EnvFl64 gets an environment variable and converts it into a float64.

GetJSON makes a GET request to a REST API and returns the JSON response.

InitWebSocket opens a websocket connection to the provided address.

NewKubeClientset creates a Kubernetes clientset for accessing the Kubernetes APIs.

PutJSON makes a PUT request to a REST API and submits the JSON payload.

Backoff holds the number of attempts as well as the min and max backoff delays.