Just exploring how ensure behaves when an exception is raised within a rescue block, and how retry affects it all.

exception_test.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby

@crashes = 0

def exception_test(state)
  puts "Main block: #{state}"

  # Modify our 'state'
  state += 1

  raise 'Oh god, Im shot!'
rescue => e
  puts e.message
  puts 'Rescue!'

  if @crashes < 3
    @crashes += 1

    puts 'Try again!'
    retry
  end

  puts 'Sad day for a wizard...'
  raise e
ensure
  puts "Ensure called"
end

exception_test(1)