Pipeline retry operation doesn't retry when there is a timeout inside of it

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      When a timeout call is fired inside of a retry, retry is not being triggered and job execution is aborted, the only way to make it work is by surrounding the timeout operation with a try/catch.

      without try/catch

      Log output 

      Cancelling nested steps due to timeout

      Execution result

      Timeout has been exceeded
Finished: ABORTED

      with try/catch

      Log output 

      Timeout set to expire after 2 sec without activity
Sleeping for 2 sec
Cancelling nested steps due to timeout
ERROR: catched timeout! org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.steps.FlowInterruptedException
Retrying

      Execution result

      Finished: SUCCESS

       

      Examples to reproduce the issue

      Failing example

      node {
    def timeoutSeconds = 3
    stage('Preparation') { // for display purposes
        retry(3){
            timeout(activity: true, time: 2, unit: 'SECONDS') {
                sleep(timeoutSeconds)
            }
            timeoutSeconds--
        }
   }
}

      Working example

      node {
    def timeoutSeconds = 3
    stage('Preparation') { // for display purposes
        retry(3){
            try{
                timeout(activity: true, time: 2, unit: 'SECONDS') {
                    sleep(timeoutSeconds)
                }
            }catch(err){
                timeoutSeconds--
                script{
                  def user = err.getCauses()[0].getUser()
                  error "[${user}] catched timeout! $err"
                }
            }
        }
   }
}

            Assignee:
            Basil Crow
            Reporter:
            David Constenla
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