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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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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Tech stack
shell
Domain
devops
Issue type
Bug
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2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
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