Request retry

[zekroTJA]

It should be possible to re-try a request when a certain condition mets. This can be particularly useful when an action is performed asynchronously - like processing a video, in example.

A request retry could be triggered by a special function callable in the [Script] section. Also, there could be an option to define the maximum amount of retries.

GET https://{{.instance}}/processing/status

[Options]
max-retries = 20

[Script]
assert(response.StatusCode === 200);
if (response.Body.status === "processing" && retry(2000)) {
  return;
}
assert(response.Body.Status === "finished");

The retry function could have the following signature.

function retry(in_ms?: number): boolean;

in_ms defines a duration which is awaited before the next retry. The function returns a boolean which is true, when a next retry will occur. Otherwise, the function will return false, when no further retry will be scheduled. This can occur when max-retries has reached, in example.