Retry mechanisms play a crucial role in ensuring the reliability and resilience of applications, especially when dealing with network calls, external services, or databases. Spring Framework offers a powerful solution for handling retries using the @Retryable and @Recover annotations. In this post, we'll explore how to effectively use these annotations to implement robust retry logic in your Spring applications.
<groupId>org.springframework.retry</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-retry</artifactId>
<version>2.0.0</version>
</dependency>
@Retryable(maxAttempts = 3, value = {CustomException.class})
public void performRiskyOperation() {
// Perform the risky operation, which might throw CustomException
@Retryable(maxAttempts = 3, value = {CustomException.class})
public void performRiskyOperation() {
// Perform the risky operation
@Recover
public void recoverAfterRetries(CustomException e) {
// Fallback logic: This method will be called after retries are exhausted
@Retryable(maxAttempts = 3, value = {CustomException.class})
public void performRiskyOperation() {
// Perform the risky operation
@Recover
public void recoverAfterRetries(CustomException e) {
// Fallback logic: This method will be called after retries are exhausted
Spring's @Retryable and @Recover annotations provide a powerful and flexible way to implement retry logic in your applications. By intelligently configuring retries and defining recovery methods, you can enhance the resilience and stability of your systems when dealing with transient failures. Remember to fine-tune the retry parameters according to your application's needs and failure patterns.