#!/bin/bash

# Try generating a backup multiple times. If one attempt succeeds, we're
# done. If not, there will be logs for every attempt, plus monitoring
# will read the result of the last backup.
for try in {1..3}
do
    generate-backup "$try"
    exitcode=$?

    if [[ $exitcode -eq 100 ]]
    then
        # fatal error, cannot recover
        exit 1
    elif [[ $exitcode -eq 0 ]]
    then
        # successful backup
        exit 0
    else
        sleep 60
    fi
done
