make number of retries a class var

freedomofpress · Jan 28, 2020 · b477217 · b477217
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diff --git a/securedrop_client/api_jobs/downloads.py b/securedrop_client/api_jobs/downloads.py
@@ -36,8 +36,10 @@ class MetadataSyncJob(ApiJob):
     Update source metadata such that new download jobs can be added to the queue.
     '''
 
+    NUMBER_OF_TIMES_TO_RETRY_AN_API_CALL = 15
+
     def __init__(self, data_dir: str, gpg: GpgHelper) -> None:
-        super().__init__(remaining_attempts=15)
+        super().__init__(remaining_attempts=self.NUMBER_OF_TIMES_TO_RETRY_AN_API_CALL)
         self.data_dir = data_dir
         self.gpg = gpg