The problem
Most resilience libraries in the TypeScript ecosystem are tied to HTTP clients (axios-retry, p-retry, Polly.js) or require wrapping your function in a class with a .execute() ceremony. What if you just want to wrap any async function — a database query, an internal service call, a file operation — with retry logic, a timeout, and a circuit breaker, without pulling in heavy dependencies?
Enter houhou.
What is houhou?
Houhou is a zero-dependency TypeScript library (~500 LOC) that wraps any async function with composable resilience policies. The wrapped function keeps the exact same signature — you call it like the original.
