When conversion fails due to resource limits in CLI, prompt user to retry:
Error: Layer depth 105 exceeds limit 100.
Would you like to retry with max_layer_depth=150? [y/N]: y
Retrying with relaxed limits...
Conversion successful!
Benefits
- Frictionless UX for users
- No need to remember environment variable syntax
- Can learn appropriate limits for specific files
Considerations
- Only for interactive CLI usage (not scripts)
- Need
--no-interactive flag for CI/CD
- Security: careful with unlimited retries
- Should respect original environment variable settings
- May need confirmation for very large increases
Implementation Ideas
# In __main__.py
def main():
try:
convert(...)
except ResourceLimitError as e:
if sys.stdin.isatty(): # Interactive terminal
suggested_limits = calculate_suggested_limits(e)
if prompt_user_retry(suggested_limits):
convert(..., resource_limits=suggested_limits)
Open Questions
- Should we remember user choices for this session?
- How many retry attempts before giving up?
- Should we suggest creating a config file for persistent settings?
When conversion fails due to resource limits in CLI, prompt user to retry:
Benefits
Considerations
--no-interactiveflag for CI/CDImplementation Ideas
Open Questions