with_aws_retry: Retry AWS operations with exponential backoff

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Retry AWS operations with exponential backoff

Description

Wraps AWS API calls with automatic retry logic for transient failures. Uses exponential backoff with jitter to avoid thundering herd.

Usage

with_aws_retry(
  expr,
  max_attempts = 3,
  base_delay = 1,
  max_delay = 60,
  retryable_errors = c("Throttling", "ThrottlingException", "RequestTimeout",
    "ServiceUnavailable", "InternalError", "InternalServerError", "TooManyRequests",
    "RequestLimitExceeded", "5\\d{2}"),
  operation_name = "AWS operation"
)

Arguments

expr	Expression to evaluate (AWS API call)
max_attempts	Maximum retry attempts (default: 3)
base_delay	Initial delay in seconds (default: 1)
max_delay	Maximum delay in seconds (default: 60)
retryable_errors	Regex patterns for retryable error messages
operation_name	Optional name for logging (default: "AWS operation")

Value

Result of expression

starburst documentation built on March 19, 2026, 5:08 p.m.