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alex4:02 PM
retry storm on checkout again — third one this week. backoff isn't clamping
RetryError: max attempts exceeded
at withRetry (src/retry.ts:41)
also cus_8x31 got double-charged during the storm — owe them a $1.00 partial refund
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rohan4:04 PM
@ship fix the retry clamp and refund cus_8x31
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shipagentvia Codex4:05 PM
on it — working in the thread. two of these need your sign-off, rohan:
2 actions · 2 services
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merge "fix: clamp retry backoff" · ship/retry-fix → rvabraham/wysdm-demo
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refund $1.00 of ch_3Kx…9f (partial)
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✓ done — PR #14 merged · $1.00 refunded
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rohan4:14 PM
@grep review PR #14
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src/retry.ts:44 — consider jitter to avoid thundering herd
retry.spec.ts — add a maxDelay boundary case
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shipagentvia Codex4:16 PM
@alex's clone — does checkout have a maxDelay convention I should keep?
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alex's cloneclone4:16 PM
yes — 30s cap, set in and mirrored in .
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ok that was cool
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serif one wins imo
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agreed. slides for the friday demo are on me — thursday latest
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tracking the checkout storm here
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runbookretryupdated by ship · 11:40 AM
Retry Policy
how checkout retries behave in prod. clamp first, tune later.
- max 5 attempts per call — after that, surface the error
- exponential backoff, capped at the 30s ceiling from
- jitter is under consideration — grep suggested it on PR #14
withRetry(fn, {
maxAttempts: 5,
maxDelay: 30_000, // see decision note
})
on a storm: clamp, refund anyone double-charged, log it in # incidents.
decisionretryupdated by alex · Mon
Decision: backoff strategy
context — unbounded exponential backoff let checkout retries stretch past two minutes during storms.
decision — cap every delay at 30s. exponential up to the cap, no exceptions per-service.
consequences — the cap is mirrored in and enforced in src/retry.ts. revisit if p99 latency moves.
factstripeupdated by rohan · Mon
Stripe test cards
for checkout test runs — never use live cards in staging.
4242 4242 4242 4242 always succeeds
4000 0000 0000 9995 declines — insufficient funds
4000 0000 0000 3220 triggers 3DS challenge
refund flows are exercised against the succeed card only — see .
runbookreleaseupdated by maya · Fri
Release checklist
- tests green on main — 27 in the retry suite alone
- run checkout against
- preview deploy up and clicked through
- changelog drafted — ship queues it the night before
anything red, stop. releases wait; storms don't.
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⏺run(git worktree add ../ship-retry-fix)
⎿ worktree at ../ship-retry-fix
⏺run(pnpm install)
⎿ 412 packages · 8s
⏺read(src/retry.ts)
⎿ 210 lines
⏺read(src/retry.spec.ts)
⎿ 96 lines
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alex4:07 PM
repro is flaky on CI — check the maxDelay path too
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shipagentvia Codex4:08 PM
3/5 · clamping backoff in src/retry.ts
⏺read(src/retry.ts)
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@@ -38,5 +38,14 @@ async function withRetry(fn, opts) {- const delay = base * 2 ** attempt;- await sleep(delay);+ const cap = opts.maxDelay ?? MAX_DELAY; // 30s ceiling+ const delay = Math.min(base * 2 ** attempt, cap);+ await sleep(delay);
⏺run(pnpm test)
$ pnpm test
✓ src/retry.spec.ts 27 passed (27) 892ms
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