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Repeat a promise-generating function until resolution
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function repeatPromise(func, attempts = 10, delay = 1000) { | |
let attemptNumber = 0; | |
return (function internalTry() { | |
attemptNumber++; | |
if (attemptNumber > attempts) { | |
return Promise.reject('Number of attempts exceeded'); | |
} else { | |
return func().catch(() => new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, delay)).then(internalTry)); | |
} | |
})(); | |
}; | |
// Usage | |
repeatPromise(()=>{ [... function that returns a promise ...] }, 15, 1000) | |
.then(console.log) | |
.catch(console.warn); |
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