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Retry loop with backoff

Code reviewCode quality & reviewMid–Senior~26 min

Review this Go retry helper that re-issues an operation with backoff until it succeeds or the context is cancelled.

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1func RetryUntil(ctx context.Context, op func() error) error {
2 for {
3 if err := op(); err == nil {
4 return nil
5 }
6 select {
7 case <-time.After(backoff):
8 // retry
9 case <-ctx.Done():
10 return ctx.Err()
11 }
12 }
13}
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