Type:
Module
Timeout long-running blocks
Synopsis
require 'timeout'
status = Timeout::timeout(5) {
# Something that should be interrupted if it takes more than 5 seconds...
}
Description
Timeout provides a way to auto-terminate a potentially long-running operation if it hasn't finished in a fixed amount of time.
Previous versions didn't use a module for namespacing, however timeout is provided for backwards compatibility. You should prefer Timeout#timeout instead.
Copyright
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(C) 2000 Network Applied Communication Laboratory, Inc.
- Copyright
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(C) 2000 Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan