This shows how to override the retry policies for billing_v1::CloudBillingClient:
auto options =
google::cloud::Options{}
.set<google::cloud::billing_v1::
CloudBillingConnectionIdempotencyPolicyOption>(
CustomIdempotencyPolicy().clone())
.set<google::cloud::billing_v1::CloudBillingRetryPolicyOption>(
google::cloud::billing_v1::
CloudBillingLimitedErrorCountRetryPolicy(3)
.clone())
.set<google::cloud::billing_v1::CloudBillingBackoffPolicyOption>(
google::cloud::ExponentialBackoffPolicy(
/*initial_delay=*/std::chrono::milliseconds(200),
/*maximum_delay=*/std::chrono::seconds(45),
/*scaling=*/2.0)
.clone());
auto connection =
google::cloud::billing_v1::MakeCloudBillingConnection(options);
// c1 and c2 share the same retry policies
auto c1 = google::cloud::billing_v1::CloudBillingClient(connection);
auto c2 = google::cloud::billing_v1::CloudBillingClient(connection);
// You can override any of the policies in a new client. This new client
// will share the policies from c1 (or c2) *except* for the retry policy.
auto c3 = google::cloud::billing_v1::CloudBillingClient(
connection,
google::cloud::Options{}
.set<google::cloud::billing_v1::CloudBillingRetryPolicyOption>(
google::cloud::billing_v1::CloudBillingLimitedTimeRetryPolicy(
std::chrono::minutes(5))
.clone()));
// You can also override the policies in a single call:
// c3.SomeRpc(..., google::cloud::Options{}
// .set<google::cloud::billing_v1::CloudBillingRetryPolicyOption>(
// google::cloud::billing_v1::CloudBillingLimitedErrorCountRetryPolicy(10).clone()));
Assuming you have created a custom idempotency policy. Such as:
class CustomIdempotencyPolicy : public google::cloud::billing_v1::
CloudBillingConnectionIdempotencyPolicy {
public:
~CustomIdempotencyPolicy() override = default;
std::unique_ptr<
google::cloud::billing_v1::CloudBillingConnectionIdempotencyPolicy>
clone() const override {
return std::make_unique<CustomIdempotencyPolicy>(*this);
}
// Override inherited functions to define as needed.
};
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retry policies for billing_v1::CloudBillingClient: \n\n auto options =\n google::cloud::Options{}\n .set\u003cgoogle::cloud::billing_v1::\n CloudBillingConnectionIdempotencyPolicyOption\u003e(\n CustomIdempotencyPolicy().clone())\n .set\u003cgoogle::cloud::billing_v1::CloudBillingRetryPolicyOption\u003e(\n google::cloud::billing_v1::\n CloudBillingLimitedErrorCountRetryPolicy(3)\n .clone())\n .set\u003cgoogle::cloud::billing_v1::CloudBillingBackoffPolicyOption\u003e(\n google::cloud::ExponentialBackoffPolicy(\n /*initial_delay=*/std::chrono::milliseconds(200),\n /*maximum_delay=*/std::chrono::seconds(45),\n /*scaling=*/2.0)\n .clone());\n auto connection =\n google::cloud::billing_v1::MakeCloudBillingConnection(options);\n\n // c1 and c2 share the same retry policies\n auto c1 = google::cloud::billing_v1::CloudBillingClient(connection);\n auto c2 = google::cloud::billing_v1::CloudBillingClient(connection);\n\n // You can override any of the policies in a new client. This new client\n // will share the policies from c1 (or c2) *except* for the retry policy.\n auto c3 = google::cloud::billing_v1::CloudBillingClient(\n connection,\n google::cloud::Options{}\n .set\u003cgoogle::cloud::billing_v1::CloudBillingRetryPolicyOption\u003e(\n google::cloud::billing_v1::CloudBillingLimitedTimeRetryPolicy(\n std::chrono::minutes(5))\n .clone()));\n\n // You can also override the policies in a single call:\n // c3.SomeRpc(..., google::cloud::Options{}\n // .set\u003cgoogle::cloud::billing_v1::CloudBillingRetryPolicyOption\u003e(\n // google::cloud::billing_v1::CloudBillingLimitedErrorCountRetryPolicy(10).clone()));\n\nAssuming you have created a custom idempotency policy. Such as: \n\n class CustomIdempotencyPolicy : public google::cloud::billing_v1::\n CloudBillingConnectionIdempotencyPolicy {\n public:\n ~CustomIdempotencyPolicy() override = default;\n std::unique_ptr\u003c\n google::cloud::billing_v1::CloudBillingConnectionIdempotencyPolicy\u003e\n clone() const override {\n return std::make_unique\u003cCustomIdempotencyPolicy\u003e(*this);\n }\n // Override inherited functions to define as needed.\n };"]]