Very very nice! I only wish I could ++ more than once.

I also very much like the use of an object to handle everything. And, if you use this as a Facade, then you get all sorts of reusability. To extend your idea just a little...

• Loop_control would be composed of:
  • An error-handling object
  • The object you're working on (like a network socket)
  • The Strategy object you want to apply

All Loop_control would do would be the client. :-)

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