1 files changed, 22 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drive/errors.go b/drive/errors.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..703dae5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drive/errors.go
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package drive
+
+import (
+    "google.golang.org/api/googleapi"
+    "time"
+)
+
+const MaxBackendErrorRetries = 5
+
+func isBackendError(err error) bool {
+    if err == nil {
+        return false
+    }
+
+    ae, ok := err.(*googleapi.Error)
+    return ok && ae.Code >= 500 && ae.Code <= 599
+}
+
+func exponentialBackoffSleep(try int) {
+    seconds := pow(2, try)
+    time.Sleep(time.Duration(seconds) * time.Second)
+}