README.md

@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ Yes, I know Gotify doesn't have "goat" in its name but it sounds like it.
 
 ## Configuration
 
-Configuration lives in a TOML file which should have (at a minimum) the following:
-
 ```toml
 server = "https://gotify.example.com"
 app_token = "app_token_from_gotify"
@@ -17,7 +15,7 @@ app_token = "app_token_from_gotify"
 ## Usage
 
 ```
-goat_monitor --config ./config.toml --retries 3 -- <COMMAND TO MONITOR>
+goat_monitor --config ./config.toml --retries -1 -- <COMMAND TO MONITOR>
 ```
 
 The command can be any shell command including arbitrarily many options / arguments.

goat_monitor/goat_monitor.py

@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ from goat_monitor._version import __version__  # type: ignore
 @click.argument("command", nargs=-1, required=False, type=str)
 @click.option(
     "--config",
-    # default="~/.config/goat_monitor.toml",
+    default="~/.config/goat_monitor.toml",
-    required=True,
     type=click.Path(path_type=Path),
     help="Use a .toml configuration file",
 )
@@ -59,8 +58,7 @@ def wrap(command: List[str], config: Path, retries: int, version):
     if retries < 0:
         raise ValueError("Invalid number of retries specified")
 
-    attempt = 0
+    for attempt in range(retries + 1):
-    while attempt <= retries:
         # run the command
         result = subprocess.run(
             " ".join(command),
@@ -102,8 +100,6 @@ def wrap(command: List[str], config: Path, retries: int, version):
             # only retry on failure
             break
 
-        attempt += 1
-
     sys.exit(result.returncode)