Description
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Currently, BullMQ lacks flexible control over task validity periods, especially for HTTP request-type tasks. For instance, with certain HTTP request tasks, retrying after 30 seconds of no response often becomes meaningless. We need the ability to set shorter validity periods (e.g., 20 seconds) for such tasks, after which retries should cease.
Moreover, our current approach marks timed-out tasks as failed, but this overwrites the original error information, preventing us from tracking the root cause of task failures.
Describe the solution you'd like
Allow setting custom validity periods for individual tasks or task types.
Enable normal retry mechanisms within the validity period.
Automatically stop retrying after the validity period expires, while preserving the original error information.
Provide a mechanism to track historical error information for tasks, including errors generated during intermediate retry attempts.
Additional context
This feature is particularly crucial for handling time-sensitive tasks (e.g., real-time communication, payment processing). It would help us better manage system resources by avoiding wasted time and computational power on tasks that have lost relevance. Additionally, maintaining complete error histories would significantly enhance our debugging and problem diagnosis capabilities.