genode/repos/base/include/util/retry.h
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/*
* \brief Utility to execute a function repeatedly
* \author Norman Feske
* \author Stefan Kalkowski
* \date 2015-04-29
*/
/*
* Copyright (C) 2015-2017 Genode Labs GmbH
*
* This file is part of the Genode OS framework, which is distributed
* under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License version 3.
*/
#ifndef _INCLUDE__UTIL__RETRY_H_
#define _INCLUDE__UTIL__RETRY_H_
namespace Genode {
template <typename EXC>
auto retry(auto const &fn, auto const &,
unsigned attempts = ~0U) -> decltype(fn());
}
/**
* Repeatedly try to execute a function 'func'
*
* If the function 'func' throws an exception of type 'EXC', the 'handler'
* is called and the function call is retried.
*
* \param EXC exception type to handle
* \param fn functor to execute
* \param exc_fn exception handler executed if 'fn' raised an exception
* of type 'EXC'
* \param attempts number of attempts to execute 'func' before giving up
* and reflecting the exception 'EXC' to the caller. If not
* specified, attempt infinitely.
*/
template <typename EXC>
auto Genode::retry(auto const &fn, auto const &exc_fn,
unsigned attempts) -> decltype(fn())
{
for (unsigned i = 0; attempts == ~0U || i < attempts; i++)
try { return fn(); }
catch (EXC) { exc_fn(); }
throw EXC();
}
#endif /* _INCLUDE__UTIL__RETRY_H_ */