wp-calypso/client/state/data-layer/wpcom-http/pipeline/retry-on-failure/delays.js

/**
 * PRNG-based functions providing enhanced versions of simple delay
 * formulas in order to spread out an array of failing operations
 * over more uniform time distributions.
 *
 * Jitter is introduced so that if, for example, twenty requests all
 * fail at the same time, that they won't all retry at the same time.
 * This should mitigate load on the server after failed requests and
 * lead towards more retry attempts succeeding faster than with the
 * naïve delay formulas.
 * @module state/data-layer/wpcom-http/pipeline/retry-on-failure/delays
 */

import { random } from 'lodash';

/**
 * Computes "decorrelated jitter" delay
 * @see https://www.awsarchitectureblog.com/2015/03/backoff.html
 * @param {number} baseDelay number of ms for initial delay
 * @param {number} retryCount attempt number for retry
 * @returns {number} ms delay until next attempt
 */
export const decorrelatedJitter = ( baseDelay, retryCount ) => {
	const delay = Math.round( ( baseDelay * Math.pow( 2, retryCount - 1 ) ) / 2 );
	const jitter = delay + random( 0, delay );

	return random( baseDelay, jitter * 3 );
};