feat: retry only on specific exit code

.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml

@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 name: CI/CD
 on:
   push:
-    branches:
-      - '**'
+
 jobs:
   # runs on branch pushes only
   ci:
@@ -79,6 +78,42 @@ jobs:
           command: node -e "process.exit(1)"
           on_retry_command: node -e "console.log('this is a retry command')"
 
+      - name: retry_on_exit_code (with expected error code)
+        id: retry_on_exit_code_expected
+        uses: ./
+        continue-on-error: true
+        with:
+          timeout_minutes: 1
+          retry_on_exit_code: 2
+          max_attempts: 3
+          command: node -e "process.exit(2)"
+      - uses: nick-invision/assert-action@v1
+        with:
+          expected: failure
+          actual: ${{ steps.retry_on_exit_code_expected.outcome }}
+      - uses: nick-invision/assert-action@v1
+        with:
+          expected: 3
+          actual: ${{ steps.retry_on_exit_code_expected.outputs.total_attempts }}
+
+      - name: retry_on_exit_code (with unexpected error code)
+        id: retry_on_exit_code_unexpected
+        uses: ./
+        continue-on-error: true
+        with:
+          timeout_minutes: 1
+          retry_on_exit_code: 2
+          max_attempts: 3
+          command: node -e "process.exit(1)"
+      - uses: nick-invision/assert-action@v1
+        with:
+          expected: failure
+          actual: ${{ steps.retry_on_exit_code_unexpected.outcome }}
+      - uses: nick-invision/assert-action@v1
+        with:
+          expected: 1
+          actual: ${{ steps.retry_on_exit_code_unexpected.outputs.total_attempts }}
+
       - name: on-retry-cmd (on-retry fails)
         id: on-retry-cmd-fails
         uses: ./

action.yml

@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ inputs:
   new_command_on_retry:
     description: Command to run if the first attempt fails. This command will be called on all subsequent attempts.
     required: false
+  retry_on_exit_code:
+    description: Specific exit code to retry on. This will only retry for the given error code and fail immediately other error codes.
+    required: false
 outputs:
   total_attempts:
     description: The final number of attempts made

dist/index.js

@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ var WARNING_ON_RETRY = core_1.getInput('warning_on_retry').toLowerCase() === 'tr
 var ON_RETRY_COMMAND = core_1.getInput('on_retry_command');
 var CONTINUE_ON_ERROR = getInputBoolean('continue_on_error');
 var NEW_COMMAND_ON_RETRY = core_1.getInput('new_command_on_retry');
+var RETRY_ON_EXIT_CODE = getInputNumber('retry_on_exit_code', false);
 var OS = process.platform;
 var OUTPUT_TOTAL_ATTEMPTS_KEY = 'total_attempts';
 var OUTPUT_EXIT_CODE_KEY = 'exit_code';
@@ -499,7 +500,8 @@ function runAction() {
                     // error: timeout
                     throw error_2;
                 case 7:
-                    if (!(exit > 0 && RETRY_ON === 'timeout')) return [3 /*break*/, 8];
+                    if (!(((RETRY_ON_EXIT_CODE && RETRY_ON_EXIT_CODE !== exit) || exit > 0) &&
+                        RETRY_ON === 'timeout')) return [3 /*break*/, 8];
                     // error: error
                     throw error_2;
                 case 8: return [4 /*yield*/, runRetryCmd()];

src/index.ts

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ const WARNING_ON_RETRY = getInput('warning_on_retry').toLowerCase() === 'true';
 const ON_RETRY_COMMAND = getInput('on_retry_command');
 const CONTINUE_ON_ERROR = getInputBoolean('continue_on_error');
 const NEW_COMMAND_ON_RETRY = getInput('new_command_on_retry');
+const RETRY_ON_EXIT_CODE = getInputNumber('retry_on_exit_code', false);
 
 const OS = process.platform;
 const OUTPUT_TOTAL_ATTEMPTS_KEY = 'total_attempts';
@@ -187,7 +188,10 @@ async function runAction() {
       } else if (!done && RETRY_ON === 'error') {
         // error: timeout
         throw error;
-      } else if (exit > 0 && RETRY_ON === 'timeout') {
+      } else if (
+        ((RETRY_ON_EXIT_CODE && RETRY_ON_EXIT_CODE !== exit) || exit > 0) &&
+        RETRY_ON === 'timeout'
+      ) {
         // error: error
         throw error;
       } else {