Munin::Common::Timeout

NAME

Munin::Common::Timeout − Run code with a timeout.

SYNOPSIS

 use Munin::Common::Timeout;
 do_with_timeout(5, sub {
     # ...
     reset_timout(); # If needed
     # ...
 });

DESCRIPTION

See also Time::Out, Sys::AlarmCall

SUBROUTINES

do_with_timeout

 my $finished_with_no_timeout = do_with_timeout($seconds, $block)
     or die "Timed out!";

Executes $block with a timeout of $seconds. Returns true if it completed within the timeout. If the timeout is reached and the code is still running, it halts it and returns false.

Calls to do_with_timeout() can be nested. Any exceptions raised by $block are propagated.

reset_timeout

 reset_timeout();

When called from within $block, resets its timeout to its original value.