Backoff is a `time.Duration` counter. It starts at `Min`. After every call to `Duration()` it is multiplied by `Factor`. It is capped at `Max`. It returns to `Min` on every call to `Reset()`. `Jitter` adds randomness ([see below](#example-using-jitter)). Used in conjunction with the `time` package.
---
#### Simple example
``` go
b := &backoff.Backoff{
//These are the defaults
Min: 100 * time.Millisecond,
Max: 10 * time.Second,
Factor: 2,
Jitter: false,
}
fmt.Printf("%s\n", b.Duration())
fmt.Printf("%s\n", b.Duration())
fmt.Printf("%s\n", b.Duration())
fmt.Printf("Reset!\n")
b.Reset()
fmt.Printf("%s\n", b.Duration())
```
```
100ms
200ms
400ms
Reset!
100ms
```
---
#### Example using `net` package
``` go
b := &backoff.Backoff{
Max: 5 * time.Minute,
}
for {
conn, err := net.Dial("tcp", "example.com:5309")
if err != nil {
d := b.Duration()
fmt.Printf("%s, reconnecting in %s", err, d)
time.Sleep(d)
continue
}
//connected
b.Reset()
conn.Write([]byte("hello world!"))
// ... Read ... Write ... etc
conn.Close()
//disconnected
}
```
---
#### Example using `Jitter`
Enabling `Jitter` adds some randomization to the backoff durations. [See Amazon's writeup of performance gains using jitter](http://www.awsarchitectureblog.com/2015/03/backoff.html). Seeding is not necessary but doing so gives repeatable results.
