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[Feat]: cull_idle_timeout mechanism requirement

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Description

## What is your suggestion?
Maybe cull_idle_timeout mechanism should be provided. If there hasn't been an active connection to code-server in X minutes, we should exit with status 0. It has been mentioned in #1636 @nhooyr

## Why do you want this feature?
I am working on develop online VSCode support by code-server. To enhance the resource utilization rate, I require cull-idle-timeout mechanism. If users do not use for a period of time, I hope the container killed. According to the doc, code-server provides the heartbeat mechanism. If I keep the WebPage on but do nothing, the time of heartbeat will be updated every minute. This is not what I want.

## Others
I have seen that such feature is referred like issue #1636. However, I failed to launch with --idle-timeout args. I want to confirm if such function is supported right now? If not, is there any methods to support my requirement? I'll appreciate it if someone could help.

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Research direction

Start by checking whether the existing --idle-timeout argument is implemented and how the heartbeat represents activity; issue #1636 is the related discussion to read. Define how an active connection differs from an idle browser page, then verify that the server exits with status 0 after the timeout and supports the container use case.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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