Retry a failed connection when using HikariCP

Retry a failed connection when connecting to Cloud SQL for MySQL by using the HikariCP JDBC connection pool library.

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• Manage database connections

Code sample

Java

To authenticate to Cloud SQL for MySQL, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

// Hikari automatically delays between failed connection attempts, eventually reaching a
// maximum delay of `connectionTimeout / 2` between attempts.

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