retry: encapsulate & return the last seen error in a RetryExhaustedError

common/retry/retry.go

@@ -25,7 +25,16 @@ type Config struct {
 	ShouldRetry func(error) bool
 }
 
-var RetryExhaustedError error = fmt.Errorf("Function never succeeded in Retry")
+type RetryExhaustedError struct {
+	Err error
+}
+
+func (err *RetryExhaustedError) Error() string {
+	if err == nil || err.Err == nil {
+		return "<nil>"
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("retry count exhausted. Last err: %s", err.Err)
+}
 
 // Run fn until context is cancelled up until StartTimeout time has passed.
 func (cfg Config) Run(ctx context.Context, fn func(context.Context) error) error {
@@ -42,10 +51,10 @@ func (cfg Config) Run(ctx context.Context, fn func(context.Context) error) error
 		startTimeout = time.After(cfg.StartTimeout)
 	}
 
+	var err error
 	for try := 0; ; try++ {
-		var err error
 		if cfg.Tries != 0 && try == cfg.Tries {
-			return RetryExhaustedError
+			return &RetryExhaustedError{err}
 		}
 		if err = fn(ctx); err == nil {
 			return nil

common/retry/retry_test.go

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 )
 
 func success(context.Context) error { return nil }
@@ -18,12 +20,23 @@ var failErr = errors.New("woops !")
 
 func fail(context.Context) error { return failErr }
 
+type failOnce bool
+
+func (ran *failOnce) Run(context.Context) error {
+	if !*ran {
+		*ran = true
+		return failErr
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func TestConfig_Run(t *testing.T) {
 	cancelledCtx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	cancel()
 	type fields struct {
 		StartTimeout time.Duration
 		RetryDelay   func() time.Duration
+		Tries        int
 	}
 	type args struct {
 		ctx context.Context
@@ -36,26 +49,37 @@ func TestConfig_Run(t *testing.T) {
 		wantErr error
 	}{
 		{"success",
-			fields{StartTimeout: time.Second, RetryDelay: nil},
+			fields{StartTimeout: time.Second},
 			args{context.Background(), success},
 			nil},
 		{"context cancelled",
-			fields{StartTimeout: time.Second, RetryDelay: nil},
+			fields{StartTimeout: time.Second},
 			args{cancelledCtx, wait},
 			context.Canceled},
 		{"timeout",
 			fields{StartTimeout: 20 * time.Millisecond, RetryDelay: func() time.Duration { return 10 * time.Millisecond }},
 			args{cancelledCtx, fail},
 			failErr},
+		{"success after one failure",
+			fields{Tries: 2, RetryDelay: func() time.Duration { return 0 }},
+			args{context.Background(), new(failOnce).Run},
+			nil},
+		{"fail after one failure",
+			fields{Tries: 1, RetryDelay: func() time.Duration { return 0 }},
+			args{context.Background(), new(failOnce).Run},
+			&RetryExhaustedError{failErr},
+		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			cfg := Config{
 				StartTimeout: tt.fields.StartTimeout,
 				RetryDelay:   tt.fields.RetryDelay,
+				Tries:        tt.fields.Tries,
 			}
-			if err := cfg.Run(tt.args.ctx, tt.args.fn); err != tt.wantErr {
+			err := cfg.Run(tt.args.ctx, tt.args.fn)
-				t.Fatalf("Config.Run() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
+			if diff := cmp.Diff(err, tt.wantErr, DeepAllowUnexported(RetryExhaustedError{}, errors.New(""))); diff != "" {
+				t.Fatalf("Config.Run() unexpected error: %s", diff)
 			}
 		})
 	}

common/retry/utils_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package retry
+
+import (
+	"reflect"
+
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+)
+
+func DeepAllowUnexported(vs ...interface{}) cmp.Option {
+	m := make(map[reflect.Type]struct{})
+	for _, v := range vs {
+		structTypes(reflect.ValueOf(v), m)
+	}
+	var typs []interface{}
+	for t := range m {
+		typs = append(typs, reflect.New(t).Elem().Interface())
+	}
+	return cmp.AllowUnexported(typs...)
+}
+
+func structTypes(v reflect.Value, m map[reflect.Type]struct{}) {
+	if !v.IsValid() {
+		return
+	}
+	switch v.Kind() {
+	case reflect.Ptr:
+		if !v.IsNil() {
+			structTypes(v.Elem(), m)
+		}
+	case reflect.Interface:
+		if !v.IsNil() {
+			structTypes(v.Elem(), m)
+		}
+	case reflect.Slice, reflect.Array:
+		for i := 0; i < v.Len(); i++ {
+			structTypes(v.Index(i), m)
+		}
+	case reflect.Map:
+		for _, k := range v.MapKeys() {
+			structTypes(v.MapIndex(k), m)
+		}
+	case reflect.Struct:
+		m[v.Type()] = struct{}{}
+		for i := 0; i < v.NumField(); i++ {
+			structTypes(v.Field(i), m)
+		}
+	}
+}