Class: BackgroundTasks

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/background_tasks.rb

Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.http_task(url, timeout, api_key, retries, payload) ⇒ Object

send the data to backend API This is an async task



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# File 'lib/background_tasks.rb', line 7

def self.http_task(url,
                   timeout,
                   api_key,
                   retries,
                   payload)
  Async do |task|
    task.async do
      # below code includes exponential backoff algorithm
      retries = 0
      begin
        # send to firetail backend
        # values to use for backend object
        options = {"url": url,
                   "network_timeout": timeout,
                   "api_key": api_key}

        request = Backend.send_now(payload, options)
        Firetail.logger.info "Successfully sent to Firetail"
      rescue Net::HTTPError => e
        # if request response code is an error
        # then try sending.
        # @number_of_retries is configurable in .yaml file

        if retries <= retries
          retries += 1
          max_sleep_seconds = Float(2 ** retries)
          sleep rand(0..max_sleep_seconds)
          retry
        else
          raise "Giving up on the server after #{retries} retries. Got error: #{e.message}"
        end
      end
    end
  end
end