error from the refresh handler to stop remaining refresh retries immediately, for
* example when no refresh token is available in storage.
*/
private executeTokenRefresh;
/**
* Updates the manager's default auth header so subsequent requests automatically carry the new token.
*/
private updateAuthHeader;
/**
* Retries the given request through the retry manager pipeline,
* marking it with __isRetryRefreshRequest to avoid loops.
*/
private retryRequest;
/**
* If a 401 is encountered while a refresh is already in progress, queue the request.
*/
private queueRefreshRequest;
private flushQueuedWithToken;
/**
* When the refresh handler opts out (`token` null/undefined), release waiters without treating refresh as failed.
*/
private flushQueuedAfterSkippedRefresh;
/**
* If the token refresh fails completely, reject all queued requests and emit an event.
* @returns The logical refresh failure error — callers must wrap with `bindRefreshErrorToRequest`
* for the initiating request so RetryManager receives `config`.
*/
private handleRefreshFailure;
}
declare class AxiosRetryerError extends Error {
readonly code: string;
constructor(message: string, code: string);
}
declare class MissingTokenRefreshHandlerError extends AxiosRetryerError {
constructor(message?: string);
}
declare class TokenRefreshTimeoutError extends AxiosRetryerError {
readonly retryableRefreshFailure = true;
constructor(message?: string);
}
declare class TokenRefreshAbortError extends AxiosRetryerError {
readonly stopRefreshRetries = true;
constructor(message?: string);
}
declare class TokenRefreshFailedError extends AxiosRetryerError {
constructor(message?: string);
}
/**
* Raised when the TokenRefreshPlugin queue exceeds `maxQueuedRequests`.
* Prevents unbounded memory growth (and a DoS surface) under sustained 401 conditions.
*/
declare class TokenRefreshQueueOverflowError extends AxiosRetryerError {
readonly queueSize: number;
constructor(queueSize: number);
}
/**
* Creates a TokenRefreshPlugin instance.
* Functional alternative to using the `new TokenRefreshPlugin()` constructor.
*
* @param refreshToken Function that performs the token refresh operation. Return `{ token: string }` to apply a new token, or resolve with no usable `token` (`null`/`undefined`/omitted) to skip that cycle without failure events (see plugin docs).
* @param options Configuration options for the TokenRefreshPlugin
* @returns A configured TokenRefreshPlugin instance
*
* @example
* ```typescript
* const tokenRefresher = createTokenRefreshPlugin(
* async (axiosInstance) => {
* const refreshToken = localStorage.getItem('refreshToken');
* if (!refreshToken) {
* throw new TokenRefreshAbortError('Refresh token not found');
* }
* const { data } = await axiosInstance.post('/auth/refresh', { refreshToken });
* return { token: data.accessToken };
* },
* {
* authHeaderName: 'Authorization',
* tokenPrefix: 'Bearer '
* }
* );
*
* manager.use(tokenRefresher);
* ```
*/
declare function createTokenRefreshPlugin(refreshToken: TokenRefreshHandler, options?: TokenRefreshPluginOptions): TokenRefreshPlugin;
export { MissingTokenRefreshHandlerError, TokenRefreshAbortError, TokenRefreshFailedError, TokenRefreshPlugin, TokenRefreshQueueOverflowError, TokenRefreshTimeoutError, createTokenRefreshPlugin };
export type { TokenRefreshHandler, TokenRefreshPluginEvents, TokenRefreshPluginOptions, TokenRefreshResult };