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Sleep / Delay Policy

Add a delay to the incoming request. Useful for testing.

Configuration

The configuration shows how to configure the policy in the 'policies.json' document.

config/policies.json
{ "name": "my-sleep-inbound-policy", "policyType": "sleep-inbound", "handler": { "export": "SleepInboundPolicy", "module": "$import(@zuplo/runtime)", "options": { "sleepInMs": 1000 } } }

Policy Configuration

  • name <string> - The name of your policy instance. This is used as a reference in your routes.
  • policyType <string> - The identifier of the policy. This is used by the Zuplo UI. Value should be sleep-inbound.
  • handler.export <string> - The name of the exported type. Value should be SleepInboundPolicy.
  • handler.module <string> - The module containing the policy. Value should be $import(@zuplo/runtime).
  • handler.options <object> - The options for this policy. See Policy Options below.

Policy Options

The options for this policy are specified below. All properties are optional unless specifically marked as required.

  • sleepInMs (required) <number> - The number of milliseconds to delay the request.

Using the Policy

Read more about how policies work

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