import json

import time

import random

def clean_json_data(json_string, max_retries=3, retry_interval=2):

"""

Cleans data from a JSON string with retry logic.

For development use only.

Args:

json_string (str): The JSON string to clean.

max_retries (int): Maximum number of retries.

retry_interval (int): Retry interval in seconds.

Returns:

dict or None: The cleaned JSON data as a dictionary, or None if cleaning fails after max retries.

"""

for attempt in range(max_retries):

try:

data = json.loads(json_string) # Parse the JSON

return data # Return if parsing is successful

except json.JSONDecodeError as e:

if attempt < max_retries - 1:

wait_time = retry_interval + random.uniform(0, retry_interval / 2) # Add some randomness to retry

print(f"Error decoding JSON (attempt {attempt + 1}/{max_retries}): {e}. Retrying in {wait_time:.2f} seconds...")

time.sleep(wait_time)

else:

print(f"Error decoding JSON after {max_retries} attempts: {e}")

return None # Return None if all retries fail

if __name__ == '__main__':

# Example usage

sample_json = '{"name": "John Doe", "age": 30, "city": "New York", "invalid_field": "missing"}'

cleaned_data = clean_json_data(sample_json)

if cleaned_data:

print("Cleaned data:")

print(cleaned_data)

else:

print("Failed to clean data.")