jquery / jquery/infrastructure-puppet

Update notifier-server to kill/restart processes that timeout and never complete

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Service: Doc sites Type: Enhancement
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Puppet
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Description

Currently if notifier-service forks a process we have no way to kill it if it does not exit in a timely manner.

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Research direction

Start by locating notifier-service's process-forking and timeout-handling entry points; the issue does not name files or tests. Trace how a child process is monitored, then define completion as timed-out processes being killed and notifier-service restarting them reliably.

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Assessment

Domain
backend, infrastructure
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
28/100

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