oxidecomputer / oxidecomputer/omicron
`SwitchLocation` discovery: Use retry function instead of looping on a fixed timer
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Description
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start at nexus/src/app/mod.rs around line 739 and inspect the SwitchLocation discovery logic and its fixed-timer loop. Identify the retry function intended for this path; done means the loop uses that retry behavior while preserving SwitchLocation discovery.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100