Implement Circuit Breaker and Bulkhead Pattern for Redis Cache Backend - #55
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Implement Circuit Breaker and Bulkhead Pattern for Redis Cache Backend
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LGTM
a job done and well implemented
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PR Description — Implement Circuit Breaker and Bulkhead Pattern for Redis Cache Backend
Summary
This PR hardens the Redis cache backend against service degradation and connection failures by introducing a circuit breaker, exponential backoff health checks, in-memory fallback, and bulkhead isolation.
The goal is to prevent Redis failures from cascading into application-wide failures, reduce thundering-herd behavior during recovery, and prevent Redis connection exhaustion.
Changes
InMemoryCachewhen Redis is unhealthy or the circuit is open, subject to the configured TTL.Affected Areas
src/cache.rs— Redis health checks, connection handling, fallback, and isolation.src/config.rs— Circuit breaker configuration.src/error.rs— Circuit breaker-related error variants.Testing
Integration tests verify that the cache backend:
Expected Outcome
Redis degradation should no longer cause cascading failures across the application. The cache layer should remain available through controlled fallback behavior while preventing excessive retries, thundering-herd effects, and connection exhaustion.
Closes #54