- Actions Taken:
- Implemented a retry mechanism in
src/morpheum-bot/index.ts to handle
M_LIMIT_EXCEEDED errors from the Matrix server.
- Created a
sendMessageWithRetry function that wraps the
client.sendMessage call and retries with an exponential backoff if it
receives a rate-limiting error.
- Replaced all instances of
client.sendMessage with the new
sendMessageWithRetry function.
- Friction/Success Points:
- The bot was crashing due to unhandled rate-limiting errors from the Matrix
server.
- The new retry mechanism makes the bot more resilient and prevents it from
crashing when it sends too many messages in a short period.
- Lessons Learned:
- When interacting with external APIs, it’s important to handle rate-limiting
and other transient errors gracefully.
- Implementing a retry mechanism with exponential backoff is a standard and
effective way to handle these types of errors.
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