optimizely · raju-opti · May 19, 2025 · May 16, 2025 · May 19, 2025
diff --git a/lib/event_processor/batch_event_processor.spec.ts b/lib/event_processor/batch_event_processor.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * Copyright 2024, Optimizely
+ * Copyright 2024-2025, Optimizely
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -639,53 +639,6 @@ describe('BatchEventProcessor', async () => {
     }
   });
 
-  it('should retry indefinitely using the provided backoffController if maxRetry is undefined', async () => {
-    const eventDispatcher = getMockDispatcher();
-    const mockDispatch: MockInstance<typeof eventDispatcher.dispatchEvent> = eventDispatcher.dispatchEvent;
-    mockDispatch.mockRejectedValue(new Error());
-    const dispatchRepeater = getMockRepeater();
-
-    const backoffController = {
-      backoff: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(1000),
-      reset: vi.fn(),
-    };
-
-    const processor = new BatchEventProcessor({
-      eventDispatcher,
-      dispatchRepeater,
-      retryConfig: {
-        backoffProvider: () => backoffController,
-      },
-      batchSize: 100,
-    });
-
-    processor.start();
-    await processor.onRunning();
-
-    const events: ProcessableEvent[] = [];
-    for(let i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
-      const event = createImpressionEvent(`id-${i}`);
-      events.push(event);
-      await processor.process(event);
-    }
-
-    expect(eventDispatcher.dispatchEvent).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
-    await dispatchRepeater.execute(0);
-
-    for(let i = 0; i < 200; i++) {
-      await exhaustMicrotasks();
-      await advanceTimersByTime(1000);
-    }
-
-    expect(eventDispatcher.dispatchEvent).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(201);
-    expect(backoffController.backoff).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(200);
-
-    const request = buildLogEvent(events);
-    for(let i = 0; i < 201; i++) {
-      expect(eventDispatcher.dispatchEvent.mock.calls[i][0]).toEqual(request);
-    }
-  });
-
   it('should remove the events from the eventStore after dispatch is successfull', async () => {
     const eventDispatcher = getMockDispatcher();
     const mockDispatch: MockInstance<typeof eventDispatcher.dispatchEvent> = eventDispatcher.dispatchEvent;

diff --git a/lib/event_processor/batch_event_processor.ts b/lib/event_processor/batch_event_processor.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export type EventWithId = {
 };
 
 export type RetryConfig = {
-  maxRetries?: number;
+  maxRetries: number;
   backoffProvider: Producer<BackoffController>;
 }
 

diff --git a/lib/event_processor/event_processor_factory.node.spec.ts b/lib/event_processor/event_processor_factory.node.spec.ts
@@ -187,10 +187,10 @@ describe('createBatchEventProcessor', () => {
     expect(mockGetOpaqueBatchEventProcessor.mock.calls[1][0].batchSize).toBe(undefined);
   });
 
-  it('uses maxRetries value of 10', () => {
+  it('uses maxRetries value of 5', () => {
     const processor = createBatchEventProcessor({ });
     expect(Object.is(processor, mockGetOpaqueBatchEventProcessor.mock.results[0].value)).toBe(true);
-    expect(mockGetOpaqueBatchEventProcessor.mock.calls[0][0].retryOptions?.maxRetries).toBe(10);
+    expect(mockGetOpaqueBatchEventProcessor.mock.calls[0][0].retryOptions?.maxRetries).toBe(5);
   });
 
   it('uses no failed event retry if an eventStore is not provided', () => {

diff --git a/lib/event_processor/event_processor_factory.node.ts b/lib/event_processor/event_processor_factory.node.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ export const createBatchEventProcessor = (
     defaultFlushInterval: DEFAULT_EVENT_FLUSH_INTERVAL,
     defaultBatchSize: DEFAULT_EVENT_BATCH_SIZE,
     retryOptions: {
-      maxRetries: 10,
+      maxRetries: 5,
+
     },
     failedEventRetryInterval: eventStore ? FAILED_EVENT_RETRY_INTERVAL : undefined,
     eventStore,

diff --git a/lib/event_processor/event_processor_factory.spec.ts b/lib/event_processor/event_processor_factory.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * Copyright 2024, Optimizely
+ * Copyright 2024-2025, Optimizely
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -83,24 +83,8 @@ describe('getBatchEventProcessor', () => {
     expect(MockBatchEventProcessor.mock.calls[0][0].retryConfig).toBe(undefined);
   });
 
-  it('uses retry when retryOptions is provided', () => {
-    const options = {
-      eventDispatcher: getMockEventDispatcher(),
-      retryOptions: {},
-      defaultFlushInterval: 1000,
-      defaultBatchSize: 10,
-    };
-
-    const processor = getBatchEventProcessor(options);
-
-    expect(Object.is(processor, MockBatchEventProcessor.mock.instances[0])).toBe(true);
-    const usedRetryConfig = MockBatchEventProcessor.mock.calls[0][0].retryConfig;
-    expect(usedRetryConfig).not.toBe(undefined);
-    expect(usedRetryConfig?.backoffProvider).not.toBe(undefined);
-  });
-
   it('uses the correct maxRetries value when retryOptions is provided', () => {
-    const options1 = {
+    const options = {
       eventDispatcher: getMockEventDispatcher(),
       defaultFlushInterval: 1000,
       defaultBatchSize: 10,
@@ -109,34 +93,24 @@ describe('getBatchEventProcessor', () => {
       },
     };
 
-    const processor1 = getBatchEventProcessor(options1);
-    expect(Object.is(processor1, MockBatchEventProcessor.mock.instances[0])).toBe(true);
+    const processor = getBatchEventProcessor(options);
+    expect(Object.is(processor, MockBatchEventProcessor.mock.instances[0])).toBe(true);
     expect(MockBatchEventProcessor.mock.calls[0][0].retryConfig?.maxRetries).toBe(10);
-
-    const options2 = {
-      eventDispatcher: getMockEventDispatcher(),
-      defaultFlushInterval: 1000,
-      defaultBatchSize: 10,
-      retryOptions: {},
-    };
-
-    const processor2 = getBatchEventProcessor(options2);
-    expect(Object.is(processor2, MockBatchEventProcessor.mock.instances[1])).toBe(true);
-    expect(MockBatchEventProcessor.mock.calls[0][0].retryConfig).not.toBe(undefined);
-    expect(MockBatchEventProcessor.mock.calls[1][0].retryConfig?.maxRetries).toBe(undefined);
   });
 
   it('uses exponential backoff with default parameters when retryOptions is provided without backoff values', () => {
     const options = {
       eventDispatcher: getMockEventDispatcher(),
       defaultFlushInterval: 1000,
       defaultBatchSize: 10,
-      retryOptions: {},
+      retryOptions: { maxRetries: 2 },
     };
 
     const processor = getBatchEventProcessor(options);
     expect(Object.is(processor, MockBatchEventProcessor.mock.instances[0])).toBe(true);
 
+    expect(MockBatchEventProcessor.mock.calls[0][0].retryConfig?.maxRetries).toBe(2);
+
     const backoffProvider = MockBatchEventProcessor.mock.calls[0][0].retryConfig?.backoffProvider;
     expect(backoffProvider).not.toBe(undefined);
     const backoff = backoffProvider?.();
@@ -149,11 +123,14 @@ describe('getBatchEventProcessor', () => {
       eventDispatcher: getMockEventDispatcher(),
       defaultFlushInterval: 1000,
       defaultBatchSize: 10,
-      retryOptions: { minBackoff: 1000, maxBackoff: 2000 },
+      retryOptions: { maxRetries: 2, minBackoff: 1000, maxBackoff: 2000 },
     };
 
     const processor = getBatchEventProcessor(options);
     expect(Object.is(processor, MockBatchEventProcessor.mock.instances[0])).toBe(true);
+
+    expect(MockBatchEventProcessor.mock.calls[0][0].retryConfig?.maxRetries).toBe(2);
+
     const backoffProvider = MockBatchEventProcessor.mock.calls[0][0].retryConfig?.backoffProvider;
 
     expect(backoffProvider).not.toBe(undefined);

diff --git a/lib/event_processor/event_processor_factory.ts b/lib/event_processor/event_processor_factory.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export type BatchEventProcessorFactoryOptions = Omit<BatchEventProcessorOptions,
   defaultBatchSize: number;
   eventStore?: Store<EventWithId>;
   retryOptions?: {
-    maxRetries?: number;
+    maxRetries: number;
     minBackoff?: number;
     maxBackoff?: number;
   };