Make not global

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Refactor
  • Improved retry logic to track retry attempts separately for each sync operation, ensuring more accurate and isolated retry handling.

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Walkthrough

The changes refactor the retry logic within the syncer struct by introducing an attempts field to track retry attempts per instance. The global attempts variable is removed, and the retry state is now encapsulated within each syncer instance. The shouldWaitAndRetry function is converted into a method on the syncer type, allowing it to access and update the instance-specific attempts field. All relevant method calls are updated to use the new method receiver, while the core retry logic and error handling remain unchanged.

Changes

File(s)	Change Summary
pkg/sync/syncer.go	Added attempts field to syncer struct; refactored retry logic to use instance field; converted shouldWaitAndRetry from global function to syncer method; updated all related calls and removed global attempts variable.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
    participant Caller
    participant Syncer

    Caller->>Syncer: Sync()
    loop Retry attempts
        Syncer->>Syncer: shouldWaitAndRetry(ctx, err)
        alt Should retry
            Syncer->>Syncer: Increment s.attempts
            Syncer->>Syncer: Wait and retry operation
        else No retry
            Syncer-->>Caller: Return result
        end
    end

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Poem

In the land of sync, where retries abound,
Each syncer now keeps its own count around.
No more globals to muddle the way,
Each instance remembers its retry ballet.
With hops and with waits, the logic is neat—
Encapsulated retries, a per-syncer treat!
🐇✨

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• pkg/sync/syncer.go (6 hunks)

🔇 Additional comments (13)

pkg/sync/syncer.go (13)

191-191: Good addition of an instance-level attempts field

This change adds an instance-level tracking of retry attempts, which is an improvement over using global state.

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248-300: Well-implemented conversion from function to method

Converting shouldWaitAndRetry from a standalone function to a method on syncer is a good refactoring that properly encapsulates the retry behavior. The method now correctly uses the instance variable s.attempts to track retry attempts, making concurrency safer.

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253-253: Good reset of attempts counter

This properly resets the attempts counter when an operation succeeds, using the instance variable instead of a global variable.

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260-260: Properly increments instance-specific attempts counter

Now the attempts counter is correctly incremented on the specific syncer instance.

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264-264: Correct usage of instance variable for calculating wait time

The wait time calculation now properly uses the instance-specific attempts count.

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422-424: Good update of function call to method call

Properly updated to use the receiver method version of shouldWaitAndRetry.

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429-431: Good update of function call to method call

Properly updated to use the receiver method version of shouldWaitAndRetry.

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442-444: Good update of function call to method call

Properly updated to use the receiver method version of shouldWaitAndRetry.

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455-457: Good update of function call to method call

Properly updated to use the receiver method version of shouldWaitAndRetry.

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462-464: Good update of function call to method call

Properly updated to use the receiver method version of shouldWaitAndRetry.

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468-470: Good update of function call to method call

Properly updated to use the receiver method version of shouldWaitAndRetry.

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481-483: Good update of function call to method call

Properly updated to use the receiver method version of shouldWaitAndRetry.

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248-300:

Details

❓ Verification inconclusive

Verify thread safety of attempts counter in concurrent scenarios

The refactoring improves encapsulation by making attempts per-instance instead of global, which is good for thread safety. However, if there's any possibility of the same syncer instance being used concurrently across multiple goroutines, consider adding mutual exclusion to protect the attempts counter.

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🏁 Script executed:

#!/bin/bash
# Check if the syncer struct or its methods are ever used concurrently

# Look for goroutine usage with syncer methods
echo "Checking for concurrent usage of syncer methods:"
rg -A 3 -B 3 "go func" --glob "*.go" | grep -B 5 -A 5 "syncer"

# Check for any comments mentioning concurrency with syncer
echo "Checking for comments about concurrency:"
rg "concurrent|goroutine|thread" --glob "*.go" | grep -C 5 "syncer"

# Check for mutex usage in syncer
echo "Checking for mutex usage in syncer:"
rg "sync\.Mutex|sync\.RWMutex" --glob "*.go" | grep -C 5 "syncer"

Length of output: 3140

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Thread-safety of syncer.attempts
I didn’t find any evidence that a single syncer instance is ever shared across goroutines (no go func calls targeting syncer, no concurrency-related comments around it, and no mutex on the attempts field in pkg/sync/syncer.go). However, absence of evidence isn’t proof—please verify whether syncer instances can be used concurrently.
If they can, protect the attempts counter (e.g., wrap it with a sync.Mutex or use atomic operations) to avoid data races.

Findings:

• No go func invoking syncer methods
• No concurrent/goroutine/thread comments about syncer
• No sync.Mutex or sync.RWMutex in pkg/sync/syncer.go

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