import json

import time

import datetime

def export_user_data(user_data, filename="user_data.json", retry_interval=60):

"""

Exports user data to a JSON file with retry mechanism.

Args:

user_data (list): A list of dictionaries, where each dictionary represents user data.

filename (str): The name of the file to export to. Defaults to "user_data.json".

retry_interval (int): Retry interval in seconds. Defaults to 60.

"""

max_retries = 3 #Limit the number of retries

for attempt in range(max_retries):

try:

with open(filename, 'w') as f:

json.dump(user_data, f, indent=4) # Write the data to the file with indentation

print(f"Successfully exported data to {filename}")

return # Exit the function if successful

except Exception as e:

print(f"Export failed on attempt {attempt+1}: {e}")

if attempt < max_retries - 1:

print(f"Retrying in {retry_interval} seconds...")

time.sleep(retry_interval)

else:

print("Export failed after multiple retries.")

if __name__ == '__main__':

# Example usage:

sample_user_data = [

{"user_id": 1, "name": "Alice", "email": "alice@example.com"},

{"user_id": 2, "name": "Bob", "email": "bob@example.com"}

]

export_user_data(sample_user_data, "my_user_data.json", 30)

# Simulate data update and export again

time.sleep(5)

updated_user_data = sample_user_data + [{"user_id": 3, "name":"Charlie", "email":"charlie@example.com"}]

export_user_data(updated_user_data, "updated_user_data.json", 60)