Occasionally I have a need to retry an operation several times before giving up. My code is like:
int retries = 3;
while(true) {
try {
DoSomething();
Blanket catch statements that simply retry the same call can be dangerous if used as a general exception handling mechanism. Having said that, here's a lambda-based retry wrapper that you can use with any method. I chose to factor the number of retries and the retry timeout out as parameters for a bit more flexibility:
public static class Retry
{
public static void Do(
Action action,
TimeSpan retryInterval,
int maxAttemptCount = 3)
{
Do
You can now use this utility method to perform retry logic:
Retry.Do(() => SomeFunctionThatCanFail(), TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1));
or:
Retry.Do(SomeFunctionThatCanFail, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1));
or:
int result = Retry.Do(SomeFunctionWhichReturnsInt, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1), 4);
Or you could even make an async overload.