fix: avoid packet message get removed before open channel

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 * [\#1326](https://github.com/cosmos/relayer/pull/1326) Avoid sending channel close confirm message after channel get closed successfully.
 * [\#1364](https://github.com/cosmos/relayer/pull/1364) Include feegrant message when calculate gas.
 * [\#1390](https://github.com/cosmos/relayer/pull/1390) Avoid no concrete type registered for type URL error of EthAccount.
+* [\#](https://github.com/cosmos/relayer/pull/) Allow retry for pathEnd to avoid packet message get removed before open channel.
 
 ## v0.9.3
 

relayer/processor/path_end_runtime.go

@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ type pathEndRuntime struct {
 	metrics *PrometheusMetrics
 
 	finishedProcessing chan messageToTrack
+	retryCount         uint64
 }
 
 func newPathEndRuntime(log *zap.Logger, pathEnd PathEnd, metrics *PrometheusMetrics) *pathEndRuntime {
@@ -560,8 +561,12 @@ func (pathEnd *pathEndRuntime) shouldSendPacketMessage(message packetIBCMessage,
 			zap.Uint64("sequence", sequence),
 			zap.Inline(k),
 		)
-		pathEnd.removePacketRetention(counterparty, eventType, k, sequence)
-		return false
+		pathEnd.retryCount++
+		if pathEnd.retryCount >= maxMessageSendRetries {
+			pathEnd.removePacketRetention(counterparty, eventType, k, sequence)
+			pathEnd.retryCount = 0
+			return false
+		}
 	}
 	msgProcessCache, ok := pathEnd.packetProcessing[k]
 	if !ok {