test.rb

  def Inventory.handle_inventory_creation(inventory_list)
    invalid_items = 0
    retries = 2
    inventory_list.each_with_index do |item, idx|
      logger.debug(">>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> inside the loop #{idx}")
      i = Inventory.new(item)
      i.save
      i.valid? ? i.save! : i.save!(:validate => false); invalid_items+=1;
    end
    invalid_items
  rescue StandardError => e
    sleep 1
    if retries > 0
      retries-=1
      retry
    else
      retries = 2
      logger.error(">>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> save! raised an error when trying to save a new piece of inventory")
    end   
  end