Retry Mechanism in Java: Explanation & Practice

Problem summary

Create a retry mechanism that attempts an operation up to 3 times before giving up.

Starter code

public class Main {
    static int attempts = 0;
    
    static void unreliableOperation() throws Exception {
        attempts++;
        if (attempts < 3) throw new Exception("Failed");
    }
    
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Retry up to 3 times
        // Print: Success after <n> attempts OR Failed after 3 attempts
    }
}

Expected output and test cases

• Success on 3rd try

  Success after 3 attempts

• Success on 1st try

  Success after 1 attempts

• All retries fail

  Failed after 3 attempts

Hints

1. Use loop with try-catch inside
2. Track attempt count
3. Break on success

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