NServiceBus StartWithRetry extension method to retry the start for a number of times

StartableEndpointExtensions.cs

static class StartableEndpointExtensions
{
    public static async Task<IEndpointInstance> StartWithRetry(
        this IStartableEndpoint startableEndpoint,
        int maxAttempts = 10
        )
    {
        var attempts = 0;
        while (true)
        {
            try
            {
                return await startableEndpoint.Start()
                    .ConfigureAwait(false);
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                if (attempts > maxAttempts) throw;
                var delay = 100 * (int)Math.Pow(2, attempts++); // Exponential back off;
                await Console.Out.WriteLineAsync($"Startup failed, retry attempt {attempts} reason: {ex.Message}")
                    .ConfigureAwait(false);
                await Task.Delay(delay)
                    .ConfigureAwait(false);
            }
        }
    }
}