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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Prevent travis from timing out after 10 minutes of no output
+tick() {
+	(while true; do sleep 300; echo; done) &
+	local PID=$!
+	disown
+
+	"$@"
+	local RET=$?
+
+	kill $PID
+	return $RET
+}
+export -f tick
+
+retry() {
+	local tries=$1
+	shift
+
+	local i=0
+	while [ "$i" -lt "$tries" ]; do
+		"$@" && return 0
+		sleep $((2**((i++))))
+	done
+
+	return 1
+}
+export -f retry