package backoff import ( "math" "time" ) type Backoff struct { attempts, Factor int curr, Min, Max time.Duration } func (b *Backoff) Duration() time.Duration { //abit hacky though, if zero-value, apply defaults if b.Min == 0 { b.Min = 100 * time.Millisecond } if b.Max == 0 { b.Max = 10 * time.Second } if b.Factor == 0 { b.Factor = 2 } if b.curr == 0 { b.curr = b.Min } //calculate next duration in ms ms := float64(b.curr) * math.Pow(float64(b.Factor), float64(b.attempts)) //bump attempts count b.attempts++ //return as a time.Duration return time.Duration(math.Min(ms, float64(b.Max))) } func (b *Backoff) Reset() { b.attempts = 0 }