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Bug 7702 - Infinite "please wait..." message possible if checks require more than 5 minutes
Summary: Infinite "please wait..." message possible if checks require more than 5 minutes
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: mobileOK Basic checker
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Web interface (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Hardware: PC Linux
: P2 normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: fd
QA Contact: fd
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Reported: 2009-09-22 21:10 UTC by fd
Modified: 2012-10-09 12:47 UTC (History)
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Description fd 2009-09-22 21:10:53 UTC
The thread that manages Checker tasks on the server automatically kills tasks that have run for too long (default is 5 minutes) to protect the mobileOK Checker from potential infinite loops.

When the Checker is run in asynchronous mode, the poll for update the client sends every few seconds will automatically re-create the task if it does not exist anymore.

This means a page that requires more than 5 minutes to be retrieved and checked is likely to create an infinite loop (well, it stops whenever polling stops, i.e. when the client closes the tab).
Comment 1 Paul Arzul 2012-10-09 12:47:57 UTC
I can't check http://www.dongolahouse.co.za/

It gets as far as "The address is being checked. Please wait..." and then you wait forever (tried Opera & Chromium).

Without any further feedback I can't tell what the actual problem is or if it really is related to this bug.