text: #!/usr/bin/env node
  
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  /* jshint node: true */
  
  'use strict';
  
  var events = require('cordova-common').events;
  
  /*
   * Retry a promise-returning function a number of times, propagating its
   * results on success or throwing its error on a failed final attempt.
   *
   * @arg {Number}   attemts_left    - The number of times to retry the passed call.
   * @arg {Function} promiseFunction - A function that returns a promise.
   * @arg {...}                      - Arguments to pass to promiseFunction.
   *
   * @returns {Promise}
   */
  module.exports.retryPromise = function (attemts_left, promiseFunction) {
  
      // NOTE:
      //      get all trailing arguments, by skipping the first two (attemts_left and
      //      promiseFunction) because they shouldn't get passed to promiseFunction
      var promiseFunctionArguments = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 2);
  
      return promiseFunction.apply(undefined, promiseFunctionArguments).then(
  
          // on success pass results through
          function onFulfilled (value) {
              return value;
          },
  
          // on rejection either retry, or throw the error
          function onRejected (error) {
  
              attemts_left -= 1;
  
              if (attemts_left < 1) {
                  throw error;
              }
  
              events.emit('verbose', 'A retried call failed. Retrying ' + attemts_left + ' more time(s).');
  
              // retry call self again with the same arguments, except attemts_left is now lower
              var fullArguments = [attemts_left, promiseFunction].concat(promiseFunctionArguments);
              return module.exports.retryPromise.apply(undefined, fullArguments);
          }
      );
  };
  