Does a backoffLimit of 0 disable backoff?

[jensbodal]

We are trying to retry without a backoff on some specific calls. We have set backoffLimit to 0 and are seeing some weird results with gaps between retries. Just want to confirm setting the backoffLimit to 0 disables exponential backoff so can investigate elsewhere. Thanks!

[sindresorhus]

The backoffLimit parameter sets an upper limit on the computedValue for the delay between retries, not the behavior of the exponential backoff. To disable exponential backoff, set calculateDelay function to return a fixed value, like return 1000; in the retry object. This way, the delay between retries remains constant, achieving the desired effect.

[jensbodal]

So if I just return a fixed value I saw infinite retries. I had to add a breakpoint based on the number of retries as well. Maybe this was obvious but I missed it :)

        calculateDelay: (retryObject) => {
          const { attemptCount } = retryObject;

          if (attemptCount >= RETRY_LIMIT) {
            return 0;
          }
          return 100;
        },