AAP-70257 controller collection should retry transient HTTP errors with exponential backoff. (#16415)

controller collection should retry transient HTTP errors with exponential backoff

awx_collection/plugins/doc_fragments/auth.py

@@ -55,6 +55,20 @@ options:
     - Defaults to 10s, but this is handled by the shared module_utils code
     type: float
     aliases: [ aap_request_timeout ]
+  max_retries:
+    description:
+    - Specify the max retries to be used with some connection issues.
+    - Defaults to 5.
+    - If value not set, will try environment variable C(AAP_MAX_RETRIES) and then config files.
+    type: int
+    aliases: [ aap_max_retries ]
+  retry_backoff_factor:
+    description:
+    - Backoff factor used when retrying connections.
+    - Defaults to 2.
+    - If value not set, will try environment variable C(AAP_RETRY_BACKOFF_FACTOR) and then config files.
+    type: int
+    aliases: [ aap_retry_backoff_factor ]
   controller_config_file:
     description:
     - Path to the controller config file.

awx_collection/plugins/doc_fragments/auth_plugin.py

@@ -76,6 +76,24 @@ options:
         why: Support for AAP variables
         alternatives: 'AAP_REQUEST_TIMEOUT'
     aliases: [ aap_request_timeout ]
+  max_retries:
+    description:
+    - Specify the max retries to be used with some connection issues.
+    - Defaults to 5.
+    - This will not work with the export or import modules.
+    type: int
+    env:
+    - name: AAP_MAX_RETRIES
+    aliases: [ aap_max_retries ]
+  retry_backoff_factor:
+    description:
+    - Backoff factor used when retrying connections.
+    - Defaults to 2.
+    - This will not work with the export or import modules.
+    type: int
+    env:
+    - name: AAP_RETRY_BACKOFF_FACTOR
+    aliases: [ aap_retry_backoff_factor ]
 notes:
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