Retry with Task and Async

Scenario:

Post data asynchronously. If it fails retry.

Solution:

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private async Task<Tuple<bool, string>> PostAsync<T>(T data, int? retry = null)
{
    var retryAttempt = retry ?? retryConfig;
         
    try
    {
        await Post(data).ConfigureAwait(false);
        return new Tuple<bool, string>(true, default(string));
    }
    catch (Exception e)
    {
        if (retryAttempt > 0)
        {
#pragma warning disable 4014
            Task.Run(async () =>
            {
                await Task.Delay(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(ConfigRetryDelay));
                await PostAsync(data, --retryAttempt);
            });
#pragma warning restore 4014
        }
        return new Tuple<bool, string>(false, errorMessage);
    }
}