# Graph Answer Generation with Retry Logic

This repository contains a minimal example of how to replace a
special "reflect" node in a graph-based answer generation system
with a simple `try/except` retry mechanism.

## Features

- **Retry Logic**: Attempts to generate an answer up to a configurable
  number of times (`max_retries`). If all attempts fail, a
  `GenerationError` is raised.
- **Backoff**: Optional exponential backoff between retries.
- **Simulation**: The example uses a simulated generator that
  randomly fails to demonstrate the retry behavior.

## Usage

```bash
# Run the example
python -m src.index
```

You should see output similar to:

```
Answer generated successfully:
Generated answer content
```

If the generation fails after all retries, you will see:

```
Error: Answer generation failed after 3 attempts
```

## Customization

- **Changing the number of retries**:

  ```python
  answer = get_answer_with_retry(max_retries=5)
  ```

- **Using a real generator**:

  Replace `_simulate_answer_generation` with your own function
  that performs the actual answer generation logic.

## Project Structure

```
src/
├── index.py   # Main implementation
README.md      # Documentation
```

## License

This project is released under the MIT License.