add choco wrapper with retries

.github/utils/ChocoHelper.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+function Choco-Install {
+    [CmdletBinding()]
+    param(
+        [Parameter(Mandatory)]
+        [string] $PackageName,
+        [string[]] $ArgumentList,
+        [int] $RetryCount = 5
+    )
+
+    process {
+        $count = 1
+        while($true)
+        {
+            Write-Host "Running [#$count]: choco install $packageName -y $argumentList"
+            choco install $packageName -y @argumentList
+
+            $pkg = choco list --localonly $packageName --exact --all --limitoutput
+            if ($pkg) {
+                Write-Host "Package installed: $pkg"
+                break
+            }
+            else {
+                $count++
+                if ($count -ge $retryCount) {
+                    Write-Host "Could not install $packageName after $count attempts"
+                    exit 1
+                }
+                Start-Sleep -Seconds 30
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

.github/workflows/windows.yml

@@ -128,7 +128,10 @@ jobs:
           version: "v0.7.5"
 
       - name: Install build dependencies
-        run: choco install --no-progress ninja
+        run: |
+          # Source script with `choco` wrapper that provides the retrying mechanism
+          . ${{ env.OPENVINO_REPO }}/.github/utils/ChocoHelper.ps1
+          Choco-Install -PackageName ninja
 
       #
       # Build

.github/workflows/windows_conditional_compilation.yml

@@ -109,7 +109,10 @@ jobs:
           version: "v0.5.4"
 
       - name: Install build dependencies
-        run: choco install --no-progress ninja
+        run: |
+          # Source script with `choco` wrapper that provides the retrying mechanism
+          . ${{ env.OPENVINO_REPO }}/.github/utils/ChocoHelper.ps1
+          Choco-Install -PackageName ninja
 
       - name: Install python dependencies
         run: |