how to create a python-based keyword with a timeout?

[Bryan Oakley]

Is there a supported way of creating a python based keyword that has a timeout, or do I have to manage that myself with a thread?

[Mikko Korpela]

Oh those days... I really loved implementing this way back:
https://github.com/robotframework/robotframework/tree/master/src/robot/running/timeouts

Anyway hope that helps you Bryan! There are significant performance
implications if you do this in certain way and also GIL can make your
code not stop at all..

2015-12-15 17:43 GMT+02:00 Bryan Oakley <bryan....@gmail.com>:
> Is there a supported way of creating a python based keyword that has a
> timeout, or do I have to manage that myself with a thread?
>
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[Bryan Oakley]

So does that mean that robot.running.timeouts.KeywordTimeout is genuinely a public class I can use and will likely be supported for the foreseeable future?

[Mikko Korpela]

Hi Bryan,

Sorry for not fully answering your original question.

[..] does that mean that robot.running.timeouts.KeywordTimeout is genuinely a public class I can use and will likely be supported for the foreseeable future?

Nope. I don't think so.

What I mean is that 

"

There are significant performance
implications if you do this in certain way and also GIL can make your
code not stop at all..

"

If you are going to

"

manage that [..] with a thread

"

Thanks,

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[Pekka Klärck]

[Browsing through old emails I haven't had time to answer earlier...]

2015-12-15 17:43 GMT+02:00 Bryan Oakley <bryan....@gmail.com>:

> Is there a supported way of creating a python based keyword that has a
> timeout, or do I have to manage that myself with a thread?

No, there's no built-in way in Robot to do this. Now that library
keywords can have a custom name and tags using `robot_name` and
`robot_tags` attributes, adding support for `robot_timeout` would be
fine.

Cheers,
.peke
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