Retry HTTP request if connection was reset

request_with_retry.rb

require 'net/http'
class Net::HTTP
  def transport_request_with_retry(req)
    # First attempt will be after 100ms
    delay = 0.1
    begin
      transport_request_without_retry(req)
    rescue Errno::ECONNRESET => e
      if delay < 4
        Kernel.sleep(delay)
        # Subsequent attempts will be delayed exponentially
        delay *= 2
        retry
      else
        raise e
      end
    end
  end
  alias_method_chain :transport_request, :retry
end