support retryable exceptions during query execution

.changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20241204-185912.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+kind: Under the Hood
+body: Add retry logic for retryable exceptions.
+time: 2024-12-04T18:59:12.48816-08:00
+custom:
+    Author: 'colin-rogers-dbt '
+    Issue: "368"

dbt/adapters/sql/connections.py

@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 import abc
 import time
-from typing import Any, Dict, Iterable, Iterator, List, Optional, Tuple, TYPE_CHECKING
+from typing import (
+    Any,
+    Dict,
+    Iterable,
+    Iterator,
+    List,
+    Optional,
+    Tuple,
+    TYPE_CHECKING,
+    Type,
+)
 
 from dbt_common.events.contextvars import get_node_info
 from dbt_common.events.functions import fire_event
@@ -18,6 +28,7 @@
     SQLCommit,
     SQLQuery,
     SQLQueryStatus,
+    AdapterEventDebug,
 )
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -61,7 +72,50 @@ def add_query(
         auto_begin: bool = True,
         bindings: Optional[Any] = None,
         abridge_sql_log: bool = False,
+        retryable_exceptions: Tuple[Type[Exception], ...] = tuple(),
+        retry_limit: int = 1,
     ) -> Tuple[Connection, Any]:
+        """
+        Retry function encapsulated here to avoid commitment to some
+        user-facing interface. Right now, Redshift commits to a 1 second
+        retry timeout so this serves as a default.
+        """
+
+        def _execute_query_with_retry(
+            cursor: Any,
+            sql: str,
+            bindings: Optional[Any],
+            retryable_exceptions: Tuple[Type[Exception], ...],
+            retry_limit: int,
+            attempt: int,
+        ):
+            """
+            A success sees the try exit cleanly and avoid any recursive
+            retries. Failure begins a sleep and retry routine.
+            """
+            try:
+                cursor.execute(sql, bindings)
+            except retryable_exceptions as e:
+                # Cease retries and fail when limit is hit.
+                if attempt >= retry_limit:
+                    raise e
+
+                fire_event(
+                    AdapterEventDebug(
+                        message=f"Got a retryable error {type(e)}. {retry_limit-attempt} retries left. Retrying in 1 second.\nError:\n{e}"
+                    )
+                )
+                time.sleep(1)
+
+                return _execute_query_with_retry(
+                    cursor=cursor,
+                    sql=sql,
+                    bindings=bindings,
+                    retryable_exceptions=retryable_exceptions,
+                    retry_limit=retry_limit,
+                    attempt=attempt + 1,
+                )
+
         connection = self.get_thread_connection()
         if auto_begin and connection.transaction_open is False:
             self.begin()
@@ -90,7 +144,14 @@ def add_query(
             pre = time.perf_counter()
 
             cursor = connection.handle.cursor()
-            cursor.execute(sql, bindings)
+            _execute_query_with_retry(
+                cursor=cursor,
+                sql=sql,
+                bindings=bindings,
+                retryable_exceptions=retryable_exceptions,
+                retry_limit=retry_limit,
+                attempt=1,
+            )
 
             result = self.get_response(cursor)