goto.php

<?php


function connect_while(ApiClient $client): string
{
  $tries = 0;
  while(true) {
    $tries++;
    try {
      $result = $client->doThing();
      break;
    }catch(ApiException $e) {
      if($tries === 10) {
        throw $e;
      }
      echo "error with api, trying again";
      sleep(5);
    }
  }
  
  return process($result);
}

function connect_goto(ApiClient $client): string
{
  $tries = 0;

  start:
  $tries++;
  try {
    $result = $client->doThing();
    break;
  } catch(ApiException $e) {
    if($tries === 10) {
      throw $e;
    }
    echo "error with api, trying again";
    sleep(5);
    goto start;
  }
  
  return process($result);
}

function connect_maybe(ApiClient $client): ???
{
  $tries = 0;
  while(true) {
    $tries++;
    try {
      return $client->doThing();
    }catch(ApiException $e) {
      if($tries === 10) {
        throw $e;
      }
      echo "error with api, trying again";
      sleep(5);
    }
  }
}

function connect_while(ApiClient $client): string
{
  return process(connect_maybe($client));
}