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AI-generatedRSpec rspec-retry integration with database writes: duplicate inserts on retry attempts
RSpec core does not include a built-in retry mechanism. Retry behavior is commonly added via the rspec-retry gem, which re-runs the entire example and its before and after hooks on each attempt. The integration boundary between rspec-retry and database-backed examples raises a concern about side effects. Because each retry executes the example code again, wr