Method write_text

aider/io.py:478–507

Writes content to a file, retrying with progressive backoff if the file is locked. :param filename: Path to the file to write. :param content: Content to write to the file. :param max_retries: Maximum number of retries if a file lock is encountered. :param i

(self, filename, content, max_retries=5, initial_delay=0.1)

            return

    def write_text(self, filename, content, max_retries=5, initial_delay=0.1):
        """
        Writes content to a file, retrying with progressive backoff if the file is locked.

        :param filename: Path to the file to write.
        :param content: Content to write to the file.
        :param max_retries: Maximum number of retries if a file lock is encountered.
        :param initial_delay: Initial delay (in seconds) before the first retry.
        """
        if self.dry_run:
            return

        delay = initial_delay
        for attempt in range(max_retries):
            try:
                with open(str(filename), "w", encoding=self.encoding, newline=self.newline) as f:
                    f.write(content)
                return  # Successfully wrote the file
            except PermissionError as err:
                if attempt < max_retries - 1:
                    time.sleep(delay)
                    delay *= 2  # Exponential backoff
                else:
                    self.tool_error(
                        f"Unable to write file {filename} after {max_retries} attempts: {err}"
                    )
                    raise
            except OSError as err:
                self.tool_error(f"Unable to write file {filename}: {err}")
                raise

    def rule(self):
        if self.pretty: