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+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4; fill-column: 100 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <type_traits>
+#include <systools/win32/uwinapi.h>
+
+#pragma comment(lib, "Kernel32.lib") // for Sleep
+
+namespace sal::systools
+{
+// Some system calls (e.g., clipboard access functions) may fail first time, because the resource
+// may only be accessed by one process at a time. This function allows to retry failed call up to
+// specified number of times with a specified timeout (in ms), until the call succeeds or the limit
+// of attempts is exceeded.
+// Usage:
+//     HRESULT hr = sal::systools::RetryIfFailed(10, 100, []{ return OleFlushClipboard(); });
+template <typename Func> HRESULT RetryIfFailed(unsigned times, unsigned msTimeout, Func func)
+{
+    HRESULT hr = E_FAIL;
+    for (unsigned i = 0; i < times; ++i)
+    {
+        hr = func();
+        if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
+            break;
+        if (i < times - 1)
+            Sleep(msTimeout);
+    }
+    return hr;
+}
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab cinoptions=b1,g0,N-s cinkeys+=0=break: */