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typescript.http_retry

Stability Medium

Detects HTTP calls without retry logic for transient failures.

Why It Matters

Missing retry logic:

Single-point failures — One network blip breaks everything
Poor reliability — Transient errors not recovered
User frustration — Failed requests that would succeed on retry

Example

// ❌ Before (no retry)
async function fetchData(): Promise<Data> {
  return axios.get('/api/data').then(r => r.data);
}

// ✅ After (with retry logic)
import axiosRetry from 'axios-retry';

axiosRetry(axios, {
  retries: 3,
  retryDelay: axiosRetry.exponentialDelay,
  retryCondition: (error) => {
    return axiosRetry.isNetworkOrIdempotentRequestError(error)
      || error.response?.status === 429;
  },
});

async function fetchData(): Promise<Data> {
  return axios.get('/api/data').then(r => r.data);
}

What Unfault Detects

HTTP clients without retry configuration
Missing exponential backoff
No retry condition logic

Auto-Fix

Unfault can add axios-retry or similar retry wrapper.