package common import ( "fmt" "math" "time" ) var RetryExhaustedError error = fmt.Errorf("Function never succeeded in Retry") // RetryableFunc performs an action and returns a bool indicating whether the // function is done, or if it should keep retrying, and an erorr which will // abort the retry and be returned by the Retry function. The 0-indexed attempt // is passed with each call. type RetryableFunc func(uint) (bool, error) // Retry retries a function up to numTries times with exponential backoff. // If numTries == 0, retry indefinitely. If interval == 0, Retry will not delay retrying and there will be // no exponential backoff. If maxInterval == 0, maxInterval is set to +Infinity. // Intervals are in seconds. // Returns an error if initial > max intervals, if retries are exhausted, or if the passed function returns // an error. func Retry(initialInterval float64, maxInterval float64, numTries uint, function RetryableFunc) error { if maxInterval == 0 { maxInterval = math.Inf(1) } else if initialInterval < 0 || initialInterval > maxInterval { return fmt.Errorf("Invalid retry intervals (negative or initial < max). Initial: %f, Max: %f.", initialInterval, maxInterval) } var err error done := false interval := initialInterval for i := uint(0); !done && (numTries == 0 || i < numTries); i++ { done, err = function(i) if err != nil { return err } if !done { // Retry after delay. Calculate next delay. time.Sleep(time.Duration(interval) * time.Second) interval = math.Min(interval*2, maxInterval) } } if !done { return RetryExhaustedError } return nil }