feat: Add automatic retry with exponential backoff

This commit introduces a resilient, configurable retry mechanism for network requests.

Key changes include:
- A new `pkg/retry` package with a custom `http.Transport` that implements exponential backoff and jitter.
- Integration of the retry transport into the `website`, `pwa`, and `github` packages to handle transient network failures gracefully.
- New persistent CLI flags (`--retries`, `--retry-backoff`, `--retry-max`, `--retry-jitter`, `--no-retry`) to allow user configuration of the retry behavior.
- The flag-handling logic has been moved to a `PersistentPreRun` function to ensure user-provided values are parsed correctly.
- A basic retry mechanism has been added to the `vcs` package for git clone operations.
- Added unit tests for the retry transport.

This work is in progress, with the next steps being to implement support for the `Retry-After` header and unify the VCS retry logic with the global configuration.

Co-authored-by: Snider <631881+Snider@users.noreply.github.com>

cmd/root.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"log/slog"
 
+	"github.com/Snider/Borg/pkg/retry"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -16,6 +17,30 @@ packaging their contents into a single file, and managing the data within.`,
 	}
 
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolP("verbose", "v", false, "Enable verbose logging")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Int("retries", 3, "Max retry attempts")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Duration("retry-backoff", 1s, "Initial backoff duration")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Duration("retry-max", 30s, "Maximum backoff duration")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Float64("retry-jitter", 0.1, "Randomization factor")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Bool("no-retry", false, "Disable retries")
+
+	rootCmd.PersistentPreRun = func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		// Configure retry settings
+		retries, _ := cmd.Flags().GetInt("retries")
+		retryBackoff, _ := cmd.Flags().GetDuration("retry-backoff")
+		retryMax, _ := cmd.Flags().GetDuration("retry-max")
+		retryJitter, _ := cmd.Flags().GetFloat64("retry-jitter")
+		noRetry, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("no-retry")
+
+		if noRetry {
+			retry.DefaultTransport.Retries = 0
+		} else {
+			retry.DefaultTransport.Retries = retries
+			retry.DefaultTransport.InitialBackoff = retryBackoff
+			retry.DefaultTransport.MaxBackoff = retryMax
+			retry.DefaultTransport.Jitter = retryJitter
+		}
+	}
+
 	return rootCmd
 }
 

main.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/Snider/Borg/cmd"
 	"github.com/Snider/Borg/pkg/logger"
+	"github.com/Snider/Borg/pkg/retry"
 )
 
 var osExit = os.Exit

pkg/github/github.go

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/Snider/Borg/pkg/retry"
 	"golang.org/x/oauth2"
 )
 
@@ -30,12 +31,19 @@ type githubClient struct{}
 // NewAuthenticatedClient creates a new authenticated http client.
 var NewAuthenticatedClient = func(ctx context.Context) *http.Client {
 	token := os.Getenv("GITHUB_TOKEN")
+
+	// Create a base client with retry transport.
+	baseClient := &http.Client{Transport: retry.NewTransport()}
+
 	if token == "" {
-		return http.DefaultClient
+		return baseClient
 	}
+
 	ts := oauth2.StaticTokenSource(
 		&oauth2.Token{AccessToken: token},
 	)
+
+	ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, oauth2.HTTPClient, baseClient)
 	return oauth2.NewClient(ctx, ts)
 }
 

pkg/github/github_test.go

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/Snider/Borg/pkg/mocks"
+	"github.com/Snider/Borg/pkg/retry"
 )
 
 func TestGetPublicRepos_Good(t *testing.T) {
@@ -164,8 +165,8 @@ func TestNewAuthenticatedClient_Bad(t *testing.T) {
 	// Unset the variable to ensure it's not present
 	t.Setenv("GITHUB_TOKEN", "")
 	client := NewAuthenticatedClient(context.Background())
-	if client != http.DefaultClient {
+	if _, ok := client.Transport.(*retry.Transport); !ok {
-		t.Error("expected http.DefaultClient when no token is set, but got something else")
+		t.Errorf("expected transport to be *retry.Transport, but got %T", client.Transport)
 	}
 }
 

pkg/github/release.go

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/Snider/Borg/pkg/retry"
 	"github.com/google/go-github/v39/github"
 )
 
@@ -22,12 +23,12 @@ var (
 		return http.NewRequest(method, url, body)
 	}
 	// DefaultClient is the default http client
-	DefaultClient = &http.Client{}
+	DefaultClient = retry.NewClient(retry.NewTransport())
 )
 
 // GetLatestRelease gets the latest release for a repository.
 func GetLatestRelease(owner, repo string) (*github.RepositoryRelease, error) {
-	client := NewClient(nil)
+	client := NewClient(NewAuthenticatedClient(context.Background()))
 	release, _, err := client.Repositories.GetLatestRelease(context.Background(), owner, repo)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err

pkg/pwa/pwa.go

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/Snider/Borg/pkg/datanode"
+	"github.com/Snider/Borg/pkg/retry"
 	"github.com/schollz/progressbar/v3"
 	"golang.org/x/net/html"
 )
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ type PWAClient interface {
 
 // NewPWAClient creates a new PWAClient.
 func NewPWAClient() PWAClient {
-	return &pwaClient{client: http.DefaultClient}
+	return &pwaClient{client: retry.NewClient(retry.NewTransport())}
 }
 
 type pwaClient struct {

pkg/retry/client.go

@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+package retry
+
+import (
+	"math/rand"
+	"net/http"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// Backoff is a time.Duration that represents the backoff strategy.
+type Backoff time.Duration
+
+// Exponential returns a new Backoff duration that is the current duration
+// multiplied by 2.
+func (b Backoff) Exponential() Backoff {
+	return Backoff(time.Duration(b) * 2)
+}
+
+// Jitter returns a new Backoff duration with a random jitter added.
+func (b Backoff) Jitter(factor float64) Backoff {
+	if factor <= 0 {
+		return b
+	}
+	jitter := time.Duration(rand.Float64() * factor * float64(b))
+	return Backoff(time.Duration(b) + jitter)
+}
+
+// Transport is an http.RoundTripper that automatically retries requests.
+type Transport struct {
+	// Transport is the underlying http.RoundTripper to use for requests.
+	// If nil, http.DefaultTransport is used.
+	Transport http.RoundTripper
+
+	// Retries is the maximum number of retries to attempt.
+	Retries int
+
+	// InitialBackoff is the initial backoff duration.
+	InitialBackoff time.Duration
+
+	// MaxBackoff is the maximum backoff duration.
+	MaxBackoff time.Duration
+
+	// Jitter is the jitter factor to apply to backoff durations.
+	Jitter float64
+}
+
+// NewTransport creates a new Transport with default values.
+func NewTransport() *Transport {
+	return &Transport{
+		Transport:      http.DefaultTransport,
+		Retries:        3,
+		InitialBackoff: 1 * time.Second,
+		MaxBackoff:     30 * time.Second,
+		Jitter:         0.1,
+	}
+}
+
+// RoundTrip implements the http.RoundTripper interface.
+func (t *Transport) RoundTrip(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+	var resp *http.Response
+	var err error
+	var backoff = Backoff(t.InitialBackoff)
+
+	for i := 0; i < t.Retries; i++ {
+		resp, err = t.transport().RoundTrip(req)
+		if err == nil && resp.StatusCode < 500 {
+			return resp, err
+		}
+
+		if i < t.Retries-1 {
+			time.Sleep(time.Duration(backoff))
+			backoff = backoff.Exponential().Jitter(t.Jitter)
+			if backoff > Backoff(t.MaxBackoff) {
+				backoff = Backoff(t.MaxBackoff)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return resp, err
+}
+
+func (t *Transport) transport() http.RoundTripper {
+	if t.Transport != nil {
+		return t.Transport
+	}
+	return http.DefaultTransport
+}
+
+// NewClient returns a new http.Client that uses the Transport.
+func NewClient(transport *Transport) *http.Client {
+	return &http.Client{
+		Transport: transport,
+	}
+}
+
+var (
+	// DefaultTransport is the default transport with retry logic.
+	DefaultTransport = NewTransport()
+	// DefaultClient is the default client that uses the default transport.
+	DefaultClient = NewClient(DefaultTransport)
+)

pkg/retry/client_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package retry
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func TestTransport_RoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
+	var requestCount int
+	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		requestCount++
+		if requestCount <= 2 {
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+			return
+		}
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	}))
+	defer server.Close()
+
+	transport := NewTransport()
+	transport.Retries = 3
+	transport.InitialBackoff = 1 * time.Millisecond
+	transport.MaxBackoff = 10 * time.Millisecond
+
+	client := NewClient(transport)
+	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", server.URL, nil)
+	resp, err := client.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Errorf("expected status code %d, got %d", http.StatusOK, resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+
+	if requestCount != 3 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 3 requests, got %d", requestCount)
+	}
+}

pkg/vcs/git.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/Snider/Borg/pkg/datanode"
 
@@ -37,12 +38,37 @@ func (g *gitCloner) CloneGitRepository(repoURL string, progress io.Writer) (*dat
 		cloneOptions.Progress = progress
 	}
 
-	_, err = git.PlainClone(tempPath, false, cloneOptions)
+	var lastErr error
-	if err != nil {
+	retries := 3
+	backoff := 1 * time.Second
+	maxBackoff := 30 * time.Second
+
+	for i := 0; i < retries; i++ {
+		_, err = git.PlainClone(tempPath, false, cloneOptions)
+		if err == nil {
+			lastErr = nil
+			break
+		}
+
+		lastErr = err
+
+		// Handle non-retryable error
 		if err.Error() == "remote repository is empty" {
 			return datanode.New(), nil
 		}
-		return nil, err
+
+		// Don't wait on the last attempt
+		if i < retries-1 {
+			time.Sleep(backoff)
+			backoff *= 2
+			if backoff > maxBackoff {
+				backoff = maxBackoff
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if lastErr != nil {
+		return nil, lastErr
 	}
 
 	dn := datanode.New()

pkg/website/website.go

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/Snider/Borg/pkg/datanode"
+	"github.com/Snider/Borg/pkg/retry"
 	"github.com/schollz/progressbar/v3"
 
 	"golang.org/x/net/html"
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ type Downloader struct {
 
 // NewDownloader creates a new Downloader.
 func NewDownloader(maxDepth int) *Downloader {
-	return NewDownloaderWithClient(maxDepth, http.DefaultClient)
+	return NewDownloaderWithClient(maxDepth, retry.NewClient(retry.NewTransport()))
 }
 
 // NewDownloaderWithClient creates a new Downloader with a custom http.Client.