rxjava: Can I use retry() but with delay?

Question

I am using rxjava in my Android app to handle network requests asynchronously. Now I would like to retry a failed network request only after a certain time has passed.

Answer 1

Inspired by Paul's answer, and if you are not concerned with retryWhen problems stated by Abhijit Sarkar, the simplest way to delay resubscription with rxJava2 unconditionnaly is :

source.retryWhen(throwables -> throwables.delay(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS))

You may want to see more samples and explanations on retryWhen and repeatWhen.