utils/RetryUtils.ts

import { APIResponseType } from "../types/APIResponseType";


export const RETRY_DEFAULT = 3; // 3 times
export const DELAY_IN_RETRY = 300; // 300 ms

// /**
//  * @param promise A promise to resolve
//  * @nthTry Number of tries before rejecting
//  * @desc Retries a promise n no. of times before rejecting.
//  * @returns resolved promise
//  */
 export async function retryPromise(promise: any, nthTry: number, delayTime: number): Promise<APIResponseType<any>>{
  try {
    const data = await promise;
    return data;
  } catch (e) {
    if (nthTry === 1) {
      return Promise.reject(e);
    }

    console.log('retrying', nthTry, 'time');
    await waitFor(delayTime);
    return retryPromise(promise, nthTry - 1, delayTime);
  }
}

/**
 * Util function to return a promise which is resolved in provided milliseconds
 */
 export function waitFor(millSeconds: number): Promise<void> {
  return new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
    setTimeout(() => {
      resolve();
    }, millSeconds);
  });
}