{"record":{"id":"d82ba19a87122be8","repo":"karatelabs/karate","slug":"retry-succeeded-after-attempt-s","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"retry succeeded after {} attempt(s): {}","messagePattern":"retry succeeded after (.+?) attempt\\(s\\): (.+?)","errorType":"console","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"info","filePath":"karate-core/src/main/java/io/karatelabs/driver/cdp/CdpDriver.java","lineNumber":4283,"sourceCode":"        if (Boolean.TRUE.equals(condition.get())) {\n            return true;\n        }\n\n        // Log that we're starting retries (helps diagnose flaky tests)\n        logger.warn(\"retry started: {} (max {} attempts, {}ms interval)\", description, maxAttempts, interval);\n\n        // Retry loop\n        for (int attempt = 1; attempt <= maxAttempts; attempt++) {\n            // Abort on interruption instead of degrading into a busy spin: sleep()\n            // preserves the interrupt flag, so every later sleep would return\n            // instantly and the remaining attempts would hammer CDP back-to-back.\n            if (Thread.currentThread().isInterrupted()) {\n                logger.warn(\"retry aborted (thread interrupted): {}\", description);\n                return false;\n            }\n            sleep(interval);\n            if (Boolean.TRUE.equals(condition.get())) {\n                logger.warn(\"retry succeeded after {} attempt(s): {}\", attempt, description);\n                return true;\n            }\n            logger.warn(\"retry attempt {}/{} failed for: {}\", attempt, maxAttempts, description);\n        }\n\n        // Log failure with driver state for diagnostics\n        logger.warn(\"retry FAILED after {} attempts: {} | {}\", maxAttempts, description, getDriverState());\n        return false;\n    }\n\n    /**\n     * Centralized retry mechanism using default options.\n     */\n    private boolean retry(String description, Supplier<Boolean> condition) {\n        return retry(description, condition, options.getRetryCount(), options.getRetryInterval());\n    }\n\n    /**","sourceCodeStart":4265,"sourceCodeEnd":4301,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/karatelabs/karate/blob/a22eb90246d958d15a47bf436693d0121ad2812d/karate-core/src/main/java/io/karatelabs/driver/cdp/CdpDriver.java#L4265-L4301","documentation":"WARN log emitted when a retried condition finally evaluated true on the given attempt after the first check failed. It confirms the retry loop worked and the operation completed — it is informational, not an error, though it signals the condition was initially flaky.","triggerScenarios":"The Supplier<Boolean> condition passed to CdpDriver's retry helper returned false on the first check but true on attempt N (1..maxAttempts) after an interval sleep.","commonSituations":"Element appears a few hundred ms after an action; navigation completes just after the first poll; Chrome DevTools state settles slowly under load; CI machines with slow rendering.","solutions":["No action needed if the test passes — this is expected behavior for slow-but-successful waits.","If attempts are consistently 2-3+, add an explicit wait or delay before the action to reduce flakiness noise.","Consider increasing retry interval so fewer iterations are needed."],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":"retry","validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":["No action required — success is confirmed.","If attempt counts grow, add stabilization waits or speed up the app under test."],"tags":["cdp","retry","logging","flaky"],"backgroundTag":"request-timeout","analyzedSha":"a22eb90246d958d15a47bf436693d0121ad2812d","analyzedAt":"2026-09-12T09:01:00.220Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-12T09:01:00.220Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-16T19:17:19.609Z"}