What is the magic to get 'Step Retry' to work? #3986

jmuirhead · 6 years ago

QB version 8.0.3 --

I have 'Step Retry' enabled on a composite sequential step with 2 'Retry Times' (I've also tried 1). The condition is 'if step is failed'. I've also tried a script condition set to 'return step.isFailed()' and also 'return step.isTimeout()'. Interval is '10 seconds'.

In no case does a retry of any kind occur. The step in question will either timeout or fail, the build completes as a 'normal' failure. Then nothing happens. No retries of the step or build. What am I missing?

Also, I assume 'Retry Times' means the number of reties, not the total number of times the step would be run if it failed. So, 1 retry would mean the step fails, then a single retry occurs.

Thanks.

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robinshen ADMIN · 6 years ago

Please turn on debug logging of the step, and run the build again. The build log should contain some messages like below:
Retry condition satisfied, sleeping a while before retrying

I agree that retry times should be times of retrying, instead of times of total runs. Filed an improvement request as below:

jmuirhead · 6 years ago

Thanks Robin. I'll check with debug logging. I'm using the workaround I've used previously for a number of years (checking step.getPreviousExecutedSibling();) and that works fine. Also, thanks for clearing up my question on 'Retry Times'.

Cheers.

What is the magic to get 'Step Retry' to work? #3986

[#QB-3250] Step retry times should be times of retries, instead of times of total runs - PMEase