microsoft / microsoft/Forge

Feature Ask - Allow application to choose when to invoke the forge action retry policy

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enhancement
Dominant language
C#
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Description

Today the Action retry policy kicks in if the action throws an exception. In many cases, the application wants to retry the action based on the StatusCode/Output of the action, not just on exception. In my case, I want to retry the action "n" if it returns a specific status code.

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Research direction

Start by locating the Forge action retry policy and the action StatusCode/Output handling described in the issue. Clarify how an application should choose retry conditions and what behavior should count as done, then identify the relevant tests before implementation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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