Simple Timeout

A simple implementation of Timeout.

The standard Timeout::timeout will always wait until the block finishes execution, and then, when the thread where the block is being executed can't be killed for some reason, your whole program get blocked. SimpleTimeout::timeout lets you choose if you want to wait for the block to finish execution or not. By default it won't wait.

Basic usage:

SimpleTimeout::Timeout(5) do
  # Some code that should not take more than 5 seconds
end

SimpleTimeout::timeout receives 4 parameters:

def self.timeout(seconds,timeout_error_class=SimpleTimeout::Error,wait_for_block=false,&block)
  # the implementation ...
end

• seconds: How much seconds to wait before raise timeout_error_class.
• timeout_error_class: The error to raise in case of timeout.
• wait_for_block: This one is the main reason for me to implement this gem. The standard Timeout::timeout will always wait until the block finishes execution, and then, when the thread where the block is been executed can't be killed for some reason, your whole program get blocked. SimpleTimeout::timeout lets you choose if you want to wait for the block to finish execution or not. By default it won't wait.
• block: The block to execute.

Add this line to your application’s Gemfile:

gem 'simple_timeout'

And then execute:

bundle

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Everyone is encouraged to help improve this project. Here are a few ways you can help:

• Report bugs
• Fix bugs and submit pull requests
• Write, clarify, or fix documentation
• Suggest or add new features