retryable 1.2

data/lib/retryable.rb

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+# Code originally by Chu Yeow, see 
+# http://blog.codefront.net/2008/01/14/retrying-code-blocks-in-ruby-on-exceptions-whatever/
+# Slightly rewritten to allow for passing of more than just type of exception.
+
+def retryable( options = {}, &block )
+  opts = { :tries => 1, :on => Exception }.merge(options)
+
+  return nil if opts[:tries] == 0
+  
+  retry_exception, tries = [ opts[:on] ].flatten, opts[:tries]
+ 
+  begin
+    return yield
+  rescue *retry_exception
+    retry if (tries -= 1) > 0
+  end
+ 
+  yield
+end

data/test/tests.rb

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+# nothing to see here yet, move along

metadata

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+--- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification 
+name: retryable
+version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+  version: "1.2"
+platform: ruby
+authors: 
+- Carlo Zottmann
+- Chu Yeow
+autorequire: 
+bindir: bin
+cert_chain: []
+
+date: 2009-11-20 00:00:00 +01:00
+default_executable: 
+dependencies: []
+
+description: Kernel#retryable, allow for retrying of code blocks.
+email: carlo@zottmann.org
+executables: []
+
+extensions: []
+
+extra_rdoc_files: []
+
+files: 
+- lib/retryable.rb
+- test/tests.rb
+has_rdoc: true
+homepage: http://github.com/carlo/retryable
+licenses: []
+
+post_install_message: 
+rdoc_options: []
+
+require_paths: 
+- lib
+required_ruby_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
+  requirements: 
+  - - ">="
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+      version: "0"
+  version: 
+required_rubygems_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
+  requirements: 
+  - - ">="
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+      version: "0"
+  version: 
+requirements: []
+
+rubyforge_project: 
+rubygems_version: 1.3.5
+signing_key: 
+specification_version: 3
+summary: Kernel#retryable, allow for retrying of code blocks.
+test_files: 
+- test/tests.rb