VEuPathDB / VEuPathDB/SiteSearchData
presenter_update.sh should not wait forever for the server to start
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Description
in https://github.com/VEuPathDB/SiteSearchData/blob/master/Model/bin/presenter_update.sh the loop waiting for the server for start should not be infinite. There should be a reasonable timeout before it fails (a few minutes)
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Research direction
Open Model/bin/presenter_update.sh and inspect the loop that waits for the server to start. Add a timeout of a few minutes so the script fails instead of waiting indefinitely, then verify that the timeout path is reached when the server does not start.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- shell
- Domain
- devops
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
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- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 52/100