Module: WorldTimeApi::Request

Includes:

HTTParty

Defined in:

lib/world_time_api/request.rb

Overview

A module for making HTTP requests to the World Time API.

Constant Summary

Call =

Makes an HTTP GET request to the specified URL and returns the response as a hash. Retries up to 3 times in case of connection errors.

Examples:

WorldTimeApi::Request::Call.call('/timezone/Europe/London')

Returns:

• (Hash) —

  A hash representing the response body, or an error hash if there was a problem with the request.

lambda { |url, max_retries: 3|
  retries = 0

  begin
    response = get(url)

    return WorldTimeApi::Error["Invalid timezone"] if response.code != 200

    WorldTimeApi::Response[response]
  rescue StandardError
    retries += 1
    if retries < max_retries
      sleep(0.5 * retries) # Exponential backoff: 0.5s, 1s, 1.5s
      puts "Retrying request to #{url} (attempt #{retries + 1})..."
      retry
    end
    WorldTimeApi::Error["Connection error"]
  end
}