# Retries a command a with backoff.
#
# The retry count is given by ATTEMPTS (default 5), the
# initial backoff timeout is given by TIMEOUT in seconds
# (default 1.)
#
# Successive backoffs double the timeout.
#
# Beware of set -e killing your whole script!
function with_backoff {
local max_attempts=${ATTEMPTS-5}
local timeout=${TIMEOUT-1}
local attempt=0
local exitCode=0
while [[ $attempt < $max_attempts ]]
do
"$@"
exitCode=$?
if [[ $exitCode == 0 ]]
then
break
fi
echo "Failure! Retrying in $timeout.." 1>&2
sleep $timeout
attempt=$(( attempt + 1 ))
timeout=$(( timeout * 2 ))
done
if [[ $exitCode != 0 ]]
then
echo "You've failed me for the last time! ($@)" 1>&2
fi
return $exitCode
}