Function initializePackManagerWithRetry

index.js:7084–7145

(retries = 3, delay = 1000)

        async function initializePackManagerWithRetry(retries = 3, delay = 1000) {
            for (let attempt = 1; attempt <= retries; attempt++) {
                try {
                    CarrotDebug.repo(`Initialization attempt ${attempt}/${retries}`);

                    // Clear any existing instance
                    if (window.CarrotPackManager) {
                        CarrotDebug.repo('Clearing existing CarrotPackManager instance');
                        delete window.CarrotPackManager;
                    }

                    window.CarrotPackManager = new CarrotPackManager();
                    CarrotDebug.repo('CarrotPackManager created successfully');

                    window.CarrotPackManager.loadLocalPacks();
                    CarrotDebug.repo('Local packs loaded');

                    // Verify the instance is properly set up
                    const verification = {
                        exists: !!window.CarrotPackManager,
                        hasScanMethod: typeof window.CarrotPackManager.scanRemotePacks === 'function',
                        hasLoadMethod: typeof window.CarrotPackManager.loadLocalPacks === 'function',
                        githubRepo: window.CarrotPackManager.githubRepo,
                        packsFolder: window.CarrotPackManager.packsFolder
                    };

                    CarrotDebug.repo('CarrotPackManager verification:', verification);

                    // Validate that all required components are working
                    if (!verification.exists || !verification.hasScanMethod || !verification.hasLoadMethod) {
                        throw new Error('CarrotPackManager initialization incomplete');
                    }

                    CarrotDebug.repo('✅ CarrotPackManager initialized successfully on attempt', attempt);
                    return true;

                } catch (error) {
                    CarrotDebug.error(`Initialization attempt ${attempt} failed:`, error);

                    if (attempt < retries) {
                        CarrotDebug.repo(`Retrying in ${delay}ms...`);
                        await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, delay));
                        delay *= 2; // Exponential backoff
                    } else {
                        CarrotDebug.error('All initialization attempts failed');

                        // Provide user-visible error
                        setTimeout(() => {
                            if ($('#carrot-pack-status').length) {
                                $('#carrot-pack-status').html(`
                                    <p>❌ Pack Manager failed to initialize after ${retries} attempts.</p>
                                    <p>🔄 <button onclick="location.reload()" class="menu_button">Refresh Page</button></p>
                                    <p>💻 Open console for detailed error logs</p>
                                `);
                            }
                        }, 2000);

                        return false;
                    }