Package hudson.util

Class Retrier<V>

java.lang.Object

hudson.util.Retrier<V>

Type Parameters:

V - The return type of the action to perform.

@Restricted(org.kohsuke.accmod.restrictions.NoExternalUse.class)
public class Retrier<V>
extends Object

This class implements a process of doing some action repeatedly synchronously until it is performed successfully. You can set the number of attempts, the action to perform, the milliseconds to wait for, the definition of success, the exceptions that are considered as a failed action, but not an unexpected exception in the action and also the listener to manage the expected exceptions happened, just in case it is helpful.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	Retrier.Builder<V>	Builder to create a Retrier object.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
V	start()	Start to do retries to perform the set action.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Details

start

@CheckForNull
public V start()
        throws Exception

Start to do retries to perform the set action.

Returns:

the result of the action, it could be null if there was an exception or if the action itself returns null

Throws:

Exception - If a unallowed exception is raised during the action