Handle timeouts in the Haskell backend

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Description

backend: HttpExceptionRequest Request {
  host                 = "www.reddit.com"
  port                 = 443
  secure               = True
  requestHeaders       = [("User-Agent","haskell wreq-0.5.1.0")]
  path                 = "/r/zerocarb/top/.json"
  queryString          = "?sort=top&t=week&limit=3"
  method               = "GET"
  proxy                = Nothing
  rawBody              = False
  redirectCount        = 10
  responseTimeout      = ResponseTimeoutDefault
  requestVersion       = HTTP/1.1
}
 (ConnectionFailure Network.Socket.getAddrInfo: does not exist (nodename nor servname provided, or not known))

Contributor guide

Research direction

Implement retry logic for HTTP requests in the Haskell backend to handle timeouts and connection failures.

Tech stack

haskell

Domain

backend

Issue type

Bug

DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.

2

Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.

1-3 hours

Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.

Fresh

ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.

Mostly clear

Prerequisites

None

Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.

75