gistfile1.rb

def create_report
  if @inspection.type == 'RoutineInspection'
    puts "---CR> CREATING ROUTINE INSPECTION REPORT"
    pdf = routine_inspection_generic
  else                          
    puts "---CR> CREATING INGOING INSPECTION REPORT"
    thread = Thread.new  do
      pdf = ingoing_inspection_nsw
    end.join
  end
  pdf
end

def retryable(options = {})
opts = { :tries => 1, :on => Exception }.merge(options)

retry_exception, retries = opts[:on], opts[:tries]

begin
  return yield
rescue retry_exception
  if (retries -= 1) > 0
    sleep 2
    retry 
  else
    raise
  end
end

end

def create_report
if @inspection.type == 'RoutineInspection'
puts "---CR> CREATING ROUTINE INSPECTION REPORT"
pdf = routine_inspection_generic
else
puts "---CR> CREATING INGOING INSPECTION REPORT"

      thread = Thread.new  do
          pdf = ingoing_inspection_nsw
      end
      retryable(:tries => 10, :on => Timeout::Error) do
          thread.join
      end
end
pdf

end