Question 1

How to implement a circuit breaker with go-resiliency in a Go microservice?

Accepted Answer

Import the 'breaker' package, create a circuit breaker instance with configurable failure thresholds and timeouts, then wrap your external service calls with it to prevent cascading failures in distributed systems.

Question 2

Does go-resiliency support exponential backoff for retries?

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Yes, the 'retrier' package includes configurable backoff strategies, such as exponential backoff, to handle transient errors by spacing out retry attempts based on your settings.

Question 3

Is go-resiliency thread-safe for concurrent use in Go applications?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the library is designed for concurrency safety, with patterns like semaphores managing access, but always check the GoDoc for specific usage notes to avoid race conditions.

Question 4

go-resiliency vs other Go libraries like go-breaker or resilience4j-go for circuit breaking?

Accepted Answer

go-resiliency offers a broader set of patterns beyond circuit breakers, such as semaphores and batching, but may have fewer community resources or integrations compared to more specialized libraries focused solely on circuit breaking.

Question 5

What are the performance implications of using go-resiliency's semaphore in high-throughput systems?

Accepted Answer

Semaphores add synchronization overhead that can introduce latency under heavy load, so benchmark your use case; however, they effectively prevent resource overload by limiting concurrent access.

Question 6

Can I use go-resiliency with web frameworks like Gin or Echo for HTTP request handling?

Accepted Answer

Yes, integrate it as middleware by wrapping HTTP handlers to apply patterns like deadlines or retries, making your web services more resilient to external API failures or slow responses.

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