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+package tech.ydb.topic.impl;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
+
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import tech.ydb.core.Status;
+import tech.ydb.core.StatusCode;
+import tech.ydb.topic.settings.RetryMode;
+import tech.ydb.topic.settings.WriterSettings;
+import tech.ydb.topic.write.Message;
+import tech.ydb.topic.write.SyncWriter;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author Aleksandr Gorshenin
+ */
+public class RetryModeTest extends BaseMockedTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void alwaysRetryWriterTest() throws InterruptedException, ExecutionException, TimeoutException {
+        mockStreams()
+                .then(errorStreamMockAnswer(StatusCode.TRANSPORT_UNAVAILABLE))
+                .then(defaultStreamMockAnswer())
+                .then(errorStreamMockAnswer(StatusCode.OVERLOADED))
+                .then(defaultStreamMockAnswer()); // and repeat
+
+        SyncWriter writer = client.createSyncWriter(WriterSettings.newBuilder()
+                .setTopicPath("/mocked_topic")
+                .setRetryMode(RetryMode.ALWAYS)
+                .build());
+        writer.init();
+
+        // Retry #1 - TRANSPORT_UNAVAILABLE
+        Assert.assertNull(currentStream());
+        getScheduler().hasTasks(1).executeNextTasks(1);
+
+        MockedWriteStream stream1 = currentStream();
+        stream1.nextMsg().isInit().hasInitPath("/mocked_topic");
+        stream1.hasNoNewMessages();
+        stream1.responseInit(0);
+
+        writer.send(Message.of("test-message".getBytes()));
+        stream1.nextMsg().isWrite().hasWrite(2, 1);
+        stream1.responseWriteWritten(1, 1);
+
+        stream1.complete(Status.SUCCESS);
+
+        // Retry #2 - Stream is closed by server
+        getScheduler().hasTasks(1).executeNextTasks(1);
+
+        // Retry #3 - OVERLOADED
+        getScheduler().hasTasks(1).executeNextTasks(1);
+
+        MockedWriteStream stream2 = currentStream();
+        Assert.assertNotEquals(stream1, stream2);
+
+        stream2.nextMsg().isInit().hasInitPath("/mocked_topic");
+        stream2.hasNoNewMessages();
+        stream2.responseErrorBadRequest();
+
+        // Retry #4 - Stream send bad request
+        getScheduler().hasTasks(1).executeNextTasks(1);
+
+        MockedWriteStream stream3 = currentStream();
+        Assert.assertNotEquals(stream2, stream3);
+
+        stream3.nextMsg().isInit().hasInitPath("/mocked_topic");
+        stream3.hasNoNewMessages();
+        stream3.responseInit(1);
+
+        writer.send(Message.of("other-message".getBytes()));
+        stream3.nextMsg().isWrite().hasWrite(2, 1);
+        stream3.responseWriteWritten(2, 1);
+
+        writer.flush();
+        writer.shutdown(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+        stream3.complete(Status.SUCCESS);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void disabledRetryNetworkErrorTest() throws InterruptedException, ExecutionException, TimeoutException {
+        mockStreams()
+                .then(errorStreamMockAnswer(StatusCode.TRANSPORT_UNAVAILABLE));
+
+        WriterSettings settings = WriterSettings.newBuilder()
+                .setTopicPath("/mocked_topic")
+                .setRetryMode(RetryMode.NONE)
+                .build();
+
+        SyncWriter writer = client.createSyncWriter(settings);
+        writer.init();
+
+        // No stream and no retries in scheduler
+        Assert.assertNull(currentStream());
+        getScheduler().hasNoTasks();
+
+        RuntimeException ex = Assert.assertThrows(RuntimeException.class,
+                () -> writer.send(Message.of("test-message".getBytes())));
+        Assert.assertEquals("Writer is already stopped", ex.getMessage());
+
+        writer.shutdown(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void disabledRetryStreamCloseTest() throws InterruptedException, ExecutionException, TimeoutException {
+        WriterSettings settings = WriterSettings.newBuilder()
+                .setTopicPath("/mocked_topic")
+                .setRetryMode(RetryMode.NONE)
+                .build();
+
+        SyncWriter writer = client.createSyncWriter(settings);
+        writer.init();
+
+        MockedWriteStream stream1 = currentStream();
+        stream1.nextMsg().isInit().hasInitPath("/mocked_topic");
+        stream1.hasNoNewMessages();
+        stream1.responseInit(0);
+
+        // Even successful completing closes writer
+        stream1.complete(Status.SUCCESS);
+
+        RuntimeException ex = Assert.assertThrows(RuntimeException.class,
+                () -> writer.send(Message.of("test-message".getBytes())));
+        Assert.assertEquals("Writer is already stopped", ex.getMessage());
+
+        writer.shutdown(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void disabledRetryStreamErrorTest() throws InterruptedException, ExecutionException, TimeoutException {
+        WriterSettings settings = WriterSettings.newBuilder()
+                .setTopicPath("/mocked_topic")
+                .setRetryMode(RetryMode.NONE)
+                .build();
+
+        SyncWriter writer = client.createSyncWriter(settings);
+        writer.init();
+
+        MockedWriteStream stream1 = currentStream();
+        stream1.nextMsg().isInit().hasInitPath("/mocked_topic");
+        stream1.hasNoNewMessages();
+        stream1.responseInit(0);
+
+        stream1.responseErrorBadRequest();
+        stream1.complete(Status.SUCCESS);
+
+        RuntimeException ex = Assert.assertThrows(RuntimeException.class,
+                () -> writer.send(Message.of("test-message".getBytes())));
+        Assert.assertEquals("Writer is already stopped", ex.getMessage());
+
+        writer.shutdown(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void recoverRetryNetworkErrorTest() throws InterruptedException, ExecutionException, TimeoutException {
+        mockStreams()
+                .then(errorStreamMockAnswer(StatusCode.TRANSPORT_UNAVAILABLE));
+
+        WriterSettings settings = WriterSettings.newBuilder()
+                .setTopicPath("/mocked_topic")
+                .setRetryMode(RetryMode.RECOVER)
+                .build();
+
+        SyncWriter writer = client.createSyncWriter(settings);
+        writer.init();
+
+        // No stream and no retries in scheduler
+        Assert.assertNull(currentStream());
+        getScheduler().hasNoTasks();
+
+        RuntimeException ex = Assert.assertThrows(RuntimeException.class,
+                () -> writer.send(Message.of("test-message".getBytes())));
+        Assert.assertEquals("Writer is already stopped", ex.getMessage());
+
+        writer.shutdown(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void recoverRetryWriterTest() throws InterruptedException, ExecutionException, TimeoutException {
+        mockStreams()
+                .then(defaultStreamMockAnswer())
+                .then(errorStreamMockAnswer(StatusCode.OVERLOADED))
+                .then(errorStreamMockAnswer(StatusCode.TRANSPORT_UNAVAILABLE))
+                .then(errorStreamMockAnswer(StatusCode.OVERLOADED))
+                .then(defaultStreamMockAnswer()); // and repeat
+
+        SyncWriter writer = client.createSyncWriter(WriterSettings.newBuilder()
+                .setTopicPath("/mocked_topic")
+                .setRetryMode(RetryMode.RECOVER)
+                .build());
+        writer.init();
+
+        MockedWriteStream stream1 = currentStream();
+        stream1.nextMsg().isInit().hasInitPath("/mocked_topic");
+        stream1.hasNoNewMessages();
+        stream1.responseInit(0);
+
+        writer.send(Message.of("test-message".getBytes()));
+        stream1.nextMsg().isWrite().hasWrite(2, 1);
+        stream1.responseWriteWritten(1, 1);
+
+        stream1.complete(new RuntimeException("io exception"));
+
+        // Retry #1 - Stream is by runtime exception
+        getScheduler().hasTasks(1).executeNextTasks(1);
+
+        // Retry #2 - OVERLOADED
+        getScheduler().hasTasks(1).executeNextTasks(1);
+        // Retry #3 - TRANSPORT_UNAVAILABLE
+        getScheduler().hasTasks(1).executeNextTasks(1);
+        // Retry #4 - OVERLOADED
+        getScheduler().hasTasks(1).executeNextTasks(1);
+
+        MockedWriteStream stream2 = currentStream();
+        Assert.assertNotEquals(stream1, stream2);
+
+        stream2.nextMsg().isInit().hasInitPath("/mocked_topic");
+        stream2.hasNoNewMessages();
+        stream2.responseInit(1);
+
+        writer.send(Message.of("other-message".getBytes()));
+        stream2.nextMsg().isWrite().hasWrite(2, 1);
+        stream2.responseWriteWritten(2, 1);
+
+        writer.flush();
+        writer.shutdown(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+        stream2.complete(Status.SUCCESS);
+    }
+}