import java.time.LocalDateTime;

import java.util.ArrayList;

import java.util.Collections;

import java.util.List;

import java.util.Random;

public class TimestampSorter {

public static List<LocalDateTime> sortTimestampsWithRetry(List<LocalDateTime> timestamps, int maxRetries) {

Random random = new Random();

int retries = 0;

while (retries < maxRetries) {

try {

Collections.sort(timestamps); // Sort the list

return timestamps; // Return if sorting is successful

} catch (Exception e) {

retries++;

if (retries == maxRetries) {

System.err.println("Sorting failed after " + maxRetries + " retries. Returning unsorted list.");

return timestamps; // Return unsorted list if max retries reached

}

// Simulate a potential error (e.g., data corruption)

if (random.nextDouble() < 0.2) { // 20% chance of simulating an error

throw new RuntimeException("Simulated error during sorting", e);

}

}

}

return null; // Should not reach here, but added for completeness

}

public static void main(String[] args) {

// Example usage

List<LocalDateTime> timestamps = new ArrayList<>();

timestamps.add(LocalDateTime.now().plusDays(1));

timestamps.add(LocalDateTime.now());

timestamps.add(LocalDateTime.now().plusDays(2));

timestamps.add(LocalDateTime.now().plusDays(0.5));

List<LocalDateTime> sortedTimestamps = sortTimestampsWithRetry(timestamps, 3);

if (sortedTimestamps != null) {

System.out.println("Sorted Timestamps:");

for (LocalDateTime timestamp : sortedTimestamps) {

System.out.println(timestamp);

}

}

}

}