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Proper error handling is crucial for building reliable applications with S2. The SDK provides structured error types, automatic retry mechanisms, and clear patterns for handling different failure scenarios.

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Error Types

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S2Error

The top-level error type for SDK operations: 
use s2_sdk::types::S2Error;

match operation.await {
    Ok(result) => { /* success */ },
    Err(S2Error::Api { code, message, status }) => {
        eprintln!("API error [{}]: {}", code, message);
    },
    Err(S2Error::Client(msg)) => {
        eprintln!("Client error: {}", msg);
    },
    Err(S2Error::Network(msg)) => {
        eprintln!("Network error: {}", msg);
    },
}

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Error Categories

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API Errors

Server-side errors with specific error codes:
// Common API error codes
match error_code.as_str() {
    "stream_not_found" => {
        // Stream doesn't exist
    },
    "basin_not_found" => {
        // Basin doesn't exist
    },
    "permission_denied" => {
        // Insufficient permissions
    },
    "rate_limited" => {
        // Too many requests
    },
    "quota_exhausted" => {
        // Account quota exceeded
    },
    _ => {},
}
2

Client Errors

SDK-side errors from session management:
// Session errors
- SessionClosed: Session already terminated
- SessionClosing: Session is in the process of closing
- SessionDropped: Session dropped without cleanup
3

Network Errors

Transport and connectivity issues:
// Connection issues
- Connection timeout
- DNS resolution failure
- TLS handshake failure
4

Validation Errors

Input validation failures:
use s2_sdk::types::ValidationError;

match AppendRecord::new(invalid_data) {
    Ok(record) => { /* valid */ },
    Err(ValidationError(msg)) => {
        eprintln!("Validation failed: {}", msg);
    },
}

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Retryable vs Terminal Errors

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Retryable Errors

These errors are automatically retried by sessions: 
// From session/append.rs:50-59
impl AppendSessionError {
    pub fn is_retryable(&self) -> bool {
        match self {
            Self::Api(err) => err.is_retryable(),
            Self::AckTimeout => true,
            Self::ServerDisconnected => true,
            _ => false,
        }
    }
}
Retryable conditions:
  • Acknowledgement timeout
  • Server disconnection
  • Heartbeat timeout (read sessions)
  • Transient network errors
  • Server unavailability (503)
  • Gateway timeout (504)

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Terminal Errors

These errors end the operation immediately:
  • Invalid input (400)
  • Permission denied (403)
  • Resource not found (404)
  • Conflict (409)
  • Quota exhausted (403)
  • Session closed
  • Session dropped
Terminal errors indicate a problem that cannot be resolved by retrying. Handle them explicitly in your application logic.

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Automatic Retry with Backoff

Sessions implement exponential backoff with jitter: 
// Retry configuration
use s2_sdk::types::{RetryConfig, S2Config};
use std::time::Duration;

let retry_config = RetryConfig::default()
    .with_min_base_delay(Duration::from_millis(100))
    .with_max_base_delay(Duration::from_secs(1))
    .with_max_retries(3);

let config = S2Config::new(access_token)
    .with_retry(retry_config);

let s2 = S2::new(config)?;

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Backoff Behavior

From retry.rs:79-97: 
// Base delay doubles with each retry:
// Retry 1: 100ms + jitter (0-100ms)
// Retry 2: 200ms + jitter (0-200ms)
// Retry 3: 400ms + jitter (0-400ms)
// Retry 4: 800ms + jitter (0-800ms)
// Retry 5+: 1000ms + jitter (0-1000ms) [capped at max_base_delay]
Jitter is randomized (0-100% of base delay) to prevent thundering herd issues when multiple clients retry simultaneously.

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Retry Reset

Backoff resets on successful operations: 
// From session/append.rs:424-427
if prev_total_acked_records < state.total_acked_records {
    prev_total_acked_records = state.total_acked_records;
    retry_backoff.reset(); // Reset on progress
}

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Error Handling Patterns

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Pattern 1: Basic Error Handling

use s2_sdk::types::AppendRecord;

match producer.submit(AppendRecord::new("data")?).await {
    Ok(ticket) => {
        match ticket.await {
            Ok(ack) => println!("Success: seq_num {}", ack.seq_num),
            Err(e) => eprintln!("Append failed: {}", e),
        }
    }
    Err(e) => eprintln!("Submit failed: {}", e),
}

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Pattern 2: Graceful Degradation

use s2_sdk::types::S2Error;

async fn append_with_fallback(
    producer: &Producer,
    record: AppendRecord,
) -> Result<u64, S2Error> {
    match producer.submit(record.clone()).await {
        Ok(ticket) => {
            match ticket.await {
                Ok(ack) => Ok(ack.seq_num),
                Err(e) => {
                    // Log to local file as fallback
                    log_locally(&record)?;
                    Err(e)
                }
            }
        }
        Err(e) => {
            log_locally(&record)?;
            Err(e)
        }
    }
}

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Pattern 3: Circuit Breaker

use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU64, Ordering};
use std::sync::Arc;

struct CircuitBreaker {
    failure_count: Arc<AtomicU64>,
    threshold: u64,
}

impl CircuitBreaker {
    fn should_attempt(&self) -> bool {
        self.failure_count.load(Ordering::Relaxed) < self.threshold
    }

    fn record_success(&self) {
        self.failure_count.store(0, Ordering::Relaxed);
    }

    fn record_failure(&self) {
        self.failure_count.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
    }
}

async fn append_with_circuit_breaker(
    producer: &Producer,
    record: AppendRecord,
    breaker: &CircuitBreaker,
) -> Result<u64, S2Error> {
    if !breaker.should_attempt() {
        return Err(S2Error::Client("Circuit breaker open".to_string()));
    }

    match producer.submit(record).await {
        Ok(ticket) => {
            match ticket.await {
                Ok(ack) => {
                    breaker.record_success();
                    Ok(ack.seq_num)
                }
                Err(e) => {
                    breaker.record_failure();
                    Err(e)
                }
            }
        }
        Err(e) => {
            breaker.record_failure();
            Err(e)
        }
    }
}

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Pattern 4: Error Aggregation

use futures::future::join_all;

async fn append_batch_with_errors(
    producer: &Producer,
    records: Vec<AppendRecord>,
) -> (Vec<u64>, Vec<S2Error>) {
    let futures: Vec<_> = records
        .into_iter()
        .map(|r| producer.submit(r))
        .collect();

    let results = join_all(futures).await;

    let mut successes = Vec::new();
    let mut errors = Vec::new();

    for result in results {
        match result {
            Ok(ticket) => {
                match ticket.await {
                    Ok(ack) => successes.push(ack.seq_num),
                    Err(e) => errors.push(e),
                }
            }
            Err(e) => errors.push(e),
        }
    }

    (successes, errors)
}

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Append-Specific Errors

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Append Condition Failed

When using fencing tokens or sequence number matching: 
use s2_sdk::types::{AppendInput, FencingToken};

let input = AppendInput::new(records)
    .with_match_seq_num(100); // Expect stream at seq 100

match session.submit(input).await {
    Ok(ticket) => {
        match ticket.await {
            Ok(ack) => println!("Appended at {}", ack.start.seq_num),
            Err(S2Error::Api { code, .. }) if code == "transaction_conflict" => {
                // Sequence number mismatch or fencing token conflict
                eprintln!("Condition failed - stream state changed");
            },
            Err(e) => eprintln!("Other error: {}", e),
        }
    }
    Err(e) => eprintln!("Submit error: {}", e),
}

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Read-Specific Errors

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Heartbeat Timeout

use futures::StreamExt;
use std::time::Duration;

let mut batches = stream.read_session(input).await?;

while let Some(result) = batches.next().await {
    match result {
        Ok(batch) => {
            // Process batch
        }
        Err(e) => {
            eprintln!("Read error: {}", e);
            // Session will auto-retry heartbeat timeouts
            // Fatal errors will terminate the stream
        }
    }
}

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Validation Errors

Catch validation errors early: 
use s2_sdk::types::{BasinName, StreamName, ValidationError};

// Basin name validation
let basin = match "invalid_basin".parse::<BasinName>() {
    Ok(name) => name,
    Err(ValidationError(msg)) => {
        eprintln!("Invalid basin name: {}", msg);
        return;
    }
};

// Record body validation
let record = match AppendRecord::new(data) {
    Ok(r) => r,
    Err(ValidationError(msg)) => {
        eprintln!("Invalid record: {}", msg);
        return;
    }
};

// Batching config validation
let config = match BatchingConfig::new()
    .with_max_batch_bytes(10) // Too small
{
    Ok(c) => c,
    Err(ValidationError(msg)) => {
        eprintln!("Invalid config: {}", msg);
        return;
    }
};

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Best Practices

Let sessions retry: Don’t implement your own retry logic for transient errors. Sessions handle this automatically.
Handle terminal errors explicitly: Check for specific error codes like permission_denied or quota_exhausted and handle them appropriately.
Log context with errors: Include relevant context (basin, stream, operation) when logging errors for easier debugging.
Use structured error handling: Match on error types and codes rather than string parsing.
Always call close() on sessions, even after errors, to ensure proper cleanup and resource release.
Monitor error rates: Track error types and frequencies to detect systemic issues early.

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