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This pull request introduces robust error handling and retry logic for SDK initialization, making it easier for apps to detect and recover from initialization failures (such as network issues during cold starts). The changes add a new reactive error state, automatic retries with exponential backoff, and a manual reinitialization API, allowing for more resilient and user-friendly app startup flows.

Initialization error handling and state:

  • Added a new initializationError StateFlow to Clerk and ConfigurationManager, allowing apps to observe and respond to initialization failures in real time. [1] [2]

Automatic retry logic:

  • Implemented automatic initialization retries in ConfigurationManager with exponential backoff (up to 3 attempts), storing the last error and retrying on failure. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Manual reinitialization API:

  • Added a public Clerk.reinitialize() method (and corresponding internal logic) to allow manual retry of initialization after all automatic attempts have failed. [1] [2]

Configuration and state management improvements:

  • Stored configuration options for use in retry attempts and ensured error state is cleared on new initialization attempts. [1] [2] [3]

Detekt baseline updates:

  • Updated the Detekt baseline to suppress new warnings related to long methods and parameter lists introduced by the retry and error handling logic.

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  • New Features

    • Enhanced SDK initialization resilience with automatic retries (up to 3 attempts with exponential backoff)
    • Added error state tracking to monitor initialization failures
    • Added manual reinitialization capability for error recovery
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    • Updated code quality baseline analysis

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This pull request adds initialization error tracking and retry mechanics to the Clerk API. Updates include a new MAX_INITIALIZATION_RETRIES constant set to 3, exposing initializationError as a reactive StateFlow in the Clerk class, and adding a reinitialize() method. ConfigurationManager is enhanced with retry infrastructure featuring exponential backoff, error state management via internal MutableStateFlow, background job tracking, and updated refresh logic accepting a retry count parameter. The detekt baseline was also updated to reflect newly detected code smells.

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config/detekt/detekt-baseline.xml (1)

1-22: Looks good.

Baseline updates are appropriate for the new retry/error-handling code.

source/api/src/main/kotlin/com/clerk/api/Constants.kt (1)

41-41: Looks good.

Constant value is reasonable for retry logic.

source/api/src/main/kotlin/com/clerk/api/configuration/ConfigurationManager.kt (1)

87-428: Retry logic and error handling look correct.

The exponential backoff calculation, StateFlow usage, and initialization guards are implemented properly. The concurrent API design is sound.

Per coding guidelines, please ensure tests are added to cover the new retry logic and reinitialize() functionality. Key scenarios to test:

  • Retry attempts trigger on initialization failure
  • Exponential backoff delays are applied correctly
  • reinitialize() returns false when already initialized
  • initializationError StateFlow emits errors appropriately
source/api/src/main/kotlin/com/clerk/api/Clerk.kt (1)

89-109: Looks good.

Public API exposure is clean with appropriate documentation and examples.

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@swolfand swolfand merged commit 50cc2fb into main Dec 5, 2025
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@swolfand swolfand deleted the sam/mobile-357-add-retry-to-clerk-initialization branch December 5, 2025 20:40
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