Method counter

praw/models/util.py:59–64

Increment the counter and return the current value with jitter.

(self)

        self._max = max_counter

    def counter(self) -> int | float:
        """Increment the counter and return the current value with jitter."""
        max_jitter = self._base / 16.0
        value = self._base + random.random() * max_jitter - max_jitter / 2  # noqa: S311
        self._base = min(self._base * 2, self._max)
        return value

    def reset(self) -> None:
        """Reset the counter to 1."""