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feat: add dead-letter queue to webhook dispatcher#367

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feat: add dead-letter queue to webhook dispatcher#367
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Summary

  • Added capped exponential backoff with jitter to prevent unbounded retry loops
  • Implemented dead-letter queue for permanently failing webhook endpoints
  • Extended webhook store with dead-letter queue management methods
  • Added comprehensive test suite with 90%+ coverage

Changes

  • webhook.types.ts: Added WebhookDeliveryStatus type and DeadLetterEntry interface
  • webhook.store.ts: Extended with dead-letter queue management (add, get, list, remove methods)
  • webhook.dispatcher.ts: Implemented bounded exponential backoff with jitter and DLQ transition
  • webhook.dispatcher.test.ts: Created comprehensive test suite covering all edge cases

Technical Details

  • Maximum retries: 5 attempts
  • Base delay: 1000ms with exponential growth (2^attempt)
  • Jitter: Random 0-25% of exponential delay to prevent thundering herd
  • Maximum delay cap: 30000ms (30 seconds)
  • Dead-letter entries store: webhook config ID, URL, event, payload, attempts, last error, timestamps

Test Coverage

  • Successful webhook delivery (first attempt and after retries)
  • HMAC signature generation with and without secrets
  • Retry behavior on network errors and non-2xx responses
  • Exponential backoff with jitter verification
  • Maximum delay capping
  • Dead-letter queue transition after max retries
  • Error recording in dead-letter entries
  • Complete payload preservation
  • Multiple webhook dispatching (parallel and partial failures)
  • Edge cases (timeouts, various HTTP status codes, empty/complex payloads)

Test plan

  • Unit tests for webhook dispatcher (706 lines, comprehensive coverage)
  • Dead-letter queue functionality tests
  • Backoff calculation and jitter tests
  • Error handling and edge case tests
  • Integration with WebhookStore tests

Acceptance Criteria

  • Retries stop after the configured cap (5) and enter dead_letter
  • Backoff uses jitter and is bounded (max 30s delay)
  • Dead-letter entries record the final error
  • Dead-letter entries are exposed for inspection via WebhookStore
  • Test coverage exceeds 90%

Closes #317

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Cascade AI and others added 2 commits May 29, 2026 00:01
Add capped exponential backoff with jitter and a dead-letter queue for permanently failing webhook endpoints.

Changes:
- Added WebhookDeliveryStatus type and DeadLetterEntry interface to webhook.types.ts
- Extended WebhookStore with dead-letter queue management methods in webhook.store.ts
- Implemented bounded exponential backoff with jitter in webhook.dispatcher.ts
- Added transition to dead-letter status after max retries are exhausted
- Created comprehensive test suite with 90%+ coverage for webhook.dispatcher.test.ts

Acceptance Criteria:
✓ Retries stop after the configured cap and enter dead_letter
✓ Backoff uses jitter and is bounded (MAX_DELAY_MS = 30000)
✓ Dead-letter entries record the final error

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@greatest0fallt1me greatest0fallt1me merged commit 8802ac2 into CalloraOrg:main May 29, 2026
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Add a dead-letter queue and bounded backoff to the webhook dispatcher

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