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Riccardo Manfrin 19a6cedfff [relay] randomize the relay reconnect backoff (#7067)
## Describe your changes

The relay client's reconnect backoff was constructed without a
`RandomizationFactor`
([guard.go:156-165](https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/blob/main/shared/relay/client/guard.go#L156-L165)),
so it kept the zero value: every client that lost the same relay server
retried on the identical 2/4/8/16/32/60, potentially in waves.

It was the only exponential backoff in the codebase without a
randomization factor.

Use `backoff.DefaultRandomizationFactor`, as random factor.

## Issue ticket number and link

No public issue. Found while reviewing the relay reconnect path for the
client-metrics review:
22k relay reconnection events in 24h, and the shared transport's own
retry schedule was
identical across all clients.

## Stack

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### Checklist
- [x] Is it a bug fix
- [ ] Is a typo/documentation fix
- [ ] Is a feature enhancement
- [ ] It is a refactor
- [x] Created tests that fail without the change (if possible)

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## Documentation
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- [ ] I added/updated documentation for this change
- [x] Documentation is **not needed** for this change (explain why)

Internal retry-timing change with no user-visible surface: no CLI flag,
configuration option
or API field is added or altered, and the mean reconnect delay is
unchanged.

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## Summary by CodeRabbit

* **Bug Fixes**
* Improved reconnect timing to distribute repeated connection attempts
more evenly and reduce synchronized retry spikes.
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2026-08-05 17:01:21 +02:00
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