HARMONY-1125: Clarify env variable purpose

nasa · Jun 2, 2022 · 77f7e36 · 77f7e36
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ OPTIONAL:
        health check command. The container is considered unhealthy if the mtime of the file is old -
        where 'old' is configurable in the service container. If this variable is not set the path
        defaults to '/tmp/health.txt'.
-* `MAX_DOWNLOAD_RETRIES`: Number of times to retry failed HTTP calls via the http module.
+* `MAX_DOWNLOAD_RETRIES`: Number of times to retry HTTP download calls that fail due to transient errors.
 
 OPTIONAL -- Use with CAUTION:
 

diff --git a/harmony/util.py b/harmony/util.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     TEXT_LOGGER:          Whether to log in plaintext or JSON. Default: True (plaintext).
     HEALTH_CHECK_PATH:    The filesystem path that should be `touch`ed to indicate the service is
                           alive.
-    MAX_DOWNLOAD_RETRIES: Number of times to retry failed HTTP calls via the http module.
+    MAX_DOWNLOAD_RETRIES: Number of times to retry HTTP download calls that fail due to transient errors.
 """
 
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