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hermes-agent/agent/retry_utils.py
zocomputer e1befe5077 feat(agent): add jittered retry backoff
Adds agent/retry_utils.py with jittered_backoff() — exponential backoff
with additive jitter to prevent thundering-herd retry spikes when
multiple gateway sessions hit the same rate-limited provider.

Replaces fixed exponential backoff at 4 call sites:
- run_agent.py: None-choices retry path (5s base, 120s cap)
- run_agent.py: API error retry path (2s base, 60s cap)
- trajectory_compressor.py: sync + async summarization retries

Thread-safe jitter counter with overflow guards ensures unique seeds
across concurrent retries.

Trimmed from original PR to keep only wired-in functionality.

Co-authored-by: martinp09 <martinp09@users.noreply.github.com>
2026-04-08 00:41:36 -07:00

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"""Retry utilities — jittered backoff for decorrelated retries.
Replaces fixed exponential backoff with jittered delays to prevent
thundering-herd retry spikes when multiple sessions hit the same
rate-limited provider concurrently.
"""
import random
import threading
import time
# Monotonic counter for jitter seed uniqueness within the same process.
# Protected by a lock to avoid race conditions in concurrent retry paths
# (e.g. multiple gateway sessions retrying simultaneously).
_jitter_counter = 0
_jitter_lock = threading.Lock()
def jittered_backoff(
attempt: int,
*,
base_delay: float = 5.0,
max_delay: float = 120.0,
jitter_ratio: float = 0.5,
) -> float:
"""Compute a jittered exponential backoff delay.
Args:
attempt: 1-based retry attempt number.
base_delay: Base delay in seconds for attempt 1.
max_delay: Maximum delay cap in seconds.
jitter_ratio: Fraction of computed delay to use as random jitter
range. 0.5 means jitter is uniform in [0, 0.5 * delay].
Returns:
Delay in seconds: min(base * 2^(attempt-1), max_delay) + jitter.
The jitter decorrelates concurrent retries so multiple sessions
hitting the same provider don't all retry at the same instant.
"""
global _jitter_counter
with _jitter_lock:
_jitter_counter += 1
tick = _jitter_counter
exponent = max(0, attempt - 1)
if exponent >= 63 or base_delay <= 0:
delay = max_delay
else:
delay = min(base_delay * (2 ** exponent), max_delay)
# Seed from time + counter for decorrelation even with coarse clocks.
seed = (time.time_ns() ^ (tick * 0x9E3779B9)) & 0xFFFFFFFF
rng = random.Random(seed)
jitter = rng.uniform(0, jitter_ratio * delay)
return delay + jitter