Figure out how to interrupt long-running package functions during automated execution
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- Dominant language
- Go
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Description
In #730, code was added to automatically execute package functions and instantiate classes from the package under analysis. However, there needs to be a way to interrupt the calls to the package code in case they hang.
This is relatively easy in Python with signals, but not in JS/node, because signals work differently. Some more thought needs to be given to a JS solution
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading the automated package-function and class execution work from #730, then compare the Python signal approach with how JS/Node handles interruption. Done means a JS/Node-compatible way to stop package calls that hang during automated execution.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, nodejs, python
- Domain
- security
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100