A good retry loop in Go

main.go

const maxAttempts = 10
const retryIntervalSeconds = 5

var sshConnected bool

log.Printf("Connecting to VM using SSH")

for i := 0; i < maxAttempts; i++ {
    if i > 0 {
        time.Sleep(time.Second * retryIntervalSeconds)
        log.Printf("Retrying SSH connection - attempt #%d of %d", i+1, maxAttempts)
    }

    client, err = ssh.Dial("tcp", fmt.Sprintf("%s:22", *ip.IPAddress), config)
    if err != nil {
        log.Printf("SSH error: %v", err)
        continue
    }

    log.Printf("Connected!")
    sshConnected = true
    break
}

if !sshConnected {
    log.Println("Could not connect to VM in time")
    return
}