skip reporting transient errors

sidekiq_honeybadger.rb

class TransientError < StandardError
  def report_error!
    @report_error = true
  end

  # skip error reporting by default until we're told to report error
  def skip_reporting_error?
    !@report_error
  end
end

Honeybadger.configure do |config|
  config.before_notify do |notice|
    if Sidekiq.server? && notice.exception < TransientError && notice.exception.skip_reporting_error?
      notice.halt!
    end
  end
end

class ApplicationJob
  include Sidekiq::Job

  sidekiq_retries_exhausted do |_message, exception|
    exception.report_error! if exception.respond_to?(:report_error!)
  end
end

class MyJob < ApplicationJob
  class MyError < TransientError; end
  
  def perform
    raise MyError
  end
end