Retry Budget

A retry loop should stop when it succeeds or when the attempt budget is exhausted.

retry_budget.c

#include <stdio.h>

int main(void) {
    int successAt = ;
    int maxAttempts = 3;
    int attempts = 0;
    int ok = 0;

    while (attempts < maxAttempts && ok == 0) {
        attempts++;
        if (attempts >= successAt) {
            ok = 1;
        }
    }

    printf("successAt=%d attempts=%d ok=%d\n", successAt, attempts, ok);
    return 0;
}

#include <stdio.h>

int main(void) {
    int successAt = ;
    int maxAttempts = 3;
    int attempts = 0;
    int ok = 0;

    while (attempts < maxAttempts && ok == 0) {
        attempts++;
        if (attempts >= successAt) {
            ok = 1;
        }
    }

    printf("successAt=%d attempts=%d ok=%d\n", successAt, attempts, ok);
    return 0;
}

#include <stdio.h>

int main(void) {
    int successAt = ;
    int maxAttempts = 3;
    int attempts = 0;
    int ok = 0;

    while (attempts < maxAttempts && ok == 0) {
        attempts++;
        if (attempts >= successAt) {
            ok = 1;
        }
    }

    printf("successAt=%d attempts=%d ok=%d\n", successAt, attempts, ok);
    return 0;
}

attempt budget The maximum attempt count bounds the loop even when the operation does not succeed.

success condition The loop checks success after each attempt and exits early when possible.